Insomnia vs Yaak

Pick Insomnia for a free plan that covers Git Sync for up to three users, free use at work and an Apache 2.0 licence. Pick Yaak for a faster, lighter app with an MCP server plugin and a lifetime licence option.

Choose Insomnia if

A small team wants Git Sync for free.
You want an Apache 2.0 client you can use at work for free.
You test MCP servers you are building.

Choose Yaak if

You want an app that opens in 0.47 s, not 1.43 s.
Your agents need an MCP server.
You'd rather pay once than every month.

Insomnia Pro, 10 people$1,440a year
Yaak Business, 10 people$1,490a year
Insomnia, first window1.43 s802 MB at idle
Yaak, first window0.47 s234 MB at idle

Where they differ

Price

For a team of 10, a year of Insomnia Pro costs $1,440 and Yaak Business $1,490, so Insomnia Pro saves $50.

Insomnia: Essentials is free; Git Sync for up to three users¹
Pro $12, Enterprise $45 a user a month¹
Yaak: Free for personal use; a licence is needed at work²
Individual $79 a year or $399 once; Business $149 a user a year²

AI coding agents

Insomnia has no official MCP server, while Yaak has an MCP server for coding agents.

Insomnia: No; Insomnia 12 is an MCP client for testing servers⁵
Yaak: Yes, as a plugin⁶

Speed

In our benchmark on an Apple M4 Pro, macOS 26.4, arm64, 18 Oct 2026, Insomnia opened its first window in 1.43 s and Yaak in 0.47 s. At idle Insomnia used 802 MB of memory and Yaak 234 MB; on disk they take 1,081 MB and 239 MB. See how we measured.

Side by side

	Insomnia	Yaak
Free plan	Essentials is free; Git Sync for up to three users¹	Free for personal use; a licence is needed at work²
Paid plans	Pro $12, Enterprise $45 a user a month¹	Individual $79 a year or $399 once; Business $149 a user a year²
Use it without an account	Only in the local Scratch Pad; the rest needs an account³	Yes for personal use; work licences are tied to a Yaak account²
Collections kept on your computer	Yes, in a Local Vault³	Yes, offline-first⁴
Collections as files in Git	Yes, with Git Sync³	Yes, workspaces mirror to a folder for Git⁴
MCP server for coding agents	No; Insomnia 12 is an MCP client for testing servers⁵	Yes, as a plugin⁶
CLI for CI	Yes, the Inso CLI³	Yes, the Yaak CLI⁷

Every fact comes from each app's own pages, checked on 20 Oct 2026. The numbers link to the sources at the end.

What each does better

Where Insomnia is stronger

Insomnia is open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.³
Insomnia 12 can connect to an MCP server and call its tools, for testing servers you build.⁵

Where Yaak is stronger

Yaak's source is MIT-licensed, and personal use of its builds is free.⁴
It sells a lifetime licence for one person.²

Or skip both: Porticol

Porticol has an MCP server for coding agents, and opened its first window in 0.24 s in our benchmark. Free for one seat.

Download free Porticol vs Insomnia

Questions

Do Insomnia and Yaak have an MCP server for AI agents?

Insomnia: No; Insomnia 12 is an MCP client for testing servers. Yaak: Yes, as a plugin.

How much do Insomnia and Yaak cost?

Insomnia: Essentials is free; Git Sync for up to three users; Pro $12, Enterprise $45 a user a month. Yaak: Free for personal use; a licence is needed at work; Individual $79 a year or $399 once; Business $149 a user a year. For a team of 10, a year of Insomnia Pro costs $1,440 and Yaak Business $1,490, so Insomnia Pro saves $50.

Is there an alternative to both Insomnia and Yaak?

Yes, Porticol. Porticol has an MCP server for coding agents, and opened its first window in 0.24 s in our benchmark. Free for one seat.