Comparison

Insomnia vs Redocly

No clear leader: Redocly (66.8) and Insomnia (62.0) 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.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Insomnia62
Redocly67
Score
Vioscale score
Insomnia62 / 100high · 76%updating
Redocly67 / 100high · 76%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Insomnia
Redocly
Model
Insomniafreemium
Redoclycommercial
Price level
Insomnialow
Redoclylow
Transparent
Insomnia
Redocly
Integrations
Count
Insomnia8
Redocly1
Reliability
Sla pct
Insomnia
Redocly99.9
Status page
Insomnia
Redocly
Adoption
Dependent repos
Insomnia91
Redocly2,769
Github stars
Insomnia39,956
Redocly25,888
Package downloads weekly
Insomnia
Redocly1,522,119
Stackoverflow questions
Insomnia900
Redocly
Activity
Commits last 30d
Insomnia81
Redocly3
Release
Cadence days
Insomnia6
Redocly43
History
Insomnia20 items
Redocly20 items
License
Spdx
InsomniaApache-2.0
RedoclyMIT
Language
Primary
InsomniaTypeScript
RedoclyTypeScript
Content
Faq
Insomnia8 items
Redocly

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

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

Redocly

A suite of tools for generating API reference documentation from specifications, enabling collaborative API design, and maintaining an internal catalog of APIs with governance and discovery features.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

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 ↗

Redocly

from $10/moHybridFree tier30-day trial

From $10/seat/month (Pro). 30-day free trial. Respect Monitoring from free (first 1,000 requests/month) with usage-based or commitment tiers.

  • Pro$10/seat/month
    • Custom domain hosting
    • 1 Project
    • 100 Pages
    • OpenAPI/GraphQL/AsyncAPI/SOAP support
    • Mock servers
  • Enterprise$24/seat/month
    • Everything in Pro
    • 500 Pages
    • SSO
    • Guest SSO
    • RBAC
    • +4 more
  • Enterprise+Contact sales
    • Everything in Enterprise
    • Data residency options
    • Sales-assistance
    • Procurement forms
    • Security questionnaires
    • +4 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • GitHub

Insomnia

8 total - 7 not shared
  • Kong Konnect
  • Google
  • Microsoft
  • HashiCorp Vault
  • Azure Key Vault
  • AWS Secrets Manager
  • GCP Secret Manager
Independently observed

Redocly

1 total - 0 not shared
  • GitHub
Independently observed

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