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Insomnia vs Hoppscotch: catalog facts
Insomnia	Hoppscotch
Freemium Free to use, with a free account unlocking most features. Kong sells paid plans for teams…	Freemium Free and open source under the MIT licence, including self-hosting. A paid cloud plan…
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted, Browser extension
REST, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSockets and Server-Sent Events in one client Local Vault and Git Sync mean the cloud is optional	Opens in a browser tab with nothing to install HTTP, GraphQL, WebSocket, Server-Sent Events, Socket.IO and MQTT
Most features expect an account, even though a Scratch Pad works without one The 2023 move to account-first storage cost it a lot of goodwill	The browser version needs an extension or the desktop app to reach local services Team collaboration features are the paid part
Downloadable app	Web application, Downloadable app, Self-hosted, Browser extension
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: MIT
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 September 21, 2026

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