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Apiboost vs Insomnia
Insomnia is an open-source API client focused on testing, not on multi-gateway developer portal management.
Which to pick
Pick Apiboost if you want…
- Unified portal for multi-gateway API programs
- Integrations with Apigee Edge & X, Azure API Management or AWS API Gateway (on Apiboost's list, not Insomnia's)
Pick Insomnia if you want…
- Collaborative AI-native API testing
- API client for testing
- A free plan to start with
- Open-source code (Kong/insomnia on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license)
- Integrations with Kong Konnect, OIDC or SAML (on Insomnia's list, not Apiboost's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Apiboost:Apiboost is an independent, multi-gateway API developer portal that centralizes documentation, access, and governance.
- Insomnia:Insomnia is an open-source API client for designing, testing, debugging and mocking REST, GraphQL, gRPC, SOAP and WebSocket APIs.
- Best for
- Apiboost:Unified portal for multi-gateway API programs
- Insomnia:Collaborative AI-native API testing
- Who it’s for
- Apiboost:Enterprises managing APIs across multiple gateways and cloud providers.
- Insomnia:API developers, security-focused teams, and organizations needing collaborative API workflows.
- Pricing
- Apiboost:Paid
- Insomnia:Freemium
- Plans
- Apiboost:Starter $2,900 /month per month (annual commitment) · Growth $4,800 /month per month (annual commitment) · Multi-Gateway $6,700 /month per month (annual commitment)
- Insomnia:—
- Open source
- Apiboost:—
- Insomnia:Yes, 40,038 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Apiboost:Apigee Edge & X, Azure API Management, AWS API Gateway, Kong (coming soon), SAML 2.0, OAuth2, OpenID Connect
- Insomnia:Kong Konnect, OIDC, SAML, SCIM, Inso CLI
Apiboost features
- Single Control Plane. Govern access, audit usage and credential lifecycle across Apigee, Azure APIM, AWS API Gateway and Kong from one interface.
- Multi-Gateway Integration. Connect and manage APIs on multiple gateways without switching portals.
- Unified SSO & Identity. Configure SAML, OAuth2 and OpenID Connect once for all gateways, with user provisioning and attribute mapping.
- Automated Docs & CI/CD. Publish OpenAPI, WSDL/SOAP specs automatically via CI/CD pipelines.
- Team & Access Management. Create developer teams, set granular access rules, and delegate permissions per gateway.
- Analytics & Reporting. Aggregate usage data across all backends into a single-pane reporting layer with audit logs.
- AI Agent Governance. Secure and monitor autonomous AI agents’ access to APIs across gateways.
- Risk-Free Migrations. Move APIs between gateways without breaking the front-end developer experience.
Insomnia features
- Design-first API editor. Create and preview OpenAPI specs in real time with live linting.
- Native API mocking. Generate dynamic mock responses from collections, specs or plain language.
- Automated testing at scale. Run unlimited collection tests with pre/post scripts and CI/CD integration via Inso CLI.
- Kong Konnect integration. Sync API catalog directly with Kong Konnect for up-to-date endpoint discovery.
- Collaboration & RBAC. Real-time project sharing, role-based access controls and unlimited collaborators per project.
- Flexible storage options. Store data locally, in Git, in the cloud, or hybrid with end-to-end encryption.
- Enterprise identity & security. SSO via OIDC/SAML, SCIM provisioning, SOC 2 compliance and enterprise SLAs.
- MCP client support. Test and debug MCP servers with AI-powered workflows.
Apiboost vs Insomnia FAQ
Is Apiboost or Insomnia free?+
Apiboost is paid, with a free trial. Insomnia has a free plan and paid plans.
Is Apiboost or Insomnia open source?+
Insomnia is open source (Kong/insomnia on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Apiboost.
Do Apiboost and Insomnia integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Apiboost lists Apigee Edge & X, Azure API Management, AWS API Gateway, Kong (coming soon) and 3 more; Insomnia lists Kong Konnect, OIDC, SAML, SCIM and 1 more.
On DevHunt
Based on each tool's website and DevHunt data. Details may change; check the official sites.