API Clients · Reviewed 23 Oct 2026

Hoppscotch

Open-source API development ecosystem for building, testing, and sharing APIs.

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Hoppscotch at a glance

Overview

01

Summary

The useful answer before the supporting detail.

Hoppscotch is an open-source API development ecosystem that helps developers create and test API requests, saving time in development S1. It is used by developers and teams to build, test, and share APIs, solving the problem of fragmented and cluttered API tools S1. The platform offers a collaborative, all-in-one environment for API testing, with features like real-time collaboration and self-hosting options S5.

02

Product identity and positioning

Name, category, positioning, audience, and first-party claims.

  • Identity: Hoppscotch is an open-source API development platform S1.
  • Core purpose: It helps developers create and test API requests efficiently S1.
  • Intended users: Developers and teams building and testing APIs S1.
  • Product scope: A collaborative platform with web, desktop, and self-hosted options S47 S5.
  • Positioning: Positioned as a fast, open-source, team-oriented API tool S26.
  • Claimed distinction: Claims to be the most popular API development tool on GitHub S26.
03

Use cases and audiences

Who the product serves and the jobs it is designed to handle.

AudiencePractical use case
Individual developersTest APIs quickly without signup S130.
Development teamsCollaborate on API testing in real-time S5.
OrganizationsManage users, workspaces, and SSO for enterprise API testing S5 S46.
Self-hostersDeploy Hoppscotch on own servers for control S5.

Features

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Features and capabilities

Core functions and evidence-backed product capabilities.

CapabilityWhat it does
API TestingTest REST, GraphQL, and realtime APIs with assertions S46 S5.
Real-Time CollaborationWork together with team members in shared workspaces S5.
Environment ManagementManage environment variables and use them across requests S5.
Request HistoryView and manage past API requests S5.
Code Snippet GenerationGenerate code snippets for requests in various languages and frameworks S26.
CLI SupportRun requests from the terminal using the Hoppscotch CLI S26.
Self-HostingDeploy Hoppscotch on your own servers S5.
Request SharingShare requests via links, buttons, or embeds S47.
10

Integrations and ecosystem

Connected products, exports, APIs, and workflow compatibility.

Integration or interfaceTypeWhat it enables
Hoppscotch Browser ExtensionExtensionIntercepts requests to enable API testing from the browser S47.
OpenAPI ImportImportImports collections and environments from OpenAPI specs S47.
CLICLIRuns requests from the terminal S26.
SSO ProvidersIntegrationAllows login using existing SSO providers S5.
Embeddable WidgetsEmbedEmbeds mini Hoppscotch in HTML pages for interactive API requests S47.

Pricing

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Pricing and plans

Published plans, free access, trials, credits, and pricing limitations.

Plan or offerVerified price and billingIncludedLimits
Free$0 foreverREST, GraphQL, realtime testing, personal workspace, collections, scripts, collection runner S46Personal workspace; community support S46
Business$6 per user/month, billed annually S46Everything in free plan, team workspaces, shared collections, docs publishing, API mocking, admin dashboard S46Not established
Enterprise$11 per user/month, billed annually S46Everything in business plan, SSO, SCIM, RBAC, audit logs, AI Agent features, Slack Connect support S46Not established

Competition

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Competitive landscape

Domains competing for the same organic search demand.

Sampled competitors

CompetitorFirst-page appearancesSampled queriesAverage positionQueries observed
github.com425.3hoppscotch, hoppscotch download
docs.hoppscotch.io212.5hoppscotch download
abstracta.us225hoppscotch, hoppscotch download
hoppscotch.io111hoppscotch
aur.archlinux.org115hoppscotch download
reddit.com116hoppscotch

Website intelligence — Collected evidence

Customers, testimonials, and first-party review claims

No supporting public-page evidence was collected for this category.

Independent review sources discovered

No links to supported independent review platforms were discovered on the collected pages.

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AI visibility

Measured ChatGPT and Google AI mentions with cited sources.

AI-assistant referral traffic

  • Estimated current generative-AI referral share: 3.3%

Scout traffic model did not return a separate AI-referral trend series for this domain.

Website intelligence — Collected evidence

Site-stated AI capabilities

Page typeEvidenceSource
otherHoppscotch v2026.9.0 introduces the Enterprise Cloud tier and an AI Assistant for Enterprise Cloud and Enterprise Self-Host.https://hoppscotch.com/blog
otherThe Hoppscotch Model Context Protocol (MCP) server lets an AI agent in a host such as Claude Code or Codex drive your collections, requests, environments, and teams, run real API requests, and generate code, across Cloud or self-hosted offerings.https://hoppscotch.com/blog

These are first-party product claims, not independent measurements of AI-search visibility.

15

Marketing opportunities

Actions calculated directly from the collected evidence.

OpportunityRecommended actionEvidence
Striking-distance keywordVolume 720 · https://hoppscotch.com/
Important pagehttps://hoppscotch.com/pricing · 1 sampled keywords · best position 23
Competitor gap4 first-page appearances across hoppscotch, hoppscotch download

Website intelligence — Collected evidence

Website evidence gaps

  • integrations: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • customers: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • reviews: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • technical: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.

Trust and proof

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Customers, proof, and reviews

Published proof, customer signals, and review evidence.

Independent reviews

PlatformPageHow it was foundNote
GeekChampHoppscotch review (2026): pricing, features, verdict / GeekChampGrounded web searchVerdict. We recommend Hoppscotch to teams that want a collaborative API client with GraphQL support. Its free plan is listed as free forever. The ... workspace details before purchase, since automated test runs and broader plan features are not published
ITechGuidesHoppscotch Review (2026): Pricing, Pros & ConsGrounded web searchHoppscotch: A broad browser-based API client with collections, runners, mocks, and team collaboration. Ranked #30 of 33 ... by our editors (6.2/10); pricing: Free plan · paid from $6/user/mo (annual); best for teams wanting a collaborative browser-based
app.krain.aiHoppscotch / Krain AIGrounded web search4.6 (81 reviews) ## Overview ... #### Strengths ... Low fees 57% ... Fast 32% Good UX 31% Beginner friendly 25% Good docs 19% ... Features 9% ... ### Community Reviews(81) ... Documentation Mobile app Hoppscotch is an excellent open-source API development platform that brings building, testing, debugging, and documenting APIs into one streamlined workspace. Its AI-assisted workflows, real-time collaboration, automated testing, and support for GraphQL and WebSocket make it highly versatile. The c
topbusinesssoftware.comHoppscotch Verified Customer Reviews (2026)Grounded web search# Hoppscotch Verified Customer Reviews (2026) Write a Review Streamline API development, testing, and collaboration effortlessly today! ... . This comprehensive suite of features, combined with its adaptability, truly makes Hoppscotch a valuable tool for

Customer proof

No named customers, testimonials, or customer case studies were found.

Independent mentions

  • Hoppscotch desktop application / Hacker News — 73 points by 0xedb on Nov 9, 2023 / hide / past / favorite / 54 comments ... This desktop app is open source. The source right on they github page. ... I just tried it. It feels like postman, very slow when typing json body. But it's small, and startup time is instant. I prefer bruno, but we do not talk about bruno. ... It has a clean UI and can be self-hosted. The downside is that - Only one workspace is available when offline. - You can't point your Workspace data to a specific directory like
  • Hoppscotch — Open source API development ecosystem. - Login: hoppscotch - Blog: https://hoppscotch.com - Email: support@hoppscotch.io - Public repos: 18 - Followers: 1018 - Verified: yes - Created: 2019-10-18T01:07:54Z ## Top Repositories ... - hoppscotch/hoppscotch - Open-Source API Development Ecosystem • https://hoppscotch.io • Offline, On-Prem & Cloud • Web, Desktop & CLI • Open-Source Alternative to Postman, Insomnia (80680 stars) - hoppscotch/proxyscotch - 📡 A simple proxy server created for https://h
  • How can i work with localhost APIs? · hoppscotch/hoppscotch · Discussion #2051 · GitHub — You should install our Browser Extension and switch the interceptor to Browser Extension from Settings or bottom bar. ... Step 2: Click on the Hoppscotch extension icon from Browser's toolbar to add your localhost origins to the Active Origins list. ex:
  • Hoppscotch • Make better APIs — # Make Better APIs Trusted by millions of developers to build, test and share APIs. Self-Host from GitHub Join the developers and engineers from startups to enterprises who trust us. ... Hoppscotch makes it easy to create and test your APIs, helping
  • Could not fetch a valid release json from the remote · hoppscotch/hoppscotch · Discussion #4984 · GitHub — When i open the hoppscotch-desktop.exe ,Screen displays "Could not fetch a valid release JSON from the remote" and then immediately exits. My computer cannot access external networks. version:2025.3.1 ... . The error will go away as soon as connectivity is

External links were grounded in one live web search. Search snippets are leads, not independently scraped page content; rejected links remain available in Review evidence.

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Company, security, and trust

Ownership, policies, security signals, and public trust evidence.

SignalFindingSource
Company and ownershipYou will be tasked with planning and building performant, robust and highly interactive frontend systems for the main Hoppscotch client. You will have to collaborate with our team and build smooth and intuitive user expesource
Contact and supportThat's it for this release. You can read the entire v2023.12.0 release changelog. We'd love to see how all these improvements will help you develop and test your APIs, enabling you to ship your products faster! If you'dsource
Legal and privacyNot published on the collected pages.—
Security and complianceUse your existing SSO provider to login to Hoppscotch.source
Uptime and status pageNot published on the collected pages.—
Domain registered2013-10-13—
Domain expires2027-10-13—

Not found on the collected pages: legal and privacy, uptime and status page. This only means Scout did not find it on the pages it read; it says nothing about the company itself.

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Documentation and product updates

Help resources, product guidance, and visible changes over time.

Resource or updateTypeWhat is availableDate or freshness
Hoppscotch • Make better APIsChangelogHoppscotch is an open-source API development ecosystem that helps you create and test your API requests saving precious time in development. (source)Not dated
Hoppscotch • Make better APIsRelease notesPublic product change history. (source)Not dated
Hoppscotch • Make better APIsChangelogPublic product change history. (source)Not dated

Not found in the collected public sources: public roadmap, status page, separate help center or knowledge base.

Technical

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Technical and delivery signals

Delivery model, platforms, API, data ownership, reliability claims and release activity.

SignalFindingSource
Delivery model (cloud, self-hosted, desktop, browser extension)Available as cloud, self-hosted, and desktop app S46 S5 S47.S46 S5 S47
Platforms and appsCross-platform desktop app built with Tauri S47.S47
API and extensibility (API, SDK, webhooks, MCP, plugins)CLI available for terminal requests S26.S26
Data ownership and exportLocal-first data storage S26.S26
Performance and reliability claimsClaims to be fast and reliable S47.S47
Release activityFrequent updates with bug fixes and improvements S47.S47
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Measured infrastructure

Domain, certificate, and hosting signals, measured directly.

SignalFinding
Domain registered2013-10-13 — NameCheap, Inc.
Domain expires2027-10-13
TLS certificateLet's Encrypt, valid, expires 2026-12-22
Security headersHSTS
Headers not servedCSP, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, Referrer-Policy
Server headerGitHub.com
Mail handled byaspmx.l.google.com, alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
Nameserversdns2.registrar-servers.com, dns1.registrar-servers.com

Not measurable: wayback: rate limited by archive.org, ladder stopped after 1 probe(s). A gap here means the lookup was unavailable, not that the finding is negative.

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Technical site audit

A bounded multi-page crawl with page-level issues and URLs.

Scout — Bounded technical crawl

  • Pages crawled: 15 of 15 maximum
  • Technical health: 83/100
  • Critical issues: 0
  • Warnings: 50
  • Notices: 2

Issues

SeverityIssueValueAffected URL
warningPage should have one primary H12https://hoppscotch.com/
warningMissing canonical URL—https://hoppscotch.com/
noticeImages are missing alt text7https://hoppscotch.com/
warningMissing canonical URL—https://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2026-9-0
warningMissing canonical URL—https://hoppscotch.com/download
noticeLow visible word count90https://hoppscotch.com/download
warningPage should have one primary H10https://hoppscotch.com/blog
warningMissing canonical URL—https://hoppscotch.com/blog
warningPage should have one primary H10https://hoppscotch.com/blog/introducing-hoppscotch-mcp-server
warningMissing canonical URL—https://hoppscotch.com/blog/introducing-hoppscotch-mcp-server
warningMissing canonical URL—https://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2026-8-0
warningMissing canonical URL—https://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2026-7-0
warningMissing canonical URL—https://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2026-6-0
warningMissing canonical URL—https://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2026-5-0
warningMissing canonical URL—https://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2026-4-0
warningMissing canonical URL—https://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2026-3-0
warningMissing canonical URL—https://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2026-2-0
warningMissing canonical URL—https://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2025-11-0
warningPage should have one primary H10https://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2025-10-0
warningMissing canonical URL—https://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2025-10-0
warningPage should have one primary H10https://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2025-9-0
warningMissing canonical URL—https://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2025-9-0
warningDuplicate title in audit sample15https://hoppscotch.com/
warningDuplicate title in audit sample15https://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2026-9-0
warningDuplicate title in audit sample15https://hoppscotch.com/download
warningDuplicate title in audit sample15https://hoppscotch.com/blog
warningDuplicate title in audit sample15https://hoppscotch.com/blog/introducing-hoppscotch-mcp-server
warningDuplicate title in audit sample15https://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2026-8-0
warningDuplicate title in audit sample15https://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2026-7-0
warningDuplicate title in audit sample15https://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2026-6-0
warningDuplicate title in audit sample15https://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2026-5-0
warningDuplicate title in audit sample15https://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2026-4-0
warningDuplicate title in audit sample15https://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2026-3-0
warningDuplicate title in audit sample15https://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2026-2-0
warningDuplicate title in audit sample15https://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2025-11-0
warningDuplicate title in audit sample15https://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2025-10-0
warningDuplicate title in audit sample15https://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2025-9-0
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample15https://hoppscotch.com/
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample15https://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2026-9-0
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample15https://hoppscotch.com/download
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample15https://hoppscotch.com/blog
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample15https://hoppscotch.com/blog/introducing-hoppscotch-mcp-server
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample15https://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2026-8-0
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample15https://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2026-7-0
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample15https://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2026-6-0
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample15https://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2026-5-0
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample15https://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2026-4-0
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample15https://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2026-3-0
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample15https://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2026-2-0
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample15https://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2025-11-0
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample15https://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2025-10-0
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample15https://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2025-9-0

Crawled pages

StatusTitleH1sWordsResponseURL
200Hoppscotch • Make better APIs2611106 mshttps://hoppscotch.com/
200Hoppscotch • Make better APIs1516118 mshttps://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2026-9-0
200Hoppscotch • Make better APIs19090 mshttps://hoppscotch.com/download
200Hoppscotch • Make better APIs01319109 mshttps://hoppscotch.com/blog
200Hoppscotch • Make better APIs01350186 mshttps://hoppscotch.com/blog/introducing-hoppscotch-mcp-server
200Hoppscotch • Make better APIs1515227 mshttps://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2026-8-0
200Hoppscotch • Make better APIs1346107 mshttps://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2026-7-0
200Hoppscotch • Make better APIs1434114 mshttps://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2026-6-0
200Hoppscotch • Make better APIs150393 mshttps://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2026-5-0
200Hoppscotch • Make better APIs1565141 mshttps://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2026-4-0
200Hoppscotch • Make better APIs1483102 mshttps://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2026-3-0
200Hoppscotch • Make better APIs144379 mshttps://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2026-2-0
200Hoppscotch • Make better APIs1637107 mshttps://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2025-11-0
200Hoppscotch • Make better APIs087679 mshttps://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2025-10-0
200Hoppscotch • Make better APIs042884 mshttps://hoppscotch.com/blog/hoppscotch-v2025-9-0

This is a bounded Scout crawl. Core Web Vitals and Lighthouse scores are not claimed unless a dedicated performance audit is connected.

22

Search Console and Analytics

First-party search and behavioral data connection state.

Modeled acquisition channels

ChannelEstimated share
direct43.0%
search29.4%
search organic28.4%
search paid0.9%
social6.1%
social organic5.7%
social paid0.4%
referrals13.7%
paid referrals1.7%
mail2.1%
gen ai3.3%
affiliate0.8%
other0.0%

First-party connections

IntegrationStatusData available after connection
Google Search ConsoleNot connectedClicks, impressions, CTR, average position, queries, pages, countries, and devices
Google AnalyticsNot connectedOrganic sessions, engagement, landing pages, conversions, geography, and devices

No first-party Search Console or Analytics numbers are shown until the site owner authorizes the corresponding Google account. Scout traffic model values above are modeled estimates, not private analytics totals.

Limits and method

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Limitations and open questions

Known constraints and missing evidence from the collected pages.

The collected pages do not mention specific competitors. Evidence gaps include lack of detailed pricing for Business and Enterprise plans beyond per-user pricing, no explicit uptime or status page information, and no independent customer reviews or case studies. Open questions remain about the full feature set of Enterprise plan, such as AI Agent features, and the specifics of self-hosted deployment requirements.

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Sources, method, and limitations

Evidence inventory, collection method, provider use, and constraints.

This report is based on 9 collected pages from hoppscotch.com, including the homepage, about, features, pricing, solutions, changelog, and a blog post. The collection used static and browser rendering rendering, with 15 static requests and 8 rendered pages. External proof search was enabled but only verified the existence of linked results, not their content. Limitations include incomplete coverage of the site (9 of 15 pages) and reliance on vendor-provided claims without independent verification.

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