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Comparison

Insomnia vs Thunder Client

No clear leader: Insomnia (63.0) and Thunder Client (61.5) 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 →Thunder Client full profile →
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Insomnia63
Thunder Client62
Score
vioscaleAI score
Insomnia63 / 100high · 75%
Thunder Client62 / 100low · 29%
Pricing
Free tier
Insomnia✓
Thunder Client✓
Model
Insomniafreemium
Thunder Clientfreemium
Price level
Insomnialow
Thunder Clientlow
Transparent
Insomnia✗
Thunder Client✓
Integrations
Count
Insomnia2
Thunder Client2
Security
Certifications
InsomniaSOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 27018
Thunder Client–
Gdpr
Insomnia–
Thunder Client✓
Iso27001
Insomnia✓
Thunder Client–
Scorecard
Insomnia8.8
Thunder Client–
Soc2
Insomnia✓
Thunder Client–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Insomnia✓
Thunder Client–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Insomnia91
Thunder Client–
Github stars
Insomnia40,046
Thunder Client–
Stackoverflow questions
Insomnia900
Thunder Client–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Insomnia53
Thunder Client–
Release
Cadence days
Insomnia6
Thunder Client–
History
Insomnia20 items
Thunder Client–
License
Spdx
InsomniaApache-2.0
Thunder Client–
Language
Primary
InsomniaTypeScript
Thunder Client–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Insomnia8 items
Thunder Client6 items

Capabilities

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

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

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

Thunder Client

A VS Code extension for testing and managing REST API requests with a clean, simple interface. Supports team collaboration by storing request data in Git repositories and includes advanced CLI capabilities.

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 ↗

Thunder Client

from $3/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From free to $16/user/month. 14-day free trial available.

  • FreeFree
    • VS Code extension
    • Local storage
  • Starter$3/user/month billed annually
    • VS Code & JetBrains extensions
    • Team features
    • CLI & CI/CD
    • WebSocket, SSE, gRPC
    • 250 Collection Runs per user
  • Business$7/user/month billed annually
    • VS Code & JetBrains extensions
    • Team features
    • CLI & CI/CD
    • WebSocket, SSE, gRPC
    • 500 Collection Runs per user
  • Enterprise$16/user/month billed annually
    • VS Code & JetBrains extensions
    • Team features
    • CLI & CI/CD
    • WebSocket, SSE, gRPC
    • Unlimited Collection Runs
    • +6 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
macOS
Insomnia✓
Thunder Client✗
Windows
Insomnia✓
Thunder Client✗
Linux
Insomnia✓
Thunder Client✗
CLI
Insomnia✓
Thunder Client✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Insomnia✓
Thunder Client✓
Self-hosted
Insomnia✓
Thunder Client✗

Integrations

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

Insomnia

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

Thunder Client

2 total
  • Azure
  • AWS
Independently observed
Still deciding?

Insomnia or Thunder Client: 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.