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Firecamp vs Hoppscotch
Firecamp is positioned as an open-source Postman alternative with additional UI themes; Hoppscotch focuses on minimalism and real-time sharing.
Which to pick
Pick Firecamp if you want…
- All-in-one API testing and collaboration
- Open-source Postman alternative
- Integrations with VSCode, GraphQL or WebSocket (on Firecamp's list, not Hoppscotch's)
Pick Hoppscotch if you want…
- Open-source API testing and collaboration
- Integrations with JavaScript (on Hoppscotch's list, not Firecamp's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Firecamp:Firecamp is an open-source, VSCode-driven tool for building, testing and collaborating on REST, GraphQL, WebSocket and SocketIO APIs.
- Hoppscotch:Hoppscotch is an open-source tool to test, build, share and collaborate on APIs.
- Best for
- Firecamp:All-in-one API testing and collaboration
- Hoppscotch:Open-source API testing and collaboration
- Who it’s for
- Firecamp:Developers who need a unified API testing and collaboration platform.
- Hoppscotch:Developers and teams who need a lightweight API client.
- Pricing
- Firecamp:Open source
- Hoppscotch:Open source
- Open source
- Firecamp:Yes
- Hoppscotch:Yes, 80,559 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Firecamp:VSCode, REST, GraphQL, WebSocket, SocketIO
- Hoppscotch:REST, JavaScript
Firecamp features
- VSCode-driven DX. Provides a developer experience integrated with Visual Studio Code.
- End-to-end API testing. Supports testing of REST, GraphQL, WebSocket and SocketIO endpoints.
- API collection collaboration. Teams can share and collaborate on API collections within the platform.
- Unified playgrounds. Create dedicated playgrounds for REST, GraphQL, WebSocket and SocketIO APIs.
- Guest mode. Allows limited testing without an account, with full features unlocked after sign-up.
- Open-source core. Available as an open-source alternative to Postman on GitHub.
Hoppscotch features
- Request Builder. Create REST requests with parameters, headers, body and view responses.
- Environment Variables. Define global or scoped variables for dynamic request values.
- Pre-request & Post-request Scripts. Run JavaScript code before sending a request or after receiving a response.
- Collections & Workspace. Organize requests into collections and workspaces for reuse and sharing.
- Mock Servers. Generate mock endpoints to simulate API responses during development.
- Real-time Collaboration. Share collections and edit requests together with teammates in real time.
Firecamp vs Hoppscotch FAQ
Is Firecamp or Hoppscotch free?+
Yes, both are free and open source.
Is Firecamp or Hoppscotch open source?+
Yes, both are open source: Firecamp (FirecampDev/Firecamp on GitHub) and Hoppscotch (hoppscotch/hoppscotch on GitHub, MIT license).
Do Firecamp and Hoppscotch integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list REST. Firecamp also lists VSCode, GraphQL, WebSocket and SocketIO; Hoppscotch also lists JavaScript.
On DevHunt
Based on each tool's website and DevHunt data. Details may change; check the official sites.