Is Insomnia free, and how much is Pro?

Insomnia has a free plan with Git sync for up to 3 users, the Inso CLI and 1,000 mock-server requests a month, plus a local-only Scratch Pad that needs no login. Pro costs $12 per user per month and lifts the user limit with role-based access control. Enterprise is $45 per user per month with SSO and SCIM, with a 14-day trial.

How much does Insomnia cost?

Insomnia publishes 2 plans: Free at $0/mo, Enterprise at $45/user/mo. Every figure is read from the vendor's own pricing page; the pricing section above shows the source sentence for each tier.

Does Insomnia have a free plan?

Yes. Insomnia offers a free tier with limits; paid plans unlock higher usage or team features.

What are the main drawbacks of Insomnia?

The trade-offs we noted: Smaller ecosystem than Postman; Team features require a paid plan; Account requirement irritates some users.

When should you not use Insomnia?

Skip Insomnia if: Your team is larger than 3 and you want Git sync on the free tier; You rely on mock servers heavily: 1,000 requests/month on Free, then $10 per 25,000; You do not want any account: the free Scratch Pad is local-only and limited.

Developer Tools

Insomnia

API client for designing and testing requests.

What it is

Insomnia is an API client for designing, testing and debugging requests, with an interface less crowded than its main rival. It stays close to the request: design a spec, send calls, inspect the response, without the workspace machinery larger clients add. That simplicity is also the limit, since team collaboration and mock servers are thinner than the market leader.

Insomnia pricing

Insomnia publishes 2 plans. Paid tiers start at $45/user/mo, and a free tier is listed alongside them.

Insomnia plans and published prices, taken from the vendor’s pricing page.
Plan	Price	What the vendor’s page says
Free	$0/mo	Free $0: Git sync projects for up to 3 users, Inso CLI, 1,000 mock requests/month
Enterprise	$45/user/mo	Enterprise $45/user/month self-serve up to 50 users: SSO, SCIM, unlimited mocks; 14-day trial

Prices read from the vendor's own pricing page on 2026-09-08. Vendors change plans without notice — check the source before you budget. Source

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Key features

Request workspace
Organises HTTP and GraphQL requests into collections with environments.
OpenAPI design
Edits and lints a specification alongside the requests it describes.
Environment variables
Swaps base URLs and credentials between local, staging and production.

Strengths and trade-offs

What works well

Clean interface that stays out of the way
Supports GraphQL and gRPC as first class
Open-source core

Where it falls short

Smaller ecosystem than Postman
Team features require a paid plan
Account requirement irritates some users

Who it is for

Developers who want to test APIs without a heavy platform.

Pick it or skip it

Pick Insomnia if

Individuals and teams of up to 3 who want a free API client with Git sync and a CLI
Teams that need RBAC and unlimited Git sync users for $12 per user/month
Kong Konnect customers who want SSO and SCIM at $45 per user/month

Skip it if

Your team is larger than 3 and you want Git sync on the free tier
You rely on mock servers heavily: 1,000 requests/month on Free, then $10 per 25,000
You do not want any account: the free Scratch Pad is local-only and limited

Our verdict

A lighter alternative to Postman. If your team already lives in Postman collections, switching costs more than it saves.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Insomnia free, and how much is Pro?: Insomnia has a free plan with Git sync for up to 3 users, the Inso CLI and 1,000 mock-server requests a month, plus a local-only Scratch Pad that needs no login. Pro costs $12 per user per month and lifts the user limit with role-based access control. Enterprise is $45 per user per month with SSO and SCIM, with a 14-day trial.
How much does Insomnia cost?: Insomnia publishes 2 plans: Free at $0/mo, Enterprise at $45/user/mo. Every figure is read from the vendor's own pricing page; the pricing section above shows the source sentence for each tier.
Does Insomnia have a free plan?: Yes. Insomnia offers a free tier with limits; paid plans unlock higher usage or team features.
Who is Insomnia best for?: Developers who want to test APIs without a heavy platform.
What are the main drawbacks of Insomnia?: The trade-offs we noted: Smaller ecosystem than Postman; Team features require a paid plan; Account requirement irritates some users.
When should you not use Insomnia?: Skip Insomnia if: Your team is larger than 3 and you want Git sync on the free tier; You rely on mock servers heavily: 1,000 requests/month on Free, then $10 per 25,000; You do not want any account: the free Scratch Pad is local-only and limited.

What we checked

Public APIOffers a documented API you can build against.Yes
Mobile appHas a native app for iOS or Android, not just a mobile website.No
Open source / self-hostableSource is open and the tool can be run on your own infrastructure.Yes
SSO (SAML)Supports SAML single sign-on on at least one plan.Yes

“Not checked” means exactly that — we have not verified it, and we do not guess.

Evidence and freshness

Status: Vendor pricing page verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-08

Insomnia — Pricing ↗
Checked 2026-09-08 · Supports: Free $0: Git sync projects for up to 3 users, Inso CLI, 1,000 mock requests/month, Pro $12/user/month (17% off annual): unlimited users, RBAC, 10,000 mock requests, Enterprise $45/user/month self-serve up to 50 users: SSO, SCIM, unlimited mocks; 14-day trial, mock overage $10 per 25,000 requests; local-only Scratch Pad without login

Limit: Vendor pricing page was reviewed by an editor on this date; this record is not a ToolCompare benchmark. Prices and limits change.

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