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title: "Apicurio"
description: "Open-source tools for designing APIs and managing schemas in a registry."
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<PurposeNote title="Good for">Teams that need shared API definitions and schema governance.</PurposeNote>

## What it does

Open-source tools for designing APIs and managing schemas in a registry.

## When it fits

Teams that need shared API definitions and schema governance.

## Other options in this category

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- [Apidog](/api-tools/apidog) — Keeping API contracts and test workflows in one application.
- [AsyncAPI](/api-tools/asyncapi) — Documenting message channels, payloads, and asynchronous integrations.
- [Insomnia](/api-tools/insomnia) — Exploring HTTP APIs and testing requests during development.
- [Orval](/api-tools/orval) — Keeping frontend API calls aligned with an API specification.
- [Postman](/api-tools/postman) — Collaborating on request examples and repeatable API checks.

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## Source

[Project source for Apicurio ↗](https://www.apicur.io/)

Editorial overview reviewed on October 24, 2026. Follow the source for current setup, compatibility, and licensing.

[Design and test an API →](/tasks/design-and-test-an-api)

[All api design &amp; clients options →](/api-tools)