What Insomnia is (in plain English)

Insomnia is a friendly, all‑in‑one workspace where teams design, debug, test, and even mock their APIs without friction. It’s built to handle modern stacks and to keep collaboration smooth and secure so you can ship reliable services faster. It’s trusted by well‑known companies and loved by developers who need speed without giving up control. (insomnia.rest)

What you can do with it

• Work across many protocols in one place: HTTP/REST, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSockets, SOAP, and SSE. No more hopping between tools. (insomnia.rest)

• Design, debug, and test your APIs with collections, environments, pre‑request and after‑response scripts, and a collection runner for repeatable checks. (insomnia.rest)

• Spin up mock servers to build and validate integrations before backends are ready. (insomnia.rest)

Storage and security that match your policies

• Choose where your work lives: Local, Git, or Cloud storage—mix and match per project. This gives you the control to keep sensitive work local while collaborating in the cloud where it makes sense. (insomnia.rest)

• Keep data protected with end‑to‑end encryption (E2EE) and enterprise options like SSO (SAML/OIDC) and SCIM when you need centralized identity and provisioning. (insomnia.rest)

• In Insomnia 11, integrate secrets from your existing vaults — HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault, and GCP Secret Manager — so credentials never sit in plain text. This is a big win for governance and audits. (konghq.com)

Built for collaboration at scale

• Insomnia 11 adds a refreshed Git Sync that works at the project level (not just collections), plus multi‑tab support so you can multitask without juggling windows. (konghq.com)

• For larger organizations, you get Teams with RBAC and Domain Capture to automatically organize users under your verified domain and manage access at scale. This reduces licensing sprawl and tightens control. (konghq.com)

Where it runs

• Cross‑platform desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux (including Ubuntu), with simple installers and popular package options. (docs.insomnia.rest)

Pricing at a glance

• The free tier is generous: unlimited private projects, unlimited collection runs, Local/Git/Cloud storage, environments, and access to all major protocols. Great for individuals and small teams. (insomnia.rest)

• Pro adds unlimited users and RBAC for growing teams, and Enterprise layers on SSO/SCIM, storage mandates, Domain Capture, native vault integrations, and enterprise support. SOC 2 documentation is available for enterprise customers. (insomnia.rest)

Why this matters for a solid Back Office

• Consistent processes across teams: Shared collections, versioned environments, and project‑level Git Sync give everyone the same, current source of truth for how services are called and tested. That cuts rework and speeds onboarding. (konghq.com)

• Governance without friction: Vault integrations, E2EE, SSO/SCIM, and Domain Capture align API work with identity, secrets, and compliance standards you already enforce in HRIS/IdP and ITSM tools. Security policies travel with the work. (konghq.com)

• Lower operational risk: Mock servers and automated runs catch breaking changes early, while Git history provides auditability for who changed what and when. This is exactly what back‑office ops need to support reviews and audits. (insomnia.rest)

• Happier developers, fewer tickets: A single, fast desktop tool for REST, GraphQL, gRPC, SOAP, SSE, and WebSockets reduces tool sprawl and the support burden that lands on IT and Ops. (insomnia.rest)

Quick takeaways

• All protocols in one place, minus the chaos.

• Storage and identity that fit your org’s guardrails.

• Enterprise‑grade controls when you need them, generous free tier when you don’t.

• A practical way to bring order, speed, and auditability to your API back office.