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Comparison

HTTPie vs Insomnia

On the evidence we track, Insomnia leads this comparison with a composite score of 62/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

HTTPie full profile →Insomnia full profile →
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HTTPie45
★Insomnia62
Score
Vioscale score
HTTPie45 / 100low · 30%
Insomnia62 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tier
HTTPie✓
Insomnia✓
Model
HTTPiefreemium
Insomniafreemium
Price level
HTTPielow
Insomnialow
Transparent
HTTPie✗
Insomnia✗
Integrations
Count
HTTPie3
Insomnia8
Security
Scorecard
HTTPie–
Insomnia8.8
Soc2
HTTPie–
Insomnia✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
HTTPie–
Insomnia✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
HTTPie–
Insomnia91
Github stars
HTTPie–
Insomnia39,956
Stackoverflow questions
HTTPie–
Insomnia900
Activity
Commits last 30d
HTTPie–
Insomnia81
Release
Cadence days
HTTPie–
Insomnia6
History
HTTPie–
Insomnia20 items
License
Spdx
HTTPie–
InsomniaApache-2.0
Language
Primary
HTTPie–
InsomniaTypeScript
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
HTTPie–
Insomnia8 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

HTTPie

Multi-platform API testing application available as a command-line tool, web application, and desktop app. Provides real-time synchronization across devices, collaborative workspaces, AI-assisted request generation, and utilities for managing variables and test environments.

Independently observed

Insomnia

Leader

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.

HTTPie

freemiumFree tier

Open-source CLI available free; web and desktop apps provide free tier with premium features for sync and team collaboration

as of verify ↗

Insomnia

Leader
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
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Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
HTTPie✓
Insomnia✓
macOS
HTTPie✓
Insomnia✓
Windows
HTTPie✓
Insomnia✓
Linux
HTTPie✓
Insomnia✗
CLI
HTTPie✓
Insomnia✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
HTTPie✓
Insomnia✓
Self-hosted
HTTPie✓
Insomnia✓
Hybrid
HTTPie✓
Insomnia✓

Integrations

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

HTTPie

3 total
  • Postman
  • Insomnia
  • AWS S3
Independently observed

Insomnia

Leader
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.