Coding

Insomnia

Open-source API client for REST, GraphQL, and gRPC

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★4.4ratingPricing · FreemiumStable
The FalcoScan Intel PanelInsomnia · Coding
Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
Low
Band
Saturation
Contested
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Stable
Market trend
Rating
4.4
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Insomnia does

Insomnia is an API development platform, described on the page as an AI-native API collaboration platform with native Kong Konnect integration. It is published by Kong Inc. and is aimed at API developers and security-first organizations. Named features include API design, mocking, testing, and debugging, collaboration, local, Git, and cloud storage, the Inso CLI, enterprise features, and an MCP client. Integrations named are Kong Konnect, Git repositories as storage, OIDC or SAML single sign-on with SCIM provisioning, Kong Gateway and Developer Portal via the Inso CLI in CI/CD, and MCP servers. The free tier includes unlimited projects and unlimited collection runner. The page does not state specific prices; it links to a pricing page.

How Insomnia compares with its closest alternatives

All 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Insomnia does. Among the 3 that list a starting price, the cheapest is GitHub Copilot at $10 a month and the median is $14. 3 of the 5 offer an API; FalcoScan's records show none for Insomnia. Insomnia offers a web app and a desktop app. Of the alternatives, 4 offer a web app and all 5 offer a desktop app. Insomnia was founded in 2013; the alternatives were founded between 2014 and 2022. The alternatives with a known headquarters are in India, the United States and Israel.

Market position · Coding

How Insomnia compares in Coding

Insomnia has low opportunity and sits in the bottom third of 501 live Coding tools on FalcoScan. Across Coding, the average opportunity score is 60.4 and the average saturation score 44.4. FalcoScan rates Insomnia's own market position as contested. 154 of the 501 operating Coding tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 16 shutdowns in the category.

Insomnia compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
InsomniaFounded 2013LowContestedFreemium—YesNoWeb, DesktopStable
PostmanFounded 2014 · Bangalore, IndiaLowContestedFreemium$14/moYesYesWeb, DesktopStable
HoppscotchFounded 2019 · Bengaluru, IndiaLowOpenFreemium—YesYesWeb, DesktopStable
ZedFounded 2021 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateContestedFreemium—YesNoDesktopRising
GitHub CopilotFounded 2021 · Remote-firstModerateCrowdedFreemium$10/moYesYesWeb, DesktopHot
CodiumAIFounded 2022 · Tel Aviv, IsraelModerateContestedFreemium$19/moYesNoWeb, DesktopRising

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Coding.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Insomnia exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Test Generation
Industry Verticals
Software
Tagged

Insomnia shows up when builders search for these

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Questions

Insomnia: common questions

Is Insomnia free?

Insomnia has a free tier, with paid plans.

What are the best alternatives to Insomnia?

The closest alternatives to Insomnia that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Postman, Hoppscotch, Zed, GitHub Copilot, and CodiumAI.

Is Insomnia still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Insomnia as operating at insomnia.rest.

Does Insomnia have an API?

FalcoScan's records show no public API for Insomnia.

Who is Insomnia for?

Insomnia is built for developers.

How do I sign in to Insomnia?

Sign in on Insomnia's own website, insomnia.rest. FalcoScan reviews Insomnia but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Insomnia directly.

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