Insomnia
Cross-platform API client supporting multiple protocols
- Vendor
- Kong
- Also known as
- kong-insomnia, insomnia-rest
Available worldwide · Popular in: US
What is 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.
Insomnia pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
Free tier with unlimited projects and Git Sync. Pro from $12/user/mo. Enterprise from $45/user/mo with contact sales for 50+ users.
Essentials
FreeEverything your team needs to get started
- mock_requests
- 1,000/month
- collection_runs
- Unlimited
- git_sync_projects
- Unlimited (small teams)
- cloud_local_projects
- Unlimited
- 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
Pro
More control for scaling teams
- mock_requests
- 10,000/month
- Everything in Essentials
- Unlimited users
- Git Sync for all users
- Unlimited organizations
- Role-based access control (RBAC)
- 10,000 mock server requests/month
Enterprise
Contact salesWork at scale across many teams
- mock_requests
- Unlimited
- 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
Add-ons
- Mock server requests$10 per 25000 requests
What Insomnia does
The capabilities that matter for api development tools, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- REST client
- ✓
- GraphQL support
- ✓
- gRPC support
- ✓
- Mock servers
- ✓
- Automated / contract testing
- ✓
- Team collaboration & sharing
- ✓
- Doc generation
- ✓
- OpenAPI / spec import
- ✓
- CI integration / CLI
- ✓
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- macOS
- Linux
- Windows
- Cloud / SaaS
- Self-hosted
Integrations (8)
Independently observed- Kong Konnect
- GitHub
- Microsoft
- HashiCorp Vault
- Azure Key Vault
- AWS Secrets Manager
- GCP Secret Manager
Security & compliance
Independently observed- SOC 2 Type II · Type IIactive
- ISO 27001active
- ISO 27018active
Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
Insomnia FAQ
Common questions about Insomnia, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is 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. It is indexed under API Development Tools.
Is Insomnia free to use?
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
What platforms does Insomnia support?
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.
Can Insomnia be self-hosted?
Yes. Insomnia can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
What does Insomnia integrate with?
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.
What security certifications does Insomnia have?
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
Is Insomnia open source?
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
Where is Insomnia available?
Insomnia is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.
Insomnia alternatives
Other api development tools we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- ApidogAn integrated platform for designing, testing, and documenting APIs with built-in AI assistance and real-time team collaborationmedium · 73%
- RedoclyTools for creating, validating, and managing API specifications and documentation across teamshigh · 76%
- Swagger UIInteractive API documentation generator from OpenAPI specificationshigh · 76%
- PostmanAn AI-powered API platform for developing, testing, and managing APIs at enterprise scalemedium · 73%
- curlTransfer data across the internet using a command-line tool or librarymedium · 51%
- Bump.shCreate APIs accessible to both developers and AI agentslow · 44%
Compare Insomnia
Side by side against other api development tools, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Insomnia, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | 96 | 0.10 | 9.5 | ✓ |
| Development activity | 59 | 0.12 | 7.1 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 97 | 0.07 | 6.5 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 65 | 0.09 | 5.7 | ✓ |
| Security score | 88 | 0.05 | 4.7 | ✓ |
| Developer Q&A activity | 53 | 0.08 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| Price level | 80 | 0.04 | 3.2 | ✓ |
| Stars | 87 | 0.03 | 2.9 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 50 | 0.05 | 2.7 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 33 | 0.08 | 2.6 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 45 | 0.05 | 2.4 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 27 | 0.05 | 1.5 | ✓ |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.17 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 75 | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 65% |
Adoption
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 8 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 62% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Api docs, Mock server, Rest client, Grpc support, Collaboration, Ci integration, Openapi import, Graphql support, Automated testing | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 8 | mediumsource · 2026-08-14 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | TypeScript | highsource · 2026-09-10 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | Apache-2.0 | highsource · 2026-09-10 · 95% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | mediumsource · 2026-08-14 · 50% |
Pricing
Release
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60% |
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soc2 | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 60% |
| Scorecard | 8.8 | highsource · 2026-09-10 · 90% |
| Vulnerabilities | Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=insomnia-importers&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 | highsource · 2026-09-10 · 90% |
| Certifications | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 27018 | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 60% |
| Iso27001 | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 60% |
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