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GraphQL vs Insomnia

GraphQL and Insomnia are both listed under APIs in the DevPages directory. This page puts the details we hold for each of them side by side.

It does not score them and does not pick a winner. Fields the catalog has no value for say “Not recorded” rather than being filled in with a guess.

GraphQL vs Insomnia field by field

GraphQL, Insomnia compared field by field. Values are taken from the DevPages catalog; fields we hold no value for read “Not recorded”.
GraphQL
Insomnia
CategoryAPIsAPIs
Pricing modelOpen SourceFreemium
Open sourceYesYes
GitHub stars20.3K40.1K
Key features
  • Single endpoint for all data fetching
  • Strong type system and schema
  • Client-specified queries
  • Real-time subscriptions
  • Introspection and documentation
  • Hierarchical data fetching
  • Backward compatibility
  • Language and platform agnostic
  • Beautiful and intuitive interface
  • REST and GraphQL support
  • Environment variables and templating
  • Code generation for multiple languages
  • Plugin system for extensibility
  • Team collaboration features
  • Request chaining and automation
  • Built-in authentication methods
Use cases
  • Modern web and mobile applications
  • Microservices data aggregation
  • Real-time applications
  • API gateway and data layer
  • Content management systems
  • E-commerce platforms
  • Social media applications
  • Developer tools and platforms
  • API development and testing
  • GraphQL query building
  • Team API collaboration
  • API documentation generation
  • Authentication testing
  • Environment-specific testing
  • API workflow automation
  • Client SDK generation
Integrations
  • Apollo
  • Relay
  • Prisma
  • Hasura
  • AWS AppSync
  • Gatsby
  • Kong Gateway
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • VS Code
Tags
  • query-language
  • api
  • schema
  • type-system
  • flexible
  • api-client
  • rest
  • graphql
  • testing
  • cross-platform
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What each one is

GraphQL

Query language and runtime for APIs

GraphQL is a query language for APIs and a runtime for executing those queries with existing data. It provides a complete and understandable description of the data in your API, gives clients the power to ask for exactly what they need, and makes it easier to evolve APIs over time.

Full GraphQL listing

Insomnia

Cross-platform REST client and API design tool

Insomnia is a powerful REST API client with cookie management, environment variables, code generation, and authentication for Mac, Window, and Linux. It's designed to help developers build and test APIs efficiently with a clean, intuitive interface.

Full Insomnia listing

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