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Comparison

curl vs Insomnia

No clear leader: curl (65.0) and Insomnia (63.0) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

curl full profile →Insomnia full profile →
Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
curl65
Insomnia63
Score
vioscaleAI score
curl65 / 100medium · 51%
Insomnia63 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tier
curl✓
Insomnia✓
Model
Price level
curlfree
Insomnialow
Transparent
curl✓
Insomnia✗
Integrations
Count
curl–
Insomnia2
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
curl✓
Insomnia–
Iso27001
curl–
Insomnia✓
Scorecard
curl9
Insomnia8.8
Soc2
curl–
Insomnia✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
curl–
Insomnia✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
curl3,409
Insomnia91
Github stars
curl43,119
Insomnia40,046
Stackoverflow questions
curl–
Insomnia900
Activity
Commits last 30d
curl100
Insomnia53
Release
Cadence days
curl48
Insomnia6
History
curl20 items
Insomnia20 items
License
Spdx
curl–
InsomniaApache-2.0
Language
Primary
curlC
InsomniaTypeScript
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
curl4 items
Insomnia8 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

curl

curl is a widely-used command-line tool and library that enables data transfer using URL syntax. It supports numerous protocols including HTTP, HTTPS, and MQTT, and can be used both from the command line and as a programmatic library.

Independently observed

Insomnia

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.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

curl

Open source

Free and open source

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
iOS
curl✓
Insomnia✗
macOS
curl✓
Insomnia✓
Windows
curl✓
Insomnia✓
Linux
curl✓
Insomnia✓
CLI
curl✓
Insomnia✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
curl✗
Insomnia✓
Self-hosted
curl✓
Insomnia✓

Integrations

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

curl

Not documented yet.

Insomnia

9 total
  • Kong Konnect
  • Google
  • GitHub
  • Microsoft
  • HashiCorp Vault
  • Azure Key Vault
  • AWS Secrets Manager
  • GCP Secret Manager
  • Spectral
Independently observed
Still deciding?

curl or Insomnia: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

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