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Hoppscotch vs Insomnia
Insomnia supports GraphQL and gRPC out of the box; Hoppscotch primarily targets REST with a simpler UI.
HoppscotchOpen source API development ecosystem.
InsomniaOpen-source API client for REST, GraphQL and gRPCWhich to pick
Pick Hoppscotch if you want…
- Open-source API testing and collaboration
- A free, open-source tool
- Integrations with REST or JavaScript (on Hoppscotch's list, not Insomnia's)
Pick Insomnia if you want…
- Collaborative AI-native API testing
- Multi-protocol API client
- Integrations with Kong Konnect, OIDC or SAML (on Insomnia's list, not Hoppscotch's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Hoppscotch:Hoppscotch is an open-source tool to test, build, share and collaborate on APIs.
- Insomnia:Insomnia is an open-source API client for designing, testing, debugging and mocking REST, GraphQL, gRPC, SOAP and WebSocket APIs.
- Best for
- Hoppscotch:Open-source API testing and collaboration
- Insomnia:Collaborative AI-native API testing
- Who it’s for
- Hoppscotch:Developers and teams who need a lightweight API client.
- Insomnia:API developers, security-focused teams, and organizations needing collaborative API workflows.
- Pricing
- Hoppscotch:Open source
- Insomnia:Freemium
- Open source
- Hoppscotch:Yes, 80,559 GitHub stars
- Insomnia:Yes, 40,038 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Hoppscotch:REST, JavaScript
- Insomnia:Kong Konnect, OIDC, SAML, SCIM, Inso CLI
Hoppscotch features
- Request Builder. Create REST requests with parameters, headers, body and view responses.
- Environment Variables. Define global or scoped variables for dynamic request values.
- Pre-request & Post-request Scripts. Run JavaScript code before sending a request or after receiving a response.
- Collections & Workspace. Organize requests into collections and workspaces for reuse and sharing.
- Mock Servers. Generate mock endpoints to simulate API responses during development.
- Real-time Collaboration. Share collections and edit requests together with teammates in real time.
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.
Hoppscotch vs Insomnia FAQ
Is Hoppscotch or Insomnia free?+
Hoppscotch is free and open source. Insomnia has a free plan and paid plans.
Is Hoppscotch or Insomnia open source?+
Yes, both are open source: Hoppscotch (hoppscotch/hoppscotch on GitHub, MIT license) and Insomnia (Kong/insomnia on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license).
Do Hoppscotch and Insomnia integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Hoppscotch lists REST and JavaScript; Insomnia lists Kong Konnect, OIDC, SAML, SCIM and 1 more.
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