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Insomnia vs Probe
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Insomnia | Probe |
|---|---|---|
| Language | TypeScript | Rust |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 40k | 66 |
| Latest | core@13.4.0 | v2.4.3 |
| Last push | 2026-11-12 | 2026-11-10 |
| Release cadence | too few releases | about 2 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 18 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 5+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Postman. Alternatives to Postman →
Full replacementInsomniaREST, GraphQL, gRPC and WebSocket requests with imports of Postman collections.
PartialProbeNative desktop app and CLI, with collections kept as OpenCollection YAML files and no account needed.
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
Insomnia
unsigned The latest release, core@13.4.0, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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Probe
unsigned The latest release, v2.4.3, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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