Comparison

Apidog vs Insomnia

On the evidence we track, Apidog leads this comparison with a composite score of 71/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Apidog71
Insomnia62
Score
Vioscale score
Apidog71 / 100medium · 74%
Insomnia62 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tier
Apidog
Insomnia
Model
Apidogfreemium
Insomniafreemium
Price level
Apidoglow
Insomnialow
Transparent
Apidog
Insomnia
Integrations
Count
Apidog20
Insomnia8
Security
Gdpr
Apidog
Insomnia
Iso27001
Apidog
Insomnia
Scorecard
Apidog
Insomnia8.8
Soc2
Apidog
Insomnia
Reliability
Status page
Apidog
Insomnia
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apidog
Insomnia91
Github stars
Apidog
Insomnia39,956
Stackoverflow questions
Apidog
Insomnia900
Activity
Commits last 30d
Apidog
Insomnia81
Release
Cadence days
Apidog
Insomnia6
History
Apidog
Insomnia20 items
License
Spdx
Apidog
InsomniaApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Apidog
InsomniaTypeScript
Content
Faq
Apidog
Insomnia8 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for api development tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
REST client
Apidog
Insomnia
GraphQL support
Apidog-
Insomnia
gRPC support
Apidog
Insomnia
Design
Mock servers
Apidog
Insomnia
Testing
Automated / contract testing
Apidog
Insomnia
Collaboration
Team collaboration & sharing
Apidog
Insomnia
Docs
Doc generation
Apidog
Insomnia
Standards
OpenAPI / spec import
Apidog
Insomnia
Ops
CI integration / CLI
Apidog
Insomnia

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Apidog

Leader

An integrated platform that handles API design, debugging, automated testing, and documentation generation from a single source of truth. Keeps specifications, mock servers, test cases, and published documentation synchronized automatically while supporting team collaboration and AI-assisted workflows.

Independently observed

Insomnia

A desktop and cloud-based development tool that enables teams to build, test, and debug APIs with support for REST, GraphQL, and gRPC. Includes API design workflows, mocking servers, automated testing capabilities, and integrates with Kong Konnect for API governance and discovery.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Apidog

Leader
from $9/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free for up to 4 members. Paid from $9/user/month (annual billing). Alternative payment methods available via invoice for Professional and Enterprise plans.

  • FreeFree
    • Unlimited API documentation
    • Basic design and testing
  • Basic$9/user/month billed annually
  • Professional-
  • EnterpriseContact sales
as of verify ↗

Insomnia

from $12/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

Free tier with unlimited projects and Git Sync. Pro from $12/user/mo. Enterprise from $45/user/mo with contact sales for 50+ users.

  • EssentialsFree
    • Unlimited Git Sync projects for small teams
    • Unlimited Cloud/Local projects
    • Inso CLI access for CI/CD
    • Unlimited collection runs
    • Unlimited environments
    • +4 more
  • Pro$12/user/mo (15% savings annually)
    • Everything in Essentials
    • Unlimited users
    • Git Sync for all users
    • Unlimited organizations
    • Role-based access control (RBAC)
    • +1 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Pro
    • Native Kong Konnect integration
    • SSO (SAML/OIDC) and SCIM
    • Mandate data storage location
    • Domain capture and invite control
    • +6 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Apidog
Insomnia
macOS
Apidog
Insomnia
Windows
Apidog
Insomnia
Linux
Apidog
Insomnia
CLI
Apidog
Insomnia
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Apidog
Insomnia
Self-hosted
Apidog
Insomnia
Hybrid
Apidog
Insomnia

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Apidog

Leader
16 total
  • Postman
  • OpenAPI
  • Swagger
  • Insomnia
  • JMeter
  • apiDoc
  • RAML
  • I/O Doc
  • Google Discovery
  • SoapUI
  • Hoppscotch
  • WSDL
  • WADL
  • Markdown
  • Git
  • CI/CD
Independently observed

Insomnia

8 total
  • Kong Konnect
  • Google
  • GitHub
  • Microsoft
  • HashiCorp Vault
  • Azure Key Vault
  • AWS Secrets Manager
  • GCP Secret Manager
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.