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Hoppscotch vs Bruno
Pick Hoppscotch if you want the published Postman stack (MIT web, desktop, and self-host client). Pick Bruno if you want that MIT git-friendly collection IDE on disk.
Facts checked 25 Oct 2026. License, language, and GitHub activity come from the catalog or the project's own repo. "Not in the catalog row" means the public catalog dump does not store that number.
Hoppscotch in the catalog Bruno in the catalog Start on Railway
How they compare
| Hoppscotch | Bruno | |
|---|---|---|
| License | MIT License (catalog) source | MIT License (catalog) source |
| Language | TypeScript (catalog) | JavaScript (catalog) |
| GitHub activity | 80,681 stars in the catalog; last push 23 Oct 2026 source | 47,837 stars in the catalog; last push 24 Oct 2026 source |
| Self-host | Published as /stacks/hoppscotch-api. Web plus backend if the team wants a shared workspace. | Desktop IDE. Collections as files in git. No Railway deploy. |
| Best for | The published Postman replacement. | Collections in the repo if Hoppscotch is not the shape. |
Self-hosting and resource needs
Both are already named on /stacks/hoppscotch-api. Hoppscotch is hoppscotch/hoppscotch. Bruno is usebruno/bruno and stays on the laptop. Scalar is a public OpenAPI reference, not this pair. Neither has a one-click c17 Railway template.
FAQ
- Is this SwaggerHub?
- A public OpenAPI reference stays on /replace/swaggerhub (Scalar). This pair is a client workspace.
- Are these free?
- Both catalog rows are MIT. You pay hosting for Hoppscotch self-host.
- How do I deploy Hoppscotch?
- Open /stacks/hoppscotch-api. Bruno does not need Railway.
- Postman too?
- Same published client — /replace/postman.
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