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Insomnia vs agent-safe-pipeline
Insomnia has 40,111 GitHub stars, 2,388 forks, 874 open issues and last shipped yesterday. agent-safe-pipeline has 672 stars, 57 forks, 19 open issues and last shipped today. Insomnia leads on adoption by 5,869% (40,111 vs 672 stars). Insomnia is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0; agent-safe-pipeline is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0. Insomnia has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, agent-safe-pipeline 8%. agent-safe-pipeline was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Insomnia | agent-safe-pipeline | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 40K | ★ 672 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-03 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.4K | ⑂ 57 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Insomnia if
- You weight community size — 40K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick agent-safe-pipeline if
- You want the agent-safe-pipeline feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and agent-safe-pipeline fits your workflow better
About Insomnia
Insomnia API Client Insomnia is an open source, cross platform API client for GraphQL, REST, WebSockets, Server Sent Events (SSE), gRPC and any other HTTP compatible protocol. With Insomnia you can: Debug APIs using the most popular protocols and formats. Design APIs using the native OpenAPI editor and visual preview. Test APIs using native test suites and collection runner. Mock APIs using a cloud or self hosted mocking server. Build CI/CD pipelines using the native Insomnia CLI for linting and testing. Collaborate with others using the many collaboration features. And more including the ability to use 3rd…
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About agent-safe-pipeline
AgentSafe Authorize every autonomous action, before it commits. AgentSafe is the open source gateway that puts authorization in front of every action your AI agents, workflows and pipelines take: a payment or a settlement, a trade, a price change, an inspection sign off, a deployment or any other API call. An agent, an application or a tool sends its HTTP request to AgentSafe instead of the target; AgentSafe captures the action as an intent, asks the Decionis control plane (the Independent Execution Authority, bound to the exact action) for a decision, and forwards exactly the authorized request once on a…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Insomnia or agent-safe-pipeline more popular?
Insomnia has 40,111 GitHub stars and agent-safe-pipeline has 672. Insomnia has the larger community by that measure.
Are Insomnia and agent-safe-pipeline free?
Both are open source. Insomnia is licensed under Apache-2.0 and agent-safe-pipeline under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Insomnia and agent-safe-pipeline?
Insomnia is written in TypeScript and agent-safe-pipeline in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Insomnia or agent-safe-pipeline?
Choose Insomnia if you want the larger community (40,111 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose agent-safe-pipeline if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.