Comparison

Insomnia vs Restfox

On the evidence we track, Insomnia leads this comparison with a composite score of 63/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Insomnia63
Restfox53
Score
vioscaleAI score
Insomnia63 / 100high · 75%
Restfox53 / 100low · 37%
Pricing
Free tier
Insomnia✓
Restfox✓
Model
Insomniafreemium
Price level
Insomnialow
Restfoxfree
Transparent
Insomnia✗
Restfox–
Integrations
Count
Insomnia2
Restfox2
Security
Certifications
Iso27001
Insomnia✓
Restfox–
Scorecard
Insomnia8.8
Restfox–
Soc2
Insomnia✓
Restfox–
Reliability
Status page
Insomnia✓
Restfox–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Insomnia91
Restfox–
Github stars
Insomnia40,046
Restfox2,767
Stackoverflow questions
Insomnia900
Restfox–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Insomnia53
Restfox19
Release
Cadence days
Insomnia6
Restfox8
History
Insomnia20 items
Restfox20 items
License
Spdx
InsomniaApache-2.0
RestfoxMIT
Language
Primary
InsomniaTypeScript
RestfoxVue
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Insomnia8 items
Restfox5 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Insomnia

Leader

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

Restfox

A compact API testing client for HTTP and WebSocket requests that prioritizes offline functionality. Runs as a web application or as desktop software across multiple platforms, including macOS, Windows, and Linux.

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

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
as of verify ↗

Restfox

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

Insomnia

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

Restfox

2 total
  • Postman
  • Insomnia
Independently observed
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