Hoppscotch

Hoppscotch is a lightweight API development suite with 79k+ GitHub stars — a Postman alternative with real-time features and offline-first design.

Key features

Request builder

• REST, GraphQL, WebSocket, SSE, Socket.IO
• Environment variables and quick variables
• Pre-request scripts and test assertions
• Import from Postman, OpenAPI, curl

Team collaboration

• Shared workspaces and collections
• Request history with search
• Team environments and secrets
• Role-based access control

Developer experience

• Keyboard shortcuts for power users
• Code generation in 10+ languages
• PWA for offline use
• CLI for CI/CD integration

At a glance

License	MIT
Stack	Vue.js, TypeScript
Self-hosted	Yes
Platforms	Web, Desktop, CLI
Protocols	REST, GraphQL, WS, SSE

Self-hosting

git clone https://github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch.git
cd hoppscotch
pnpm install && pnpm run build

Backend required for team features and authentication.