Side by side

Hoppscotch vs SoapUI

Both stand on api testing tools. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Hoppscotch

Free plan APILinuxMac+3

Hoppscotch covers API testing and collaboration, with a free tier and paid team and enterprise plans. Compare the listed plan details with the collaboration and access controls your team needs.

Visit Hoppscotch

SoapUI Open Source offers API testing, mocking, and command-line automation across major listed protocols. The product description distinguishes its basic functional and performance scope from security testing associated with ReadyAPI.

Visit SoapUI

The facts

	Hoppscotch	SoapUI
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not published	Yes
Runs on	API, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows	API, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Windows
Lowest paid plan	Business: $6 per user a month	ReadyAPI API Functional & Security Testing: $1,069 a year
Plans published	4	5
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	hoppscotch.com	soapui.org
On api testing tools	#8 of 34	#4 of 34

Hoppscotch: what it does well

Supports HTTP, GraphQL, and four other protocols
Includes scripts, tests, history, and collection runners
Offers team workspaces and real-time collaboration
Can be deployed on a user's own servers
Describes storage as local-first with no tracking or ads

What to know first

Business costs $6 a month per user, billed annually
Enterprise costs $11 a month per user, billed annually
Free plan lists a personal workspace

SoapUI: what it does well

Supports REST, SOAP, GraphQL, and JMS.
Creates functional and regression tests.
Can mock SOAP and REST APIs.
Includes named build and test-tool integrations.
Runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux/Unix.

What to know first

Open Source is described for basic functional and performance testing.
Security testing is associated with expanded ReadyAPI capabilities.

Alternatives to Hoppscotch Alternatives to SoapUI The whole list