Hoppscotch by hoppscotch

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Verdict 80/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 3/5 setup difficulty 2352k docker pulls Last release 7 days ago

Self-host Hoppscotch on hetzner CAX11 for $4.13/mo.

Health score
80 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
3 /5
External DB / setup
GitHub stars
79k
5.9k forks

About Hoppscotch

From the project's README at github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.

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Health score breakdown

6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.

activity
87
maturity
100
community
82
security
85
sustainability
100
adoption
44

Adoption signals

Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 79k github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch
GitHub forks 5.9k github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch
Docker Hub pulls 2352k hub.docker.com / hoppscotch

Release & maintenance

Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.

Project age6.7 yearssince Aug 2019
Last commit3 days agoMay 4, 2026
Releases shipped102last: 7 days ago
Security policySECURITY.mddeclared by maintainers
Funding links2declared by maintainers

Self-hosting cost across providers

Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.

ProviderPlanSpecsMonthly
hetzner CAX11 2c · 4GB · 40GB $4.13 USD Deploy →
vultr VC2 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5 USD Deploy →
linode Nanode 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5.12 USD Deploy →
digitalocean Basic Regular 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $6 USD Deploy →

Security advisories

8 known advisories tracked via OSV.dev. Most recent: CVE-2026-30825.

What people say on Hacker News

Ready to self-host Hoppscotch?

Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.

Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.

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