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PorticolPorticol vs Hoppscotch
Hoppscotch is a web-first API client with desktop apps. Porticol is a native API client that works offline with no account, keeps collections in Git, and lets your coding agents run them over MCP. Every fact about Hoppscotch below cites its source, checked on 20 Oct 2026.
| Porticol | Hoppscotch | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Free for up to 3 seats1 | Free, with a personal workspace and the collection runner2 |
| Paid plans | Team $12, Business $24, Enterprise $48 a seat a month1 | Business $6, Enterprise $11 a user a month, billed annually2 |
| Use it without an account | Yes, the desktop app needs no account and no network3 | Yes; signing in is for syncing between devices4 |
| Collections kept on your computer | Yes, in one SQLite file on your computer3 | Yes, in local session storage or the desktop app4 |
| Collections as files in Git | Yes, linked to a folder in a Git repository as readable files5 | Not stated4 |
| MCP server for coding agents | Yes, built in, read-only until you allow writes6 | On the Business cloud plan or a self-hosted instance, with an account27 |
| CLI for CI | Yes, porticol-cli with JUnit, JSON and HTML reports8 | Yes, the Hoppscotch CLI4 |
Sources
- porticol.app/pricing
- hoppscotch.com/pricing
- porticol.app/docs/faq
- github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch
- porticol.app/docs/api-design
- porticol.app/docs/mcp
- docs.hoppscotch.io/documentation/clients/mcp-server/overview
- porticol.app/docs/cli
Speed on the same Mac
Hoppscotch is not in our benchmark run yet; see how we measured for the apps it covers.
Where Hoppscotch is stronger
- Hoppscotch is open source under the MIT licence and can be self-hosted. Source
- It runs in a browser with nothing to install. Source
Switching from Hoppscotch
Porticol imports Postman collections and environments, Insomnia v4, OpenAPI 3, HAR and cURL; see Import.