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Insomnia REST Client vs Shields.io: What are the differences?
Insomnia REST Client: The most intuitive cross-platform REST API Client 😴. Insomnia is a powerful REST API Client with cookie management, environment variables, code generation, and authentication for Mac, Window, and Linux; Shields.io: GitHub badges as a service. Legible & concise status badges for third-party codebase services.
Insomnia REST Client and Shields.io can be primarily classified as "API" tools.
Some of the features offered by Insomnia REST Client are:
- Mac, Windows and Linux
- Data import/export
- SSL client certificates
On the other hand, Shields.io provides the following key features:
- Have your own GitHub badges
- Visual consistency
- Look good on high-res displays
"Easy to work with" is the top reason why over 8 developers like Insomnia REST Client, while over 3 developers mention "Easiest way to create lovely badges" as the leading cause for choosing Shields.io.
Insomnia REST Client and Shields.io are both open source tools. It seems that Insomnia REST Client with 10.2K GitHub stars and 590 forks on GitHub has more adoption than Shields.io with 8.53K GitHub stars and 2.01K GitHub forks.
Digimedia ENVISION, 8villages, and Clippings are some of the popular companies that use Insomnia REST Client, whereas Shields.io is used by Movielala, InJoin, and Coveralls. Insomnia REST Client has a broader approval, being mentioned in 35 company stacks & 30 developers stacks; compared to Shields.io, which is listed in 7 company stacks and 11 developer stacks.
Postman supports automation and organization in a way that Insomnia just doesn't. Admittedly, Insomnia makes it slightly easy to query the data that you get back (in a very MongoDB-esque query language) but Postman sets you up to develop the code that you would use in development/testing right in the editor.
Pros of Insomnia REST Client
- Easy to work with16
- Great user interface11
- Works with GraphQL6
- Cross platform, available for Mac, Windows, and Linux4
- Opensource3
- Vim and Emacs key map2
- Preserves request templates2
- Does not have history feature0
Pros of Shields.io
- Easiest way to create lovely badges4
- Easy & Awesome2
- Open source1
- Chef integration1
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Cons of Insomnia REST Client
- Do not have team sharing options4
- Do not store credentials in HTTP2
