The best superagent alternatives

3 tools that do a similar job to superagent, 3 of them open source. Each entry says what it does and who it suits, so you can pick the one that fits instead of the most famous.

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superagent

A small JavaScript library for making HTTP requests in Node.js and browsers.

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   axios

   Open source · MIT · ★ 109k

   A promise-based HTTP client that works in both browsers and Node.js.

   Best for: JavaScript developers calling REST or other HTTP APIs from a browser front end; Node.js developers who want one HTTP client API across client and server code

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   got

   Open source · MIT · ★ 15k

   A Node.js library for making HTTP requests, with retries, timeouts, and JSON support.

   Best for: Node.js developers who call web APIs from server-side code; Projects that need built-in retries, advanced timeouts, or pagination helpers

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   ky

   Open source · MIT · ★ 17.1k

   A tiny HTTP client for JavaScript that wraps the Fetch API with simpler calls and error handling.

   Best for: JavaScript or TypeScript developers who already use fetch and want less boilerplate; Projects that call a REST API and want JSON parsing and error handling in one call

   Full review superagent vs ky

How we pick: tools in the same category that solve the same problem, projects that name each other as alternatives, and open-source projects that describe themselves as an alternative to superagent. We don't take payment for placement.