Hoppscotch

Hoppscotch is an open-source API development platform for creating, testing, documenting and sharing APIs. It suits individual developers and teams working across several API protocols. Its free tier covers personal testing, while shared workflows and stronger access controls sit behind paid plans.

Overview

Hoppscotch brings API requests, testing and documentation into one platform, with support for HTTP, GraphQL, WebSocket, Socket.IO, MQTT and Server-Sent Events. That range makes it a stronger fit for mixed-protocol work than a client focused on HTTP alone. Collections, environments, scripts and runners support repeatable workflows, and CI/CD integration can carry API checks into delivery pipelines.

The product describes its data storage as local-first and says it has no tracking, analytics or ads. Self-hosting is also available, giving organizations another way to control deployment. Hoppscotch says it processes more than 5 million requests monthly and supports over 30 languages, though the practical choice still turns on whether personal tools or shared team controls matter more.

Key features

• Testing and automation: Pre-request scripts, post-request tests, environment variables, request history and collection runners cover exploratory requests and repeatable checks. CI/CD integration is useful for teams that want API testing in delivery workflows.
• Collaboration: Team workspaces, access-level roles and real-time collaboration support shared work. Business adds shared collections and environments, documentation publishing, API mocking, code snippets and MCP server support, making it the more complete tier for teams that need to publish and coordinate API work.
• Migration and code generation: One-click migration from Postman, Insomnia and cURL can reduce the friction of switching. Code snippets in various languages and frameworks help move requests into application code.
• Enterprise access controls: Enterprise adds SAML SSO, OpenID Connect, SCIM provisioning, audit logs, domain whitelisting and advanced admin controls. These are meaningful distinctions for organizations managing identity and access centrally; they are not part of the lower tiers.

Pricing

Hoppscotch uses a freemium model. The Free plan costs nothing, billed forever, and includes REST, GraphQL and realtime API testing, a personal workspace, collections and environments, scripts, collection runner and community support. It is a substantive option for individual use, but it does not include team workspaces or real-time collaboration.

Organization costs $6 a month, billed annually. It includes everything in Free, plus an admin dashboard, dedicated support and custom payment options. It does not list the shared workspaces and collaboration features that distinguish Business, so it is better suited to buyers seeking administration or payment flexibility than a team collaboration upgrade.

Business costs $6 per user/month, billed annually. It adds team workspaces, real-time collaboration, shared collections and environments, documentation publishing, mocking, snippets, MCP server support, an admin dashboard and email support. That makes it the clearest fit for teams needing shared API work at a per-user annual price. Enterprise costs $11 per user/month, billed annually, and adds identity management, role-based access, SSO, provisioning, audit and domain controls, AI Agent features, advanced administration and priority support via Slack Connect. Choose it when those controls justify the higher seat price; otherwise Business covers the listed collaboration needs.

Platforms

Hoppscotch is available on the web, Linux, macOS and Windows, as well as for self-hosted deployment and API use. That combination accommodates browser-based work, desktop environments and organizations preferring their own servers.

Who it's for

Hoppscotch is a sensible choice for developers who need a broad protocol client, reusable test workflows and a personal free workspace. Business is the natural step for teams sharing collections and publishing API documentation. Organizations requiring centralized identity, provisioning and audit controls should consider Enterprise. It is less compelling for a team that only needs a personal request client, since its shared capabilities are paid features.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Support for six API protocols makes it useful for teams whose work extends beyond HTTP and GraphQL.
• Pro: The forever-free plan includes scripts, environments and collection running, so individual users can build repeatable tests without a subscription.
• Pro: Local-first storage, no tracking, analytics or ads, and self-hosting offer privacy and deployment options.
• Con: Team workspaces and real-time collaboration require Business or Enterprise, limiting Free to personal work.
• Con: SSO, provisioning, audit logs and domain whitelisting are confined to Enterprise, so teams needing those controls must pay the higher per-user rate.

Alternatives

Apidog is worth comparing if a four-user time-unlimited free plan or a free trial better fits your team; its paid Basic plan costs $12 a month.

Postman is another freemium API client, with a free plan and trial; consider it as an alternative if its API client, core tools, specs, mock servers, Native Git and Collection Runner align better with your workflow.

Bruno offers an open-source free tier with two workspaces and five OpenAPI syncs per month, making it a relevant alternative if those workspace and sync limits suit your needs.

HTTPie is a free option with a public-beta web and desktop client that works offline without an account, plus an open-source terminal client.

Insomnia may suit teams looking for Git Sync projects, with its free Essentials tier supporting three users and 1,000 mock-server requests per month.

Karate is an alternative for users seeking an MIT-licensed framework covering REST, GraphQL and SOAP testing alongside browser and desktop UI automation.

Keploy is an alternative if an Apache 2.0 open-source core focused on local record-and-replay fits the task.

Kreya is another freemium option to compare.

Browse API Testing Tools or API clients for more options.

Verdict

Choose Hoppscotch if you want a broad-protocol API client with capable free personal testing, a clear path to team collaboration and optional self-hosting. Its strongest case is the combination of protocol breadth and shared workflows; look elsewhere if you need enterprise identity and audit controls without moving to the higher-priced Enterprise plan.