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Comparison

Insomnia vs Scalar

No clear leader: Insomnia (62.0) and Scalar (61.7) 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.

Insomnia full profile →Scalar full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Insomnia62
Scalar62
Score
Vioscale score
Insomnia62 / 100high · 76%
Scalar62 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tier
Insomnia✓
Scalar✓
Model
Insomniafreemium
Scalarcommercial
Price level
Insomnialow
Scalarfree
Transparent
Insomnia✗
Scalar✓
Integrations
Count
Insomnia8
Scalar1
Security
Disclosure policy
Insomnia–
Scalar✓
Gdpr
Insomnia–
Scalar✓
Scorecard
Insomnia8.8
Scalar–
Soc2
Insomnia✓
Scalar✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Insomnia✓
Scalar✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Insomnia91
Scalar1
Github stars
Insomnia39,956
Scalar15,999
Package downloads weekly
Insomnia–
Scalar824,329
Stackoverflow questions
Insomnia900
Scalar–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Insomnia81
Scalar100
Release
Cadence days
Insomnia6
Scalar3
History
Insomnia20 items
Scalar20 items
License
Spdx
InsomniaApache-2.0
ScalarMIT
Language
Primary
InsomniaTypeScript
ScalarTypeScript
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Insomnia8 items
Scalar–

Capabilities

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

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

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

Scalar

An open-source platform for building API documentation sites that includes automatically generated SDKs, a browser-based API client, and API registry capabilities. Supports OpenAPI and AsyncAPI specifications.

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 ↗

Scalar

from $72/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $72/month. Free tier. SDK languages available: TypeScript, Python, C#, Java, PHP, Go, Ruby (+$100 each for Pro/Enterprise).

  • FreeFree
    • Hosted OpenAPI docs
    • Built-in API client
    • Themes
    • Unlimited viewer seats
    • 1 editor seat
  • Pro$72/month
    • Custom domains and subdomains
    • Git Sync, Markdown, and MDX support
    • API References from OpenAPI/AsyncAPI
    • Custom HTML/CSS/JS
    • Email domain access control
    • +10 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Full developer portals
    • SSO/SAML
    • Role-based access control (RBAC)
    • Priority support and SLAs
    • SDK and MCP migration services
    • +2 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✓
Scalar✓
macOS
Insomnia✓
Scalar✗
Windows
Insomnia✓
Scalar✗
CLI
Insomnia✓
Scalar✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Insomnia✓
Scalar✓
Self-hosted
Insomnia✓
Scalar✓
Hybrid
Insomnia✓
Scalar✗

Integrations

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

Insomnia

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

Scalar

1 total
  • Agent
Independently observed

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