Comparison

Insomnia vs SwaggerHub

No clear leader: Insomnia (63.0) and SwaggerHub (60.7) 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.

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Insomnia63
SwaggerHub61
Score
vioscaleAI score
Insomnia63 / 100high · 75%
SwaggerHub61 / 100medium · 65%
Pricing
Free tier
Insomnia✓
SwaggerHub✓
Model
Insomniafreemium
SwaggerHubcommercial
Price level
Insomnialow
SwaggerHubmid
Transparent
Insomnia✗
SwaggerHub✓
Integrations
Count
Insomnia2
SwaggerHub8
Security
Certifications
Fedramp
Insomnia–
SwaggerHub✓
Gdpr
Insomnia–
SwaggerHub✓
Hipaa
Insomnia–
SwaggerHub✓
Iso27001
Insomnia✓
SwaggerHub–
Scorecard
Insomnia8.8
SwaggerHub–
Soc2
Insomnia✓
SwaggerHub✓
Reliability
Status page
Insomnia✓
SwaggerHub✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Insomnia91
SwaggerHub–
Github stars
Insomnia40,046
SwaggerHub–
Stackoverflow questions
Insomnia900
SwaggerHub–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Insomnia53
SwaggerHub–
Release
Cadence days
Insomnia6
SwaggerHub–
History
Insomnia20 items
SwaggerHub–
License
Spdx
InsomniaApache-2.0
SwaggerHub–
Language
Primary
InsomniaTypeScript
SwaggerHub–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Insomnia8 items
SwaggerHub6 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Insomnia

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

SwaggerHub

A platform that helps teams design, test, and manage APIs with AI-powered assistance for automated testing, documentation, and collaborative workflows.

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 ↗

SwaggerHub

from €21.20/moSubscriptionFree tier

From €21.20/user/month. Free tier available. Yearly billing offers 20% discount.

  • Individual€21.20/user/month
    • Catalog
    • Studio with Codegen, editor, form-based editor
    • 5 domains (component libraries)
    • Portal: 1 public product
    • Contract testing: 10 contracts, 10 AI credits
    • +1 more
  • Team€32.34/user/month
    • Catalog
    • Studio with Codegen, editor, form-based editor
    • 10 domains (component libraries)
    • Portal: 2 public products with SmartBear branding
    • Contract testing: 20 contracts, 10 AI credits per user, 1 System Account, 2 Webhooks
    • +1 more
  • Enterprise€54.68/user/month
    • Catalog
    • Studio with Standardization, unlimited domains
    • Portal: 5 public products with SmartBear branding
    • Contract testing: 50 contracts, 10 AI credits per user, 1 System Account, 50 Webhooks, RBAC
    • Functional testing: 100 test executions, Test automation, CI/CD integration, Assertions, Reporting, Sequential testing
  • Enterprise PlusContact sales
    • Catalog
    • Studio with Standardization, unlimited domains, custom API templates
    • Portal: Unlimited public and private products with full customization
    • Contract testing: Unlimited contracts, 30 AI credits per user, Unlimited System Accounts, Unlimited Webhooks, RBAC
    • Functional testing: Unlimited test executions, Test automation, CI/CD integration, Assertions, Reporting, Sequential & Parallel testing
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • GitHub

Insomnia

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

SwaggerHub

8 total - 7 not shared
  • AWS API Gateway
  • Azure API Management
  • Kong
  • GitLab
  • Bitbucket
  • Webhooks
  • CI/CD pipelines
Independently observed
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Insomnia or SwaggerHub: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

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