Insomnia alternatives
8 apps that do what Insomnia does, starting with the API Tools apps that share most of its features.
Ordered by category, then by how many of Insomnia’s listed features each app shares, then by our organic score (community upvotes, visitor ratings and feedback, listing completeness, freshness). Payment, Pro plans and verification are not inputs. How ranking works
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Insomnia sits in the middle, joined to the 8 apps listed below; each of those links to its 3 closest alternatives, and every app to the categories it’s listed in. Bigger sphere = higher organic score. Payment never changes this map. How ranking works
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Map of Insomnia, the 21 apps around it and their 12 categories. Lines join Insomnia to its alternatives, each other app to its 3 closest alternatives, and every app to each category it is listed in. Bigger spheres have higher organic scores. The map is visual: List view has the same apps and links as text.
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Alternatives to Insomnia
Organic order. Payment never changes it.How ranking works
Position 1
The local-first API client
Why it’s here
- Shares 8 of Insomnia's listed features: AI assistant, API testing, End-to-end encryption and 5 more
- Open source
- Available on Web, macOS, Windows and Linux
Position 2
Tired of slow, Electron-based API clients?
Why it’s here
- Shares 4 of Insomnia's listed features: API testing, Containers, Git hosting and 1 more
- Open source
Position 3
Single application for the whole DevSecOps lifecycle
Why it’s here
- Shares 6 of Insomnia's listed features: CI/CD, Containers, Git hosting and 3 more
- Integrates with AWS, Jira, Microsoft Teams and 3 more
- Free plan available
Position 4
Git hosting with built-in CI/CD
Why it’s here
- Shares 4 of Insomnia's listed features: CI/CD, Git hosting, Public API and 1 more
- Integrates with AWS, Jira, Microsoft Teams and 1 more
- Free plan available
Position 5
API platform for building and testing APIs
Why it’s here
- Shares 4 of Insomnia's listed features: AI assistant, API testing, Public API and 1 more
- Integrates with Bitbucket, GitHub, GitLab and 3 more
- Free plan available
- Available on Web, macOS, Windows and Linux
Position 6
Open-source, offline-first API client
Why it’s here
- Shares 3 of Insomnia's listed features: API testing, Git hosting and Terminal
- Open source
- Available on macOS, Windows and Linux
Position 7
Error tracking and performance monitoring for developers
Why it’s here
- Shares 2 of Insomnia's listed features: Public API and Single sign-on (SSO)
- Integrates with Bitbucket, GitHub, GitLab and 5 more
- Free plan available
Position 8
Free, extensible code editor
Why it’s here
- Shares 2 of Insomnia's listed features: Debugging and Terminal
- Integrates with Bitbucket, GitHub and GitLab
- Free to use
- Available on Web, macOS, Windows and Linux
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