Choose Insomnia if you need
- macOS or Windows. We haven't found them on Postman's website.
- Integration with Kong Konnect, Claude or OpenAI. We haven't found them on Postman's website.
- SOC 2. We haven't found it on Postman's website.
At a glance
- Both have a free plan.
- Insomnia offers a free trial (14 days). We haven't confirmed one for Postman.
- Insomnia's lowest paid plan is Pro at $12 per user per month, as of November 13, 2026.
- Postman's lowest paid plan is Solo at $9 per month, billed annually, as of November 13, 2026.
- Only Insomnia lists macOS and Windows.
- Only Postman lists Desktop and VS Code.
- They list no integrations in common.
- Both list SSO.
- Only Insomnia lists SOC 2.
- Postman has a public API. We haven't confirmed one for Insomnia.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose Postman if you need
- Desktop or VS Code. We haven't found them on Insomnia's website.
- Integration with Jira, Slack or GitHub. We haven't found them on Insomnia's website.
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Review PostmanThe facts
- What it does
- InsomniaAn AI-native API collaboration platform with native Kong Konnect integration.
- PostmanGo faster from API development to production with higher accuracy and fewer tokens.
- Free plan
- InsomniaYes
- PostmanYes
- Pricing
- InsomniaPer user, monthly
- PostmanPer user, monthly, with annual discounts
- Paid plans from
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Platforms
BothNone in common
Only Insomnia
- macOS
- Windows
Only Postman
- Desktop
- VS Code
Integrations
BothNone in common
Only Insomnia
- Kong Konnect
- Claude
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Insomnia and Postman yet.
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