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Insomnia

Insomnia

The open-source API development platform

Insomnia by Kong is an open-source API client with design, debug, and test capabilities. Supports REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and WebSocket with a clean interface.

Panel Reviews

The Builder

The Builder

Developer Perspective

Ship

Clean UI, open source, and supports every protocol. The git-based sync is useful for teams.

The Skeptic

The Skeptic

Reality Check

Ship

Lighter than Postman and open source. For most API development needs, it's the right balance of features.

The Creator

The Creator

Content & Design

Skip

Functional but the UI isn't remarkable. It gets the job done without inspiring joy.

Community Sentiment

Overall2,154 mentions
68% positive20% neutral12% negative
Hacker News412 mentions
72%18%10%

Best Postman alternative — open source, no forced account login

Reddit634 mentions
68%20%12%

Switched from Postman after they locked collections behind login, Insomnia just works

Twitter/X890 mentions
64%22%14%

The plugin ecosystem is surprisingly good for an open source API client

Product Hunt218 mentions
76%14%10%

Clean UI and GraphQL support out of the box — exactly what we needed