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Open-source, lightweight API development and testing client
Hoppscotch is an open-source API development ecosystem — a fast, lightweight client for building, testing, and debugging APIs directly in the browser. Where heavier desktop tools can feel bloated, Hoppscotch loads instantly and keeps a minimal, keyboard-friendly interface, making it a popular free alternative for developers who want to fire off requests, inspect responses, and iterate quickly without installing anything.
Despite its light footprint, Hoppscotch is capable across protocols and workflows. It supports REST, GraphQL, WebSocket, Server-Sent Events, Socket.IO, and MQTT, with collections to organize requests, environments and variables for different stages, pre-request scripts and test assertions, authorization helpers, code generation, and history. Teams can share workspaces and collections to collaborate, and because the project is open source (MIT-licensed Community Edition), organizations can self-host the entire platform for data control and to keep API definitions inside their own infrastructure.
Hoppscotch targets individual developers who want a free, no-friction API client and engineering teams that prefer an open, self-hostable option over proprietary tools. Pricing is developer-friendly: the cloud Free plan is fully featured for personal use with unlimited workspaces, collections, and requests; an Organization plan runs about $6 per user per month (billed annually) for admin controls and team management; the Community Edition is free and open source to self-host; and a Self-Hosted Enterprise edition adds SAML SSO, OIDC, and audit logs from around $19 per user. It competes most directly with Postman, plus Insomnia and Bruno.
Pricing Model
Freemium, open source
Starting Price
$0/mo
Free Options
Free version, Free trial
Fully featured cloud client for personal use.
Per user (billed annually) for team management and admin controls.
Free, open-source (MIT) self-hosted edition for full data control.
Per user for enterprise security and governance, self-hosted.
| Feature | Free | Organization Popular | Community (self-hosted) | Self-Hosted Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited workspaces | — | — | — | |
| Unlimited collections and requests | — | — | — | |
| REST, GraphQL, WebSocket | — | — | — | |
| Environments and variables | — | — | — | |
| Collection runner | — | — | — | |
| Everything in Free | — | — | — | |
| Admin dashboard | — | — | — | |
| Team member management | — | — | — | |
| Dedicated support | — | — | ||
| Shared workspaces | — | — | — | |
| Self-hosted deployment | — | — | — | |
| MIT licensed | — | — | — | |
| Full API client | — | — | — | |
| Data stays in your infra | — | — | — | |
| Community support | — | — | — | |
| SAML SSO and OIDC | — | — | — | |
| Audit logs | — | — | — | |
| Advanced admin controls | — | — | — | |
| On-premise control | — | — | — |
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Compliance Standards
SOC 2 Type II
EnterpriseISO 27001
EnterpriseGDPR Compliant
GlobalHIPAA
HealthcarePCI DSS
FinanceCCPA
PrivacyFedRAMP
GovernmentCSA STAR
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The API platform for building, testing, and collaborating on APIs.
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