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SoapUI vs Insomnia

Developers should learn SoapUI when working with web services, especially in enterprise environments where SOAP APIs are common, or for comprehensive REST API testing meets developers should use insomnia when building or consuming apis, as it simplifies api testing and debugging with its intuitive gui, reducing the need for command-line tools like curl. Here's our take.

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SoapUI

Developers should learn SoapUI when working with web services, especially in enterprise environments where SOAP APIs are common, or for comprehensive REST API testing

SoapUI

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Developers should learn SoapUI when working with web services, especially in enterprise environments where SOAP APIs are common, or for comprehensive REST API testing

Pros

  • +It is valuable for automating API tests, ensuring service reliability, and integrating testing into CI/CD pipelines
  • +Related to: api-testing, soap

Cons

  • -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Insomnia

Developers should use Insomnia when building or consuming APIs, as it simplifies API testing and debugging with its intuitive GUI, reducing the need for command-line tools like cURL

Pros

  • +It is particularly valuable for frontend developers integrating with backends, backend developers testing endpoints, and QA engineers automating API tests, offering advantages like request history, response visualization, and plugin support for custom functionality
  • +Related to: rest-api, graphql

Cons

  • -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

Use SoapUI if: You want it is valuable for automating api tests, ensuring service reliability, and integrating testing into ci/cd pipelines and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use Insomnia if: You prioritize it is particularly valuable for frontend developers integrating with backends, backend developers testing endpoints, and qa engineers automating api tests, offering advantages like request history, response visualization, and plugin support for custom functionality over what SoapUI offers.

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The Bottom Line
SoapUI wins

Developers should learn SoapUI when working with web services, especially in enterprise environments where SOAP APIs are common, or for comprehensive REST API testing

Learn about SoapUI →Learn about Insomnia →

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