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Hoppscotch

Open source API development ecosystem

Open SourceFree TierFeaturedAdded Aug 1, 2019

About

Hoppscotch is a lightweight, open-source API development platform. It provides a clean, fast interface for testing REST, GraphQL, WebSocket, and other API types. Available as a web app, desktop app, and self-hostable instance. A popular alternative to Postman that's faster, lighter, and fully open source.

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apirestgraphqltestingopen-sourcepostman-alternativedeveloper-tools

Origin Story

By Liyas Thomas

The Problem

Postman was getting slower and more bloated with each update. He wanted a fast, lightweight API testing tool that ran in the browser instantly.

Building It

Started as 'Postwoman' in 2019, quickly gained traction on GitHub. Rebranded to Hoppscotch in 2020. Now has 60K+ GitHub stars.

First Customer

The GitHub repository exploded overnight after being shared on Hacker News, gaining thousands of stars in days.

What It Means

Developer tools don't need to be heavy desktop apps. A fast web app can beat incumbents on speed and simplicity.

The Dream

To be the best, fastest, most developer-friendly API platform — forever open source.

Pricing

ModelOpen Source
Free tierAvailable

Free and open source. Self-hostable community edition. Enterprise edition with team features and SSO available on request.

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Developer Tools

Problems Solved

  • Testing Apis Quickly
  • Postman Alternative
  • Api Development Workflow

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