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Hoppscotch vs wscat: catalog facts
Hoppscotch	wscat
Freemium Free and open source under the MIT licence, including self-hosting. A paid cloud plan…	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted, Browser extension	Command line
Opens in a browser tab with nothing to install HTTP, GraphQL, WebSocket, Server-Sent Events, Socket.IO and MQTT	Interactive WebSocket sessions in the terminal Can act as a client or a listening server
The browser version needs an extension or the desktop app to reach local services Team collaboration features are the paid part	Requires Node.js and npm Plain text interface with no message history tools
Web application, Downloadable app, Self-hosted, Browser extension	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it 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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