Kong Insomnia is an Apache-2.0 API client with paid Pro and Enterprise plans, where most features need a Kong account. Pages here cover moving to Bruno or a self-hosted Hoppscotch instance.
Comparing Kong Insomnia, whose Local Vault, Git Sync and Cloud Sync options sit behind an account for most features, with Bruno, which is offline-only and stores collections as files in Git: storage model, scripting, CLI runs, paid features and what each costs per seat.
Insomnia against a self-hosted Hoppscotch Community or Enterprise Edition: shared workspaces on your own server instead of Kong's cloud, protocol coverage, SSO and SCIM in each paid tier, and who installs, upgrades and backs up the Hoppscotch instance.
Moving collections from Insomnia to Bruno: exporting Insomnia v5 YAML, importing it into Bruno (which also reads older v4 JSON), checking environments, scripts and authentication, committing the collection to Git and retiring Cloud Sync projects.
Moving an Insomnia organization to a self-hosted Hoppscotch instance: exporting collections and environments, using Hoppscotch's Insomnia importer and its 50 MB self-hosted limit, recreating workspaces and members, and setting up sign-in for the team.
Cost of ownership by component: Insomnia Pro and Enterprise seats and the Essentials limit of three Git Sync users, against Bruno's free and paid editions and a Hoppscotch server you run, including hosting, upgrades and support time.
What you can take out of Insomnia and how: exporting collections, projects or all data as Insomnia v5 YAML or HAR, exporting OpenAPI specs with the inso CLI, handling Cloud Sync and Git Sync projects, and checking secrets before files leave the app.
For teams that cannot let API requests or collections touch a vendor cloud: what Insomnia's Scratch Pad and Local Vault allow without Kong's cloud, and how Bruno's offline-only client or a Hoppscotch instance inside the isolated network covers the same work.
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