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Comparison

Hoppscotch vs Thunder Client

No leader: the top candidate Thunder Client has only 0.30 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Hoppscotch full profile →Thunder Client full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Hoppscotch55
Thunder Client69
Score
Vioscale score
Hoppscotch55 / 100medium · 52%
Thunder Client69 / 100low · 30%
Pricing
Free tier
Hoppscotch✓
Thunder Client✓
Model
Hoppscotchopen_source
Thunder Clientfreemium
Price level
Hoppscotchfree
Thunder Clientlow
Transparent
Hoppscotch–
Thunder Client✓
Integrations
Count
Hoppscotch–
Thunder Client2
Security
Gdpr
Hoppscotch–
Thunder Client✓
Scorecard
Hoppscotch6
Thunder Client–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Hoppscotch✓
Thunder Client–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Hoppscotch2
Thunder Client–
Github stars
Hoppscotch80,100
Thunder Client–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Hoppscotch12
Thunder Client–
Release
Cadence days
Hoppscotch14
Thunder Client–
History
Hoppscotch20 items
Thunder Client–
License
Spdx
HoppscotchMIT
Thunder Client–
Language
Primary
HoppscotchTypeScript
Thunder Client–
Market
Availability
Hoppscotch–
Thunder ClientAvailable worldwide · HQ IE

Capabilities

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

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

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

Thunder Client

A lightweight API testing client for VS Code and JetBrains IDEs that stores all data locally on developers' machines and enables team collaboration through Git-based synchronization without requiring context-switching to external tools.

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 ↗

Thunder Client

from $3/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From free to $16/user/month. 14-day free trial available.

  • FreeFree
    • VS Code extension
    • Local storage
  • Starter$3/user/month billed annually
    • VS Code & JetBrains extensions
    • Team features
    • CLI & CI/CD
    • WebSocket, SSE, gRPC
    • 250 Collection Runs per user
  • Business$7/user/month billed annually
    • VS Code & JetBrains extensions
    • Team features
    • CLI & CI/CD
    • WebSocket, SSE, gRPC
    • 500 Collection Runs per user
  • Enterprise$16/user/month billed annually
    • VS Code & JetBrains extensions
    • Team features
    • CLI & CI/CD
    • WebSocket, SSE, gRPC
    • Unlimited Collection Runs
    • +6 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✓
Thunder Client✗
CLI
Hoppscotch✓
Thunder Client✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Hoppscotch✓
Thunder Client✓
Self-hosted
Hoppscotch✓
Thunder Client✗

Integrations

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

Hoppscotch

Not documented yet.

Thunder Client

2 total
  • Azure
  • AWS
Independently observed

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