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Comparison

Stoplight 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.

Stoplight full profile →Thunder Client full profile →
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Stoplight47
Thunder Client69
Score
Vioscale score
Stoplight47 / 100medium · 63%
Thunder Client69 / 100low · 30%
Pricing
Free tier
Stoplight✓
Thunder Client✓
Model
Stoplightcommercial
Thunder Clientfreemium
Price level
Stoplightlow
Thunder Clientlow
Transparent
Stoplight✓
Thunder Client✓
Integrations
Count
Stoplight7
Thunder Client2
Security
Gdpr
Stoplight✓
Thunder Client✓
Scorecard
Stoplight3.6
Thunder Client–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Stoplight✓
Thunder Client–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Stoplight0
Thunder Client–
Github stars
Stoplight872
Thunder Client–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Stoplight0
Thunder Client–
Release
Cadence days
Stoplight27
Thunder Client–
History
Stoplight20 items
Thunder Client–
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Stoplight

A platform for designing APIs using OpenAPI specifications with visual editors, automatic documentation generation, mock servers, and team collaboration features for API governance across organizations.

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.

Stoplight

from $11/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From $44/month billed annually. Free tier available with 14-day trials on paid plans.

  • FreeFree
    • API editor
    • OpenAPI/JSON schema visual designer
    • Code-based editing
    • Schema reuse
    • Design validation
    • +8 more
  • Basic$44/month (annual), first 3 users free, $11 per additional user/month
    • OpenAPI/JSON schema visual designer
    • Interactive docs
    • Instant mock servers
  • Startup$113/month (annual), first 8 users free, $11 per additional user/month
    • Private projects
    • Multi-branch support
    • Custom domains and theming
    • Google Analytics integration
    • Approved email domains
  • Pro Team$362/month (annual), first 15 users free, $22 per additional user/month
    • Up to 20 teams
    • Shared style guides
    • Workspace groups
    • Remove Stoplight branding
    • Self-hosted Git providers
    • +3 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom pricing
    • Unlimited projects and teams
    • Custom payment terms
    • Invoicing
    • Priority support
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
Stoplight✓
Thunder Client✗
macOS
Stoplight✓
Thunder Client✗
Windows
Stoplight✓
Thunder Client✗
Linux
Stoplight✓
Thunder Client✗
CLI
Stoplight✓
Thunder Client✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Stoplight✓
Thunder Client✓
Self-hosted
Stoplight✓
Thunder Client✗

Integrations

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

Stoplight

7 total
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Azure DevOps
  • Bitbucket
  • Google Analytics
  • LDAP
  • SAML
Independently observed

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.