Insomnium AlternativesAPI & HTTP Clients like Insomnium

Insomnium is described as 'Fast local API testing tool that is privacy-focused and 100% local. For testing GraphQL, REST, WebSockets and gRPC. This is a fork of Kong/insomnia' and is a API Client in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Insomnium for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Flathub and Flatpak apps. The best Insomnium alternative is Bruno, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Insomnium are Postman, Insomnia REST Client, Yaak and Hoppscotch.

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  1. Bruno icon
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    Bruno is a new and innovative open source API client, aimed at revolutionizing the status quo represented by Postman, Insomnia and similar tools out there.

    31 Bruno alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Visual Studio Code
     
    • Bruno is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Insomnium.

    • Bruno is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Insomnium.

    • Bruno is Freemium and Open SourceInsomnium is Free and Open Source
  2. Postman icon
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    Postman is a collaborative platform for API development that provides extensive tools for designing, testing, and documenting APIs. It allows API verification through requests, automated testing via Collection Runner, and offers both free and paid plans, catering to individuals and teams.

    89 Postman alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
     
    • Postman is the most popular Web-based alternative to Insomnium.

    • Postman is Freemium and ProprietaryInsomnium is Free and Open Source
  3. Yaak icon
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    The API client for modern developers. Call REST, GraphQL, and gRPC APIs from a simple and intuitive app.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Hoppscotch icon
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    Hoppscotch is an open-source API development ecosystem. It helps you create your requests faster, saving you precious time on your development.

    67 Hoppscotch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Hoppscotch is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Insomnium.

    • Hoppscotch is Free and Open SourceInsomnium is also Free and Open Source
  5. Voiden.md icon
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    Voiden.md is an offline-first, Git-native API workspace that unifies specs, docs, tests, and mocks using programmable Markdown blocks. Build APIs the way you actually work.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    RapidAPI for Mac (formerly Paw) is a full-featured HTTP client that lets you test and describe the APIs you build or consume. It has a beautiful native macOS interface to compose requests, inspect server responses, generate client code and export API definitions.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  7. Cartero icon
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    Cartero is a graphical HTTP client that can be used as a developer tool to test web APIs and perform all kind of HTTP requests to web servers. It is compatible with any REST, SOAP or XML-RPC API and it supports multiple request methods as well as attaching body payloads to...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Mac
     
  8. soapUI icon
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    Eviware, the maker of soapUI, Web Service Testing Leader

    soapUI is a tool for functional testing, mainly of web services like SOAP based web services and RESTful web services, but also HTTP based services and JMS Services as well as databases. soapUI is an open source and compl.

    79 soapUI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    API testing tool. Which allows web developers to create and test custom HTTP requests.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • AppImageHub
    • Google Chrome
    • Chromium
     
  10. RecipeUI icon
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    RecipeUI is rethinking how we use API tools like Postman or Insomnia. We're starting off with TypeScript powered API requests and API collections you can run in seconds!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  11. Chapar icon
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    Upcoming API testing tool in beta, built in GoLang, supporting HTTP/gRPC, workspaces, environments, request management, and various content types. Features include dark mode, local data storage, Postman import, environment variable setting, and request chaining.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
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