Insomnia vs Postman

Postman’s mandatory cloud storage may not align with customers’ data policies. Additionally, the ability to expose private workspaces and collections to the outside world can allow for hackers to more easily steal API credentials.

Read on to learn how Insomnia can help safeguard your APIs while reducing TCO by up to 50%.

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Why Insomnia?

Prioritize security & compliance

You will not be required to host your data in the Cloud. Choose the storage location that is most compliant for your organization: Local Vault, Git Sync, or Cloud Sync.

Boost developer efficiency

Don't let Postman’s complex UI hinder your productivity. Insomnia’s lightweight and intuitive solution makes collaborating on API development a more streamlined and enjoyable process.

Realize cost savings

Reduce licensing costs by up to 50% per user*. Access the same core functionality as Postman while addressing any edge use cases with Insomnia’s rich ecosystem of plugins.

A Head-to-Head Comparison

For a detailed feature comparison, download the PDF.

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Capabilities

Insomnia

Postman

Enterprise SSO

Enterprise RBAC

Invite Control

Advanced Security Administration OOTB

Storage Flexibility

Local, Git, or Cloud

Cloud-only storage

Storage Control

Mandate a storage location as the single source of truth in the organization

No ability to mandate storage control in the organization

Collection Governance

Collections will never be externally available

Poor external collection governance

* Based on data from customers who have switched from Postman. Results may vary per customer. 

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