Firecamp vs Insomnia

Firecamp is an open-source, multi-protocol API platform with playgrounds for REST, GraphQL, WebSocket, and SocketIO APIs. It supports API collections and collaboration in shared workspaces, while guests can test requests before creating an account. Accounts add saved requests, collections, and team collaboration. REST tooling includes authentication, scripts, code snippets, interactive variables, headers, cookies, timelines, statistics, body mockers, and protocol support through HTTP 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0. GraphQL tools include an explorer, query collections, generated variables, multipart uploads, documentation browsing, history, and introspection. WebSocket and SocketIO playgrounds provide message or emitter collections and connection settings. Firecamp lists an API test runner plus CLI and CI/CD support for collection tests. The Free plan costs $0 per month for up to five seats. Team supports up to 15 seats at $49 per month billed yearly or $59 monthly. Enterprise pricing is custom.

Insomnia is an API collaboration platform for designing, testing, debugging, mocking, and governing APIs. Its client supports HTTP, REST, gRPC, GraphQL, WebSockets, SOAP, and SSE. Design workflows include OpenAPI spec-first work, live previews, and generation of collections, tests, and mocks. Mocks can be generated from collections, OpenAPI specifications, API responses, or natural-language descriptions, locally or in the cloud. The collection runner supports unlimited runs, JavaScript before-request and after-response scripts, chained requests, and CI/CD execution through Inso CLI. Insomnia also connects to HTTP and STDIO MCP servers, supports custom tool parameters, and provides MCP authentication event logs. API data can stay local, reside in a Git repository, or be stored in Insomnia Cloud with optional end-to-end encryption. Teams can share projects, collections, mocks, and design specifications with organization controls and real-time collaboration indicators. Essentials is free; Pro is $12 a month per user, and Enterprise is $45 a month per user. It supports Linux, macOS, Windows, and self-hosted use.