Comparison

Hoppscotch vs Swagger UI

On the evidence we track, Swagger UI leads this comparison with a composite score of 69/100. 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
★Swagger UI69
Score
vioscaleAI score
Hoppscotch51 / 100medium · 59%
Swagger UI69 / 100medium · 68%
Pricing
Free tier
Hoppscotch✓
Swagger UI✓
Model
Hoppscotchopen_source
Swagger UIcommercial
Price level
Hoppscotchfree
Swagger UIfree
Transparent
Hoppscotch–
Swagger UI✓
Integrations
Count
Hoppscotch1
Swagger UI3
Reliability
Status page
Hoppscotch✓
Swagger UI–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Hoppscotch2
Swagger UI60,531
Github stars
Hoppscotch80,614
Swagger UI29,027
Package downloads weekly
Hoppscotch–
Swagger UI129,984
Activity
Commits last 30d
Hoppscotch10
Swagger UI26
Release
Cadence days
Hoppscotch14
Swagger UI11
History
Hoppscotch20 items
Swagger UI20 items
License
Spdx
HoppscotchMIT
Swagger UIApache-2.0
Language
Primary
HoppscotchTypeScript
Swagger UIJavaScript
Market
Content
Faq
Hoppscotch5 items
Swagger UI8 items

Capabilities

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

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

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

Swagger UI

Leader

A tool that automatically transforms OpenAPI specifications into visual, interactive documentation allowing developers to explore and test API operations directly without implementing the backend. Works across browsers and deployment environments as a set of reusable web components.

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 ↗

Swagger UI

Leader
from €21.20/moSubscriptionFree tier

From €21.20/user/month. Free tier available. Yearly billing offers 20% discount. Contact sales for Enterprise Plus.

  • Individual€21.20/user/month (20% discount for annual billing)
    • Catalog
    • Studio (Codegen, editor, form-based editor, 5 domains)
    • Portal (1 public product with SmartBear branding)
    • Contract testing (10 contracts, 10 AI credits)
    • Functional testing (50 test executions, test automation, CI/CD integration, assertions, reporting, sequential testing)
  • Team€32.34/user/month (20% discount for annual billing)
    • Catalog
    • Studio (Codegen, editor, form-based editor, 10 domains)
    • Portal (2 public products with SmartBear branding)
    • Contract testing (20 contracts, 10 AI credits per user, 1 System Account, 2 Webhooks)
    • Functional testing (50 test executions, test automation, CI/CD integration, assertions, reporting, sequential testing)
  • Enterprise€54.68/user/month (20% discount for annual billing)
    • Catalog
    • Studio (Standardization, unlimited domains)
    • Portal (5 public products with SmartBear branding)
    • Contract testing (50 contracts, 10 AI credits per user, 1 System Account, 50 Webhooks, RBAC)
    • Functional testing (100 test executions, test automation, CI/CD integration, assertions, reporting, sequential testing)
  • Enterprise PlusContact sales
    • Catalog
    • Studio (Standardization, unlimited domains, custom API templates)
    • Portal (Unlimited public and private products with full customization)
    • Contract testing (Unlimited contracts, 30 AI credits per user, Unlimited System Accounts, Unlimited Webhooks, RBAC)
    • Functional testing (Unlimited test executions, test automation, CI/CD integration, assertions, reporting, sequential & parallel testing)
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • GitHub

Hoppscotch

1 total - 0 not shared
  • GitHub
Independently observed

Swagger UI

Leader
3 total - 2 not shared
  • GitLab
  • BitBucket
Independently observed
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