Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/Kong/insomnia/vs/shadcn-ui/ui
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/Kong/insomnia/vs/shadcn-ui/ui.md
Description: insomnia and ui share 3 technologies: React Router, React, and MCP. Both are written in TypeScript.

# insomnia vs ui

insomnia and ui share 3 technologies: React Router, React, and MCP. Both are written in TypeScript.

- [Kong/insomnia](https://seerepo.com/r/Kong/insomnia): The open-source, cross-platform API client for GraphQL, REST, WebSockets, SSE and gRPC. With Cloud, Local and Git storage.
- [shadcn-ui/ui](https://seerepo.com/r/shadcn-ui/ui): Composable, accessible components with thoughtful defaults. Build your own component library with code you can customize, extend, and make your own.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: React Router, React, MCP
- Only in insomnia: Sentry
- Only in ui: Next.js, lru-cache, Vercel, Vite, TanStack, Tailwind CSS, cn, class-variance-authority, next-themes, recharts, Radix UI, Base UI, sonner, react-resizable-panels, embla-carousel-react, react-day-picker, cmdk, dnd-kit, motion, vaul, React Hook Form, Lucide, hugeicons, @tabler/icons-react, @phosphor-icons/react, @remixicon/react, ai, @ai-sdk/react, shiki, streamdown, unist-util-visit, Zod, tailwindcss-animate, PostCSS, geist, prompts, ora

## Side by side

| | insomnia | ui |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 400,144 lines written, 1,263 code files | 636,496 lines written, 3,892 code files |
| Who writes it | 1.2% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and GitHub Copilot | 3% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and Devin |
| Activity | Last push October 31, 2026, 6,215 commits, 40,105 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 2,298 commits, 127,326 stars |
| Tests | 413 test files. 24.5% of its code files have a test that imports them | 415 test files. 3.8% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, insomnia or ui?

ui, with 636,496 lines written; insomnia has 400,144.

The proof: [shadcn-ui/ui's code at commit 8a35366](https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/tree/8a3536678a528cc012b9e62484290e79d0be410f)

### Which has more GitHub stars, insomnia or ui?

ui, with 127,326 stars; insomnia has 40,105.

The proof: [shadcn-ui/ui on GitHub](https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui)

### Which has more tests, insomnia or ui?

ui, with 415 test files; insomnia has 413.

The proof: [shadcn-ui/ui's code at commit 8a35366](https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/tree/8a3536678a528cc012b9e62484290e79d0be410f)

### Which was updated more recently, insomnia or ui?

ui: its last push was on November 4, 2026, and insomnia's on October 31, 2026.

The proof: [shadcn-ui/ui's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, insomnia or ui?

ui: an AI signed 3% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and Devin; in insomnia, 1.2%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in shadcn-ui/ui](https://seerepo.com/r/shadcn-ui/ui/ai)

## Sources

- Kong/insomnia: Read on October 31, 2026, at commit f6f3849 (https://github.com/Kong/insomnia/tree/f6f38495946a1342c94a691dccaddb7c09f31169)
- shadcn-ui/ui: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit 8a35366 (https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/tree/8a3536678a528cc012b9e62484290e79d0be410f)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.