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Insomnia

The Collaborative API Development Platform

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Insomnia is a developer tools tool built by Kong. It's best for API developers and Development teams. Pricing is freemium. Main alternatives include Deno, Convex.

Pricing

freemium

Audience

API developers

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About Insomnia

Insomnia is an open-source API development platform designed for HTTP, REST, GraphQL, gRPC, SOAP, and WebSockets. It helps developers test, debug, and design APIs with features like MCP client support and AI-powered capabilities.

Insomnia is a leading open-source API development platform that caters to developers building and managing APIs. It supports a wide range of API types, including HTTP, REST, GraphQL, gRPC, SOAP, and WebSockets, making it a versatile tool for various API development needs.

Key features of Insomnia include API client capabilities for testing and debugging APIs, API design tools for creating APIs with a spec-first approach, and API mocking to simulate API behavior during development. It also offers collaboration features, allowing teams to work together on API projects with local, Git, or cloud storage options.

Insomnia is designed to streamline the API development workflow, enabling developers to build better APIs faster. It provides tools for automating API testing, validating OpenAPI specs, and generating API infrastructure configurations. The platform is trusted by millions of API developers and adopted by security-first organizations.

Insomnia offers a free tier with essential features, including unlimited Git Sync projects for up to 3 users, unlimited Cloud/Local projects, and access to the Inso CLI for CI/CD automation. For scaling teams, Insomnia provides Pro and Enterprise plans with additional features like unlimited users, role-based access control, SSO, and enterprise support.

With its focus on collaboration, automation, and security, Insomnia is well-suited for API developers, development teams, and organizations looking to improve their API development processes and ensure the quality and security of their APIs.

Key Features

API Client for REST, GQL, GRPC, WSS, and more
API Design with OpenAPI support
API Mocking
Collaboration features with Git Sync
API Testing
Local, Git, and Cloud Storage options
API Debugging
Inso CLI for CI/CD automation
MCP Client support
AI-powered capabilities
Role-based access control (RBAC)
SSO (SAML/OIDC) integration
Native vault integrations (AWS, GCP, Hashicorp, Azure)
OpenAPI Linting
Live OpenAPI preview

Pricing

freemium

Essentials

Free
  • Unlimited Git Sync projects for up to 3 users
  • Unlimited Cloud/Local projects for all users
  • Access to Inso CLI for CI/CD automation
  • Unlimited collection runs
  • Unlimited environments
  • 1,000 mock server requests per month
  • End-to-end encryption (E2EE)
  • Unlimited access to plugins or build your own

Pro

$12/Per user / month
  • Everything in Essentials
  • Unlimited users
  • All users have access to Git Sync projects
  • Unlimited organizations
  • Role-based access control (RBAC)
  • 10,000 mock server requests per month

Enterprise

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  • Everything in Pro
  • SSO (SAML/OIDC) and SCIM
  • Mandate where projects are stored (local, git, or cloud)
  • Domain capture/lock and invite control
  • Enterprise support
  • Access to our SOC2 compliance and latest security testing results
  • Native vault integrations including AWS, GCP, Hashicorp, and Azure
  • Unlimited mock server requests
  • Custom payment options

Who is it for?

Best for

  • API design and development
  • API testing and debugging
  • Collaboration on API projects
  • Automating API workflows
  • Organizations requiring secure API development practices

Not ideal for

  • Teams that do not require API testing or design
  • Organizations without dedicated API development teams

Integrations

AWS GCP Hashicorp Azure SAML OIDC

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