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Insomnia vs DPP
Insomnia has 40,021 GitHub stars, 2,365 forks, 874 open issues and last shipped yesterday. DPP has 1,391 stars, 210 forks, 12 open issues and last shipped 17 days ago. Insomnia leads on adoption by 2,777% (40,021 vs 1,391 stars). Insomnia is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0; DPP is written in C++ under Apache-2.0. Insomnia has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, DPP 15%. Insomnia was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (api, api-client), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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 | DPP | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 40K | ★ 1.4K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | C++ |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-01 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.4K | ⑂ 210 |
| 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 DPP if
- You want the DPP feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches C++
- You evaluated both and DPP fits your workflow better
About Insomnia
Insomnia is an open source, cross platform API client built with Electron and TypeScript for developing and testing APIs across multiple protocols including REST, GraphQL, WebSockets, SSE, and gRPC. It runs on macOS, Windows, and Linux and is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. The project serves as a direct open source alternative to Postman, offering similar core functionality without vendor lock in or mandatory cloud usage.
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About DPP
DPP is a C++ Discord API bot library in the Discord bot development ecosystem. It is a lightweight, modern C++ library for building Discord bots, and it covers as much of the Discord API specification as possible while keeping a small memory footprint even when caching large amounts of data.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Insomnia or DPP more popular?
Insomnia has 40,021 GitHub stars and DPP has 1,391. Insomnia has the larger community by that measure.
Are Insomnia and DPP free?
Both are open source. Insomnia is licensed under Apache-2.0 and DPP under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Insomnia and DPP?
Insomnia is written in TypeScript and DPP in C++. 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 DPP?
Choose Insomnia if you want the larger community (40,021 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose DPP if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.