Requestly Vs Insomnia

The Insomnia alternative that self-hosts.

No forced cloud account. Flat $12/user pricing without AI credit bundles. Self-hosted deployment when compliance demands it.

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No login · No cloud lock-in · No AI training on your data

Trusted by 300,000+ developers

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A faster, more flexible way to build and test APIs.

Start without signing in. Keep your collections local, sync with your team, or self-host, your call. Run a desktop client that stays light on your laptop. Pay one flat rate.

The Insomnia experience

Local-first, cloud-optional, Kong-owned

Local Vault, Cloud Sync, and Git Sync for storage
Four tier ladder: Free / Team $12 / Enterprise $45
Per-request meters on mock servers

The Requestly approach

Local, cloud, or self-hosted - flat-priced

Adds self-hosted deployment for full data sovereignty
10 free collaborators & 3 Team Projects (vs Insomnia's 1-project free)
Two plans: Free and Pro at flat $12/user

Same local-first, developer-friendly workflow Insomnia users already know, with self-hosting, flat pricing, and a free tier that actually fits a team.

One platform. Three ways to work.

The only API client that adapts to your security posture, not the other way around.

Local Team sync Self-hosted

Local Project

Keep the Git workflow you already love.

Solo devs and teams already living in Git

Save collections as plain files on your machine. Commit, branch, and review them through pull requests. No account, no cloud dependency, no data leaves your laptop, exactly like Bruno.

Plain-file collections, diff-friendly
One-click import from .bru files
Zero lock-in, your files, your repo

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Team Project

Real-time sync for everyone, not just Git users.

Teams with PMs, QA, frontend, and support

When someone outside engineering needs to hit an endpoint or run a collection, they shouldn't need to clone a repo. Team Projects give your whole org instant, real-time sync through a shared workspace.

Live collaboration across roles
Workspace-wide SSO authentication
Run Team and Local side by side, per workspace

Self-Hosted Instance

Team collaboration without leaving your infrastructure.

Finance, healthcare, government, regulated environments

Deploy Requestly on your own servers or private cloud. Your requests, tokens, environments, and audit logs never touch a third-party. Get real-time team collaboration with full data residency.

Deploy on your VPC or on-prem
Native audit logs, exportable for compliance
InfoSec-ready from day one

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Requestly vs insomnia, feature by feature

Feature	Insomnia	Requestly
REST / GraphQL	✓	✓
Scripts & environments	✓	✓
Local-only storage	✓ Local Vault	✓ Local files
Git-native sync	Team+ tiers only	✓ Free & Pro
Real-time cloud sync	✓	✓
Self-hosted deployment	✗ Not offered	✓ Pro
Free plan collaborators	1 project only	✓ 10 users, 3 projects
SOC 2 report	✓	✓

Simple, predictable pricing

Start free. Upgrade only when you need Pro features. No hidden add-ons, no per-feature paywalls.

Monthly Annualsave 25%

Free

$0 forever

For individuals and small teams getting started.

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Included

Unlimited local projects & collections
Git-based collaboration
3 Team Projects, 10 collaborators
Scripting & environments
Import from Postman, Bruno, OpenAPI

Pro

$12 / user / month

$9 / user / month, billed annually

Scale, compliance, and priority support for growing teams.

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Everything in Free, plus

Unlimited projects & collaborators
AI-powered API testing
Test reports & AWS Secrets Manager
SOC 2 report
Priority support