Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Insomnia
Insomnia clearly comes out ahead of GraphiQL on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Insomnia's paid plans start at $12/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Company | GraphQL Foundation | Kong Inc. |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentData & Analytics | DevelopmentData & Analytics |
| Categories | api-management | api-managementtesting-toolscollaboration |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Insomnia
open source
freemium
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per user
| Feature | graphiql | insomnia |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic Query And Variables Completion | ||
| 1,000 Mock Server Requests Per Month | ||
| Documentation Explorer With Search And Markdown Support | ||
| 10,000 Mock Server Requests Per Month | ||
| Intelligent Type Ahead Of Fields, Arguments, Types, And More | ||
| Access To Inso Cli For Ci/Cd Automation | ||
| Interactive In-Browser Graphql Ide | ||
| Access To Our Soc2 Compliance And Latest Security Testing Results | ||
| Official Graphql Lsp Reference Implementation | ||
| All Users Have Access To Git Sync Projects | ||
| Persisted State Using Localstorage | ||
| Custom Payment Options | ||
| Plugin System For Custom Functionality | ||
| Domain Capture/Lock And Invite Control | ||
| Real-Time Error Highlighting And Reporting | ||
| End-To-End Encryption (E2Ee) | ||
| Syntax Highlighting | ||
| Enterprise Support | ||
| Mandate Where Projects Are Stored (Local, Git, Or Cloud) | ||
| Native Vault Integrations Including Aws, Gcp, Hashicorp, And Azure | ||
| Role-Based Access Control (Rbac) | ||
| Sso (Saml/Oidc) And Scim | ||
| Unlimited Access To Plugins Or Build Your Own | ||
| Unlimited Cloud/Local Projects For All Users | ||
| Unlimited Collection Runs | ||
| Unlimited Environments | ||
| Unlimited Git Sync Projects For Up To 3 Users | ||
| Unlimited Mock Server Requests | ||
| Unlimited Organizations | ||
| Unlimited Users |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Insomnia comes out ahead overall, though GraphiQL can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both GraphiQL and Insomnia offer a free tier.
GraphiQL scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
Insomnia exposes a public API. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
