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Ask HN: Alternatives to Insomnia?

14 pointsby nzachover 1 year ago
Given the recent update[0] pushed by the Insomnia team I am now looking for alternatives.<p>For now the best alternative I&#x27;ve found is Bruno[1]. But sadly it does not support gRPC.<p>Does anyone have a better solution?<p>These are some options I&#x27;ve looked into:<p>- https:&#x2F;&#x2F;hoppscotch.io&#x2F;<p>- https:&#x2F;&#x2F;hurl.dev&#x2F;<p>- https:&#x2F;&#x2F;recipeui.com&#x2F;<p>- https:&#x2F;&#x2F;kreya.app&#x2F;<p>- https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;flawiddsouza&#x2F;Restfox<p>[0] - https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;Kong&#x2F;insomnia&#x2F;issues&#x2F;6585<p>[1] - https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;usebruno&#x2F;bruno

3 comments

jiceaover 1 year ago
Hi maintainer of Hurl [1] here, I&#x27;ll be happy to answer any question!<p>If you&#x27;re looking for a tool with a nice UI, Hurl might not be the ideal choice. We&#x27;re focusing our tool on CLI usage and CI&#x2F;CD integration.<p>On the other side, Hurl is a pure Open Source tool, we&#x27;re not VC backed. The tool is given to the community by a big French telco Orange, which use it and has no intention to be in the software business. In a word, there is less chance for Hurl to fell into Postman or Insomnia fate.<p>[1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;hurl.dev" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;hurl.dev</a>
archibaldJover 1 year ago
I&#x27;m going to start maintaining Insomnium, a fork of Insomnia that is designed to be 100% local: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;ArchGPT&#x2F;insomnium">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;ArchGPT&#x2F;insomnium</a>
gatinsamaover 1 year ago
What&#x27;s not to love about Bruno. Just read this:<p>Bruno - Opensource, Sustainability, Privacy, Freedom and Incentives <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;usebruno&#x2F;bruno&#x2F;discussions&#x2F;269">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;usebruno&#x2F;bruno&#x2F;discussions&#x2F;269</a>