When comparing Advanced REST client vs Insomnia, the Slant community recommends Insomnia for most people. In the question“What are the best REST API Clients?” Insomnia is ranked 1st while Advanced REST client is ranked 5th. The most important reason people chose Insomnia is:
Response content and headers are presented in an accessible and readable format. JSON responses is prettified and can be filtered for for closer inspection.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Detailed information about response
Response content and headers are presented in an accessible and readable format. JSON responses is prettified and can be filtered for for closer inspection.
Pro Plugins
e.g. Swagger validator.
Pro Can generate code
Generates code for more than 30 languages, including Curl, NodeJS, Go, Swift, Python, Java and C.
Pro GraphQL support
Cons
Con Tied to using the Chrome browser
This app is unable to be used unless the Chrome browser is already installed on ones OS.