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Hoppscotch vs HTTPie for Desktop: catalog facts
Hoppscotch	HTTPie for Desktop
Freemium Free and open source under the MIT licence, including self-hosting. A paid cloud plan…	Free Usable without an account during the public beta; no price is listed.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted, Browser extension	Windows, macOS, Linux, Web
Opens in a browser tab with nothing to install HTTP, GraphQL, WebSocket, Server-Sent Events, Socket.IO and MQTT	Works offline and without an account Collections, environments and variables for organising requests
The browser version needs an extension or the desktop app to reach local services Team collaboration features are the paid part	Still labelled as a public beta Unlike the HTTPie terminal tool, the desktop app is not presented as open source
Web application, Downloadable app, Self-hosted, Browser extension	Downloadable app, Web application
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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