
Vegha
Vegha is a desktop API testing app with an included command-line tool.
What Vegha is
Vegha is a desktop API testing app with an included command-line tool. It supports HTTP/REST, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSocket, and SOAP 1.1/1.2 with WSDL, plus documented authentication options including API Key, OAuth2, AWS SigV4, and mTLS. Collections are stored in plain-text Bruno-style .bru files, and importers cover Bruno, Postman, Insomnia, OpenAPI/Swagger, and WSDL. Users can manage branches, commits, pulls, pushes, stashes, and merge conflicts through its git interface. Pre-request and post-response scripts run in a sandboxed Jint JavaScript engine with a test runner; the CLI uses the desktop app’s engine and can produce JUnit XML for CI. Vegha can resolve secret references from Azure Key Vault and AWS Secrets Manager when requests are sent. It runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows, with no account required. Vegha says it has no telemetry, crash reporting, or analytics and works offline except for API requests users explicitly send. Direct-download builds also check for updates. It is MIT-licensed and free for commercial use.
Good
- Supports HTTP/REST, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSocket, and SOAP.
- Imports collections from several listed formats.
- CLI can produce JUnit XML for CI.
- Available on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
- MIT-licensed with no account required.
Watch out
- No team workspaces.
- Direct-download builds check for updates.
- Desktop app; no other platform is listed.
Who it suits
Vegha suits people who use an API client throughout their workday, particularly those who want a desktop app and CLI with shared collection support. Its importers, git interface, scripting, and CI output may fit teams managing API tests in version control.
Verdict
Vegha combines a broad set of API protocols with collection imports, scripting, git tools, and a CLI. Its lack of team workspaces is worth noting for users who need shared workspace features.
Plans and prices
From Vegha's own pricing page, checked 20 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | MIT-licensed · Desktop application and CLI · No account required |
| Vegha | Free | Free and open source · MIT license · Free; no account required |
The facts
Each one read from Vegha's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Authentication
- Documented authentication methods include API Key, Bearer, Basic, Digest, NTLM, OAuth1, OAuth2, AWS SigV4, WSSE, and mTLS.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Automated test runs
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- CLI and CI
- The included vegha CLI runs collections using the desktop app’s engine and can produce JUnit XML for CI.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Collections and imports
- Collections use plain-text Bruno-style .bru files, and importers cover Bruno, Postman, Insomnia, OpenAPI/Swagger, and WSDL.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Git
- Its native git interface supports branching, committing, pushing, pulling, stashing, and three-pane merge conflict resolution.checked 8 Oct 2026
- GraphQL support
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- gRPC support
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- License
- The FAQ says Vegha is MIT-licensed and permits commercial use at no cost.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Offline use
- Vegha says it works offline apart from the API requests the user explicitly sends.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Vegha states it has no telemetry, crash reporting, or analytics; outbound traffic includes requests and auth flows the user starts, plus update checks in direct-download builds.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Product
- Vegha is a native, local-first API testing desktop app with an included command-line tool.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Protocols
- It supports HTTP/REST, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSocket, and SOAP 1.1/1.2 with WSDL.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Scripting
- Pre-request and post-response scripts run in a sandboxed Jint JavaScript engine with a test runner.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Secrets
- The app resolves secret:// references at send time from Azure Key Vault and AWS Secrets Manager.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- The FAQ directs users to report bugs by opening an issue on the Vegha GitHub repository.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Target users
- The introduction describes Vegha as built for people who use an API client throughout their workday.checked 8 Oct 2026
- WebSocket support
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Available platforms
- desktopchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Platforms
- The download page lists macOS 12 or later, Windows 10 or later, and Linux distributions including Ubuntu 22+, Fedora 38+, and Arch.checked 8 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
The company
- Team workspaces
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
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