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hoppscotch vs insomnia

hoppscotch and insomnia are closely matched on community size and activity — the right pick depends on your specific requirements.
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hoppscotch
Option A

Open-Source API Development Ecosystem • https://hoppscotch.io • Offline, On-Prem & Cloud • Web, Desktop & CLI • Open-Source Alternative to Postman, Insomnia

Activity score
71
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insomnia
Option B

The open-source, cross-platform API client for GraphQL, REST, WebSockets, SSE and gRPC. With Cloud, Local and Git storage.

Activity score
67
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Metrichoppscotchinsomnia
Stars79,05838,361
Forks5,8402,283
Open Issues777822
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScript
LicenseMITApache-2.0
Last commit4mo ago4mo ago
Repo age7.0y10.3y
Activity score71/10067/100

Detailed Comparison

Community & Popularity

hoppscotch wins

hoppscotch has 2.1× more stars (79,058 vs 38,361).

Development Activity

Comparable

Both are actively maintained (last commit 115d ago vs 115d ago).

Project Maturity

insomnia wins

insomnia is more established (10.3y vs 7.0y old).

Technology Stack

Comparable

Both are primarily written in TypeScript.

Licensing

Comparable

hoppscotch is MIT, insomnia is Apache-2.0. Copyleft licenses (GPL/AGPL) may restrict closed-source commercial use.

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