Insomnia vs Hoppscotch
Which automation & integration tool is right for you? Compare features, pricing, and user reviews to make the best choice.
Insomnia
Teams that need a choice of where API data lives (some projects local-only, others shared through Git or cloud), and teams already using Kong Gateway or Konnect.
Hoppscotch
Budget-conscious teams that want a fast, clean API client with shared workspaces, and organizations that want to self-host an open-source client on their own servers.
Side by side
| Insomnia | Hoppscotch | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free Essentials; Pro $12/user/month | Free; Business $6/user/month (annual) |
| G2 Rating | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Best For | Teams that need a choice of where API data lives (some projects local-only, others shared through Git or cloud), and teams already using Kong Gateway or Konnect. | Budget-conscious teams that want a fast, clean API client with shared workspaces, and organizations that want to self-host an open-source client on their own servers. |
Pros and cons
Insomnia
Pros
- Choose local, Git or cloud storage per project
- Apache-2.0 open-source client with plugins
- Broad protocol support including gRPC and SSE
- Built-in OpenAPI design mode and mocks
- Pairs naturally with Kong's gateway products
Cons
- Free Git Sync is capped at 3 users
- Enterprise at $45/user/month is the priciest seat on this page
- Past account and sync requirement changes left some users wary
- Smaller ecosystem of vendor-published collections than Postman
Hoppscotch
Pros
- Lowest team price here, tied with Bruno ($6/user/month annual)
- Runs in a browser tab with no install
- Free MIT-licensed self-hosted Community Edition
- Strong realtime protocol support
Cons
- No built-in scheduled monitoring or Flows-style automation
- Browser version needs the extension or a proxy for localhost and CORS-restricted requests
- Self-hosting means you own upgrades, backups and auth
- Smaller integration ecosystem than Postman
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If you only use Postman to send requests and run tests, switch to Bruno for a free, Git-first setup, or Insomnia for the closest like-for-like tool. Stay on Postman if you rely on its monitors, governance or API catalog.
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