Comparison

Hoppscotch vs Postman

On the evidence we track, Postman leads this comparison with a composite score of 64/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
Hoppscotch51
★Postman64
Score
vioscaleAI score
Hoppscotch51 / 100medium · 59%
Postman64 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Hoppscotch✓
Postman✓
Model
Hoppscotchopen_source
Postmanfreemium
Price level
Hoppscotchfree
Postmanlow
Transparent
Hoppscotch–
Postman✓
Integrations
Count
Hoppscotch1
Postman9
Reliability
Status page
Hoppscotch✓
Postman✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Hoppscotch2
Postman–
Github stars
Hoppscotch80,614
Postman–
Stackoverflow questions
Hoppscotch–
Postman22,000
Activity
Commits last 30d
Hoppscotch10
Postman–
Release
Cadence days
Hoppscotch14
Postman–
History
Hoppscotch20 items
Postman–
License
Spdx
HoppscotchMIT
Postman–
Language
Primary
HoppscotchTypeScript
Postman–
Market
Availability
Hoppscotch–
Content
Faq
Hoppscotch5 items
Postman7 items
Hosting
Model
Hoppscotch–
Postmancloud

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for api development tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
REST client
Hoppscotch✓
Postman✓
GraphQL support
Hoppscotch✓
Postman✓
gRPC support
Hoppscotch-
Postman-
Design
Mock servers
Hoppscotch✓
Postman✓
Testing
Automated / contract testing
Hoppscotch✓
Postman✓
Collaboration
Team collaboration & sharing
Hoppscotch✓
Postman✓
Docs
Doc generation
Hoppscotch✓
Postman✓
Standards
OpenAPI / spec import
Hoppscotch✓
Postman✓
Ops
CI integration / CLI
Hoppscotch✓
Postman✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Hoppscotch

A comprehensive development ecosystem for designing, testing, and debugging APIs with support for REST, GraphQL, and other protocols. Provides web, desktop, and command-line interfaces with features for team collaboration, mock servers, API documentation, and testing automation.

Independently observed

Postman

Leader

Postman is a comprehensive platform that simplifies the API lifecycle by providing tools for designing, testing, and collaborating on APIs. It helps teams build and maintain APIs more efficiently.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Hoppscotch

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Postman

Leader
from $9/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $9/month (Solo) or free tier. Billed annually.

  • FreeFree
    • API client & core tools
    • Specs & mock servers
    • Native Git
    • Collection Runner & Performance Testing runs
    • Manual Flows
    • +5 more
  • Solo$9/month (billed annually)
    • Everything in Free, plus:
    • 400 AI credits/month
    • Data-driven testing with exports
    • Unlimited private NPM packages & library
    • Custom-branded documentation
    • +2 more
  • Team$19/user/month (billed annually)
    • Everything in Solo, plus:
    • 400 AI credits/user/month
    • Team collaboration
    • Unlimited workspace & collection viewers
    • Basic role-based access control (RBAC)
    • +1 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Team, plus:
    • 800 AI credits/user/month (pooled)
    • API Catalog
    • Unlimited private and Partner workspaces
    • Private API Network
    • +5 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Hoppscotch✓
Postman✓
macOS
Hoppscotch✓
Postman✗
Windows
Hoppscotch✓
Postman✗
Linux
Hoppscotch✓
Postman✗
CLI
Hoppscotch✓
Postman✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Hoppscotch✓
Postman✓
Self-hosted
Hoppscotch✓
Postman✗
On-premise
Hoppscotch✓
Postman✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Hoppscotch

1 total
  • GitHub
Independently observed

Postman

Leader
13 total
  • 1Password
  • AWS Secrets Manager
  • Azure Key Vault
  • HashiCorp Vault
  • Salesforce
  • Microsoft Graph
  • Notion
  • Zoho CRM
  • Cisco Meraki
  • Pipedrive
  • Datadog
  • Atlassian Confluence
  • PingOne
Independently observed
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