# Insomnia vs Redocly

| Attribute | Insomnia | Redocly |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 63 (75% (high)) | 67.6 (74% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 53 | 6 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 91 | 2,769 |
| adoption.github_stars | 40,046 | 25,948 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 1,344,836 |
| adoption.stackoverflow_questions | 900 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"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}]` | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under API Development Tools.","source":"https://redocly.com","question":"What is Redocly?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Redocly offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $10 per user per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://redocly.com","question":"Is Redocly free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Redocly supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://redocly.com","question":"What platforms does Redocly support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Redocly, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://redocly.com","question":"Can Redocly be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR for Redocly. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Redocly not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://redocly.com/security","question":"What security certifications does Redocly have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Yes. Redocly is published under the MIT 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/Redocly/redoc","question":"Is Redocly open source?","confidence":0.99}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | Redocly provides tools to generate API documentation, validate specifications against custom rules, maintain centralized API catalogs for organizational discovery, and manage documentation as source code using version control integration. |
| 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,"collaboration":true,"ci_integration":true,"openapi_import":true}` |
| integrations.count | 2 | 1 |
| integrations.list | `[{"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"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"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"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$10/seat/month","features":["Custom domain hosting","1 Project","100 Pages","OpenAPI/GraphQL/AsyncAPI/SOAP support","Mock servers"],"minSeats":1,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Includes Redoc with custom domain hosting, 1 Project, 100 Pages","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"pages":"100","projects":"1"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"$24/seat/month","features":["Everything in Pro","500 Pages","SSO","Guest SSO","RBAC","Remote content","Typesense search","Analytics","MCP Servers"],"minSeats":1,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":24,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Everything in Pro plus 500 Pages, SSO, RBAC, Remote content, AI search, Analytics","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"pages":"500"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise+","summary":"Custom pricing, billed annually","features":["Everything in Enterprise","Data residency options","Sales-assistance","Procurement forms","Security questionnaires","Pay-by-invoice/PO process","Legal reviews","Single-tenant hosting options","Premium support and professional services"],"commitment":"annual","description":"Everything in Enterprise with custom deployment, procurement support, and premium services","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Revel","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Reef","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Realm (Redoc + Revel + Reef)","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":18,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Respect Monitoring","components":[{"per":{"qty":1000,"unit":"requests"},"kind":"metered","amount":10,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From $10/seat/month (Pro). 30-day free trial. Respect Monitoring from free (first 1,000 requests/month) with usage-based or commitment tiers.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://redocly.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T14:13:05.254Z","freeTrialDays":30,"startingPrice":{"amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 6 | 45 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.9 |
| 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.pci | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 8.8 | 6.6 |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://redocly.com/blog/security-ruleset |
| 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}` | `{"count":1,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=redoc&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` |

## Capabilities (API Development Tools)

| Capability | Insomnia | Redocly |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 2026-10-16T19:04:41.740Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*