Insomnia vs Maxun

Comparing two open source alternatives . Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

Insomnia

Apache-2.0

The open-source, cross-platform API client for GraphQL, REST, WebSockets, SSE and gRPC. With Cloud, Local and Git storage.

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Maxun

AGPL-3.0

Open-source no-code platform for web scraping, crawling, search and AI data extraction.

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Side-by-side comparison

	Insomnia	Maxun
License	Apache-2.0	AGPL-3.0
Self-hostable	No	Yes
GitHub Stars	38,412	15,586
Forks	2,286	1,282
Open Issues	837	100
Last Commit	May 18, 2026	May 17, 2026
First Released	Apr 23, 2016	Oct 23, 2023
Categories	API Development & Testing Tools	Automation Tools API Development & Testing Tools
Tags	#API #rest #http client #api client	#API #automation #No Code #ai

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