# Apidog vs Insomnia

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Apidog

| Attribute | Apidog | Insomnia |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 71.8 (73% (medium)) | 63 (75% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 53 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 91 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 40,046 |
| adoption.stackoverflow_questions | - | 900 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A collaborative API development platform that consolidates design, testing, mocking, and documentation workflows with built-in AI assistance and team collaboration. It is indexed under API Development Tools.","source":"https://apidog.com/help/plans-and-pricing/plans-introduction/","question":"What is Apidog?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Apidog offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $9 per user per month. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://apidog.com/help/plans-and-pricing/invoice-required-before-payment/","question":"Is Apidog free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Apidog. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://apidog.com/help/plans-and-pricing/plans-introduction/","question":"What platforms does Apidog support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Apidog, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://apidog.com/help/plans-and-pricing/plans-introduction/","question":"Can Apidog be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 21 integrations for Apidog, including Postman, OpenAPI, Swagger, Insomnia, JMeter, apiDoc, RAML and I/O Doc, plus 13 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://apidog.com/help/plans-and-pricing/plans-introduction/","question":"What does Apidog integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR for Apidog. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Apidog not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://apidog.com/help/plans-and-pricing/plans-introduction/","question":"What security certifications does Apidog have?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Apidog is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://apidog.com/help/plans-and-pricing/plans-introduction/","question":"Where is Apidog available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under API Development Tools.","source":"https://insomnia.rest/pricing/contact","question":"What is Insomnia?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Insomnia is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. A commercial or hosted edition starts at $12 per user per month. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://insomnia.rest","question":"Is Insomnia free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Insomnia supports the web, Windows, macOS and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://insomnia.rest/pricing/contact","question":"What platforms does Insomnia support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Insomnia can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://insomnia.rest/pricing/contact","question":"Can Insomnia be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 8 integrations for Insomnia, including Kong Konnect, Google, GitHub, Microsoft, HashiCorp Vault, Azure Key Vault, AWS Secrets Manager and GCP Secret Manager. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://insomnia.rest/pricing/contact","question":"What does Insomnia integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 for Insomnia. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Insomnia not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://insomnia.rest","question":"What security certifications does Insomnia have?","confidence":0.48},{"answer":"Yes. Insomnia is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/Kong/insomnia","question":"Is Insomnia open source?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Insomnia is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://insomnia.rest/pricing/contact","question":"Where is Insomnia available?","confidence":0.5}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A comprehensive API development platform that combines a REST client, test automation, mock servers, and interactive documentation generation. Includes AI-powered features to auto-generate test cases, improve documentation completeness, and guide API design standards. | An open-source application for designing, testing, and managing APIs across REST, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSockets and other HTTP protocols, with flexible local, cloud, and git-based storage options. |
| features.capabilities | `{"api_docs":true,"mock_server":true,"rest_client":true,"grpc_support":true,"collaboration":true,"ci_integration":true,"openapi_import":true,"graphql_support":true,"automated_testing":true}` | `{"api_docs":true,"mock_server":true,"rest_client":true,"grpc_support":true,"collaboration":true,"ci_integration":true,"openapi_import":true,"graphql_support":true,"automated_testing":true}` |
| integrations.count | 20 | 2 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Postman"},{"name":"OpenAPI"},{"name":"Swagger"},{"name":"Insomnia"},{"name":"JMeter"},{"name":"apiDoc"},{"name":"RAML"},{"name":"I/O Doc"},{"name":"Google Discovery"},{"name":"SoapUI"},{"name":"Hoppscotch"},{"name":"WSDL"},{"name":"WADL"},{"name":"Markdown"},{"name":"Git"},{"name":"CI/CD"},{"name":"OpenAI","native":true},{"name":"Anthropic","native":true},{"name":"Gemini","native":true},{"name":"cursor","native":true},{"name":"windsurf","native":true},{"name":"GitHub Enterprise Cloud","native":true,"category":"vcs"},{"name":"Okta","native":true,"category":"identity"},{"name":"IntelliJ IDEA","native":true,"category":"development"},{"name":"MCP","native":true,"category":"framework"}]` | `[{"name":"Kong Konnect"},{"name":"Google"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Microsoft"},{"name":"HashiCorp Vault"},{"name":"Azure Key Vault"},{"name":"AWS Secrets Manager"},{"name":"GCP Secret Manager"},{"name":"Spectral","native":false,"direction":"inbound"}]` |
| language.primary | - | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free for up to 4 users","features":["Full API client support","All core mocking and testing features","Unlimited test/collection runs","Basic documentation features with unlimited views","Real-time collaboration","Unlimited sprint branches/versions per project","SQL database operations","Scheduled import every 3 hours"],"minSeats":4,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For individuals or small teams starting with API collaboration and testing","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Basic","summary":"$9/user/month","features":["Unlimited team members per-seat pricing","90-day API change history","NoSQL database operations","Scheduled import every 30 minutes","Up to 20 team projects","Team activity feed","Unlimited API Comments"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":9,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For small teams and startups needing enhanced collaboration and team features","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Professional","summary":"$18/user/month","features":["Doc IP allowlist","180-day API change history","Team-level shared variables","Scheduled import every 10 minutes","Call APIs via self-hosted proxy","Scheduled import via runner","Priority email & training session support"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":18,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For growing teams requiring advanced collaboration and priority support","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"$27/user/month","features":["365-day API and test change history","Multiple documentation sites and sub-sites","Endpoint case and scenario coverage analytics","SAML SSO and SCIM provisioning","Organization-wide security and governance policies","Secret Scanner and Vault Secrets","Organization audit logs with CSV export","Custom project roles and granular permissions","Cloud and on-premises deployment options","7x24 priority support and security review"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":27,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For large organizations requiring enterprise security, identity governance, and tailored support","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise On-premises","summary":"Contact Sales","features":["Self-hosted Docker/Kubernetes deployment","Air-gapped deployment with zero external network dependency","Private API Hub & Private Cloud Mock Service","Enterprise SSO (LDAP, Okta, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML)"],"description":"For enterprises requiring self-hosted infrastructure with complete data sovereignty and air-gapped security","contactSales":true}],"summary":"From $9/user/month. Free tier available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://apidog.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-18T15:54:35.493Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"unit":"seat","amount":9,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Essentials","summary":"Free forever","features":["Unlimited Git Sync projects for small teams","Unlimited Cloud/Local projects","Inso CLI access for CI/CD","Unlimited collection runs","Unlimited environments","1,000 mock server requests/month","End-to-end encryption (E2EE)","Custom linting rules","Unlimited plugins"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Everything your team needs to get started","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"mock_requests":"1,000/month","collection_runs":"Unlimited","git_sync_projects":"Unlimited (small teams)","cloud_local_projects":"Unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$12/user/mo (15% savings annually)","features":["Everything in Essentials","Unlimited users","Git Sync for all users","Unlimited organizations","Role-based access control (RBAC)","10,000 mock server requests/month"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":12,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"More control for scaling teams","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"mock_requests":"10,000/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"$45/user/mo (self-serve up to 50 users)","features":["Everything in Pro","Native Kong Konnect integration","SSO (SAML/OIDC) and SCIM","Mandate data storage location","Domain capture and invite control","Enterprise support","SOC2 compliance and security testing","Native vault integrations (AWS, GCP, Hashicorp, Azure)","Unlimited mock server requests","Custom payment options","Kong professional services"],"minSeats":50,"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":45,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Work at scale across many teams","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"mock_requests":"Unlimited"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Mock server requests","components":[{"per":{"qty":25000,"unit":"requests"},"kind":"metered","amount":10,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free tier with unlimited projects and Git Sync. Pro from $12/user/mo. Enterprise from $45/user/mo with contact sales for 50+ users.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://insomnia.rest","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T14:09:30.639Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"amount":12,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":9,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| release.cadence_days | - | 6 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/Kong/insomnia/releases/tag/core%4013.3.1","date":"2026-10-09T07:35:39Z","type":"stable","version":"core@13.3.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/Kong/insomnia/releases/tag/core%4013.3.1-beta.1","date":"2026-09-28T12:27:59Z","type":"prerelease","version":"core@13.3.1-beta.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/Kong/insomnia/releases/tag/core%4013.3.0","date":"2026-09-23T11:04:33Z","type":"stable","version":"core@13.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Kong/insomnia/releases/tag/core%4013.3.0-beta.1","date":"2026-09-21T09:56:45Z","type":"prerelease","version":"core@13.3.0-beta.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/Kong/insomnia/releases/tag/core%4013.3.0-beta.0","date":"2026-09-16T14:13:55Z","type":"prerelease","version":"core@13.3.0-beta.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Kong/insomnia/releases/tag/core%4013.2.0","date":"2026-08-25T08:32:57Z","type":"stable","version":"core@13.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Kong/insomnia/releases/tag/core%4013.2.0-beta.1","date":"2026-08-20T20:41:29Z","type":"prerelease","version":"core@13.2.0-beta.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/Kong/insomnia/releases/tag/core%4013.2.0-beta.0","date":"2026-08-14T14:45:21Z","type":"prerelease","version":"core@13.2.0-beta.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Kong/insomnia/releases/tag/core%4013.1.0","date":"2026-07-24T00:54:38Z","type":"stable","version":"core@13.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Kong/insomnia/releases/tag/core%4013.1.0-beta.1","date":"2026-07-22T07:30:36Z","type":"prerelease","version":"core@13.1.0-beta.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/Kong/insomnia/releases/tag/core%4013.1.0-beta.0","date":"2026-07-13T21:27:58Z","type":"prerelease","version":"core@13.1.0-beta.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Kong/insomnia/releases/tag/core%4013.0.2","date":"2026-06-24T20:55:22Z","type":"stable","version":"core@13.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/Kong/insomnia/releases/tag/core%4013.0.1","date":"2026-06-18T12:29:48Z","type":"stable","version":"core@13.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/Kong/insomnia/releases/tag/core%4013.0.0","date":"2026-06-16T11:42:10Z","type":"stable","version":"core@13.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Kong/insomnia/releases/tag/core%4013.0.0-beta.1","date":"2026-06-11T22:20:36Z","type":"prerelease","version":"core@13.0.0-beta.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/Kong/insomnia/releases/tag/core%4013.0.0-beta.0","date":"2026-06-05T06:09:48Z","type":"prerelease","version":"core@13.0.0-beta.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Kong/insomnia/releases/tag/core%4012.6.0","date":"2026-05-22T00:40:00Z","type":"stable","version":"core@12.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Kong/insomnia/releases/tag/core%4012.6.0-beta.0","date":"2026-05-11T19:04:13Z","type":"prerelease","version":"core@12.6.0-beta.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Kong/insomnia/releases/tag/core%4012.5.1-alpha.0","date":"2026-04-11T01:00:33Z","type":"prerelease","version":"core@12.5.1-alpha.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Kong/insomnia/releases/tag/core%4012.5.0","date":"2026-04-02T00:50:58Z","type":"stable","version":"core@12.5.0"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 27001","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 27018","status":"active"}]` |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | yes |
| security.scorecard | - | 8.8 |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=insomnia-importers&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (API Development Tools)

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

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:27:52.251Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*