> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.usedragonfly.xyz/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How it compares

> Where Dragonfly differs from Postman, Thunder Client and Insomnia, and where it overlaps.

Postman, Thunder Client and Insomnia are all good tools. Dragonfly focuses on one job and does it well: it reads your codebase and builds your requests for you, right inside the editor. Here is where it is different, and where it overlaps.

| Feature                                                     | Dragonfly |    Postman   | Thunder Client |    Insomnia    |
| ----------------------------------------------------------- | :-------: | :----------: | :------------: | :------------: |
| Runs inside VS Code                                         |    Yes    | Separate app |       Yes      | Standalone app |
| Builds requests by scanning your code (Express and Next.js) |    Yes    |      No      |       No       |       No       |
| Collections foldered to match your codebase                 |    Yes    |      No      |       No       |       No       |
| Auth secrets kept in VS Code secure storage                 |    Yes    |      No      |       No       |       No       |
| Import Postman, OpenAPI and cURL                            |    Yes    |      Yes     |       Yes      |       Yes      |
| Environments with `{{variables}}`                           |    Yes    |      Yes     |       Yes      |       Yes      |
| Copy any request as code                                    |    Yes    |      Yes     |       Yes      |       Yes      |
| Request history built in                                    |    Yes    |      Yes     |       Yes      |       Yes      |
| Works with no account                                       |    Yes    |      No      |       Yes      |       Yes      |
| Everything stays on your machine                            |    Yes    |      No      |       Yes      |       Yes      |
| Free, no paid tier                                          |    Yes    |      No      |       No       |       No       |

<Note>
  This comparison reflects the free, out-of-the-box experience of each tool.
</Note>

## Where Dragonfly stops

Dragonfly does not try to replace Postman or Insomnia for team workspaces, mock servers or scripted test suites. Knowing where it stops is part of the pitch. If your day-to-day is testing the endpoint you are working on right now, it is built for exactly that.

On the roadmap: team sync for collections and environments, more frameworks for route discovery, and deeper OpenAPI and GraphQL support. What ships next is driven by what people ask for.