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.
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| Pricing model | Open Source | Freemium |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| GitHub stars | 20.3K | 39.9K |
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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 listingCross-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.
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