Comparison

Hoppscotch vs Postman

On the evidence we track, Postman leads this comparison with a composite score of 63/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Hoppscotch55

★Postman63

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Hoppscotch	PostmanLeader
Vioscale score	55 / 100medium · 52%	63 / 100medium · 74%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	4
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fhoppscotch%2Fhoppscotch&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	2	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	80,100	-
Stackoverflow questionsadoption.stackoverflow_questions	-	22,000
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	12	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	14	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · HQ US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	-	7 items
Hosting
Modelhosting.model	-	cloud

Score

Vioscale score

Hoppscotch55 / 100medium · 52%

Postman63 / 100medium · 74%

Pricing

Free tier

Hoppscotch✓

Postman✓

Model

Hoppscotchopen_source

Postmanfreemium

Price level

Hoppscotchfree

Postmanlow

Transparent

Hoppscotch–

Postman✓

Integrations

Count

Hoppscotch–

Postman4

Security

Disclosure policy

Hoppscotch–

Postman✓

Gdpr

Hoppscotch–

Postman✓

Scorecard

Hoppscotch6

Postman–

Soc2

Hoppscotch–

Postman✓

Vulnerabilities

HoppscotchCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fhoppscotch%2Fhoppscotch&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Postman–

Reliability

Status page

Hoppscotch✓

Postman✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Hoppscotch2

Postman–

Github stars

Hoppscotch80,100

Postman–

Stackoverflow questions

Hoppscotch–

Postman22,000

Activity

Commits last 30d

Hoppscotch12

Postman–

Release

Cadence days

Hoppscotch14

Postman–

History

Hoppscotch20 items

Postman–

License

Spdx

HoppscotchMIT

Postman–

Language

Primary

HoppscotchTypeScript

Postman–

Market

Availability

Hoppscotch–

PostmanAvailable worldwide · HQ US

Content

Faq

Hoppscotch–

Postman7 items

Hosting

Model

Hoppscotch–

Postmancloud

Capabilities

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

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

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 lightweight, collaborative API testing and development tool that supports REST, GraphQL, WebSocket, and other protocols. Available as a web app, desktop application, and CLI for offline, self-hosted, or cloud-based use.

Independently observed

Postman

Leader

A comprehensive platform that enables teams to develop, test, manage, and distribute APIs with integrated artificial intelligence capabilities.

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 2026-08-14verify ↗

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 2026-08-05verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Hoppscotch	Postman
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Hoppscotch✓

Postman✓

CLI

Hoppscotch✓

Postman✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Hoppscotch✓

Postman✓

Self-hosted

Hoppscotch✓

Postman✗

Integrations

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

Hoppscotch

Not documented yet.

Postman

Leader

4 total

1Password
AWS Secrets Manager
Azure Key Vault
HashiCorp Vault

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.