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HTTPie vs Insomnia
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | HTTPie | Insomnia |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Python | TypeScript |
| Licence | BSD-3-Clause | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 39k | 40k |
| Latest | 3.2.4 | core@13.4.0 |
| Last push | 2024-12-17 | 2026-11-12 |
| Release cadence | about 246 days between releases | too few releases |
| Active contributors | 0 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 18 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | No push in a year | none |
How they relate
Both replace Postman. Alternatives to Postman →
PartialHTTPieCommand line and desktop client for sending HTTP requests and saving sessions, without collections or team workspaces.
Full replacementInsomniaREST, GraphQL, gRPC and WebSocket requests with imports of Postman collections.
HTTPie
- 3.2.42024-11-01Fix default certs loading and unpin requests. (#1596)
- 3.2.32024-07-10Fix SSL connections by pinning the requests version to 2.31.0. (#1583, #1581)
- 3.2.22023-05-19Fixed compatibility with urllib3 2.0.0. (#1499)
- 3.2.12022-05-06Improved support for determining auto-streaming when the Content-Type header includes encoding information. (#1383)
- 3.2.02022-05-05HTTPie 3.2.0
Insomnia
- core@13.4.02026-10-2913.4.0 📦
- core@13.4.0-beta.12026-10-2613.4.0-beta.1 📦pre-release
- core@13.4.0-beta.02026-10-2213.4.0-beta.0 📦pre-release
- core@13.3.12026-10-0913.3.1 📦
- core@13.3.1-beta.12026-09-2813.3.1-beta.1 📦pre-release
HTTPie
unsigned The latest release, 3.2.4, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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Insomnia
unsigned The latest release, core@13.4.0, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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