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Helicone vs Hoppscotch

Open-source LLM observability — 1-line integration via proxy
vs. Open-source web-based API development ecosystem — self-hostable + lightweight

Helicone websiteHoppscotch (OSS)

Pricing tiers

Helicone

Hobby (Free)
10,000 requests/month. 7-day retention. 1 seat. Basic monitoring.
Free
Startup Discount
<2 years, <$5M funding: 50% off first year.
$0 base (usage-based)
Self-Hosted (OSS)
MIT-licensed. Run Helicone yourself for free.
$0 base (usage-based)
Pro
$79/month. 10k free + usage-based. Unlimited seats. Alerts, reports, HQL query language. 1-month retention.
$79/mo
Team
$799/month. 5 orgs, SOC-2 + HIPAA compliance, dedicated Slack, 3-month retention.
$799/mo
Enterprise
Custom MSA, SAML SSO, on-prem deploy, bulk discounts, forever retention.
Custom
Helicone website

Hoppscotch

Self-Hosted (OSS)
$0. MIT license. Full Hoppscotch Community Edition. Docker Compose deploy.
$0 base (usage-based)
Cloud Free
$0. Personal workspace, syncing, collections. No commercial use restrictions.
Free
Enterprise Cloud
Custom. SSO, audit logs, compliance, dedicated infra, SLA.
Custom
Hoppscotch (OSS)

Free-tier quotas head-to-head

Comparing hobby on Helicone vs oss-self-host on Hoppscotch.

MetricHeliconeHoppscotch
No overlapping quota metrics for these tiers.

Features

Helicone · 16 features

  • AlertsThresholds on error rate, latency, cost, usage. Pro+.
  • Async LoggingLog AFTER the LLM call via SDK — zero added latency.
  • Cost TrackingAutomatic cost calculation per call by provider/model.
  • DashboardRequest tables, aggregate metrics, cost breakdowns.
  • EvaluatorsLLM-as-judge + custom evaluators on runs.
  • ExperimentsA/B test different models/prompts.
  • HQL (SQL over traces)Query your logged data with SQL. Pro+.
  • PII RedactionAutomatically scrub emails, credit cards, etc. from logs.
  • Prompt CachingCache identical requests → save money.
  • Prompts & VersionsStore + version + A/B test prompts.
  • Proxy Mode1-line integration via base URL swap. Captures all requests.
  • Rate LimitingPer-user + per-key rate limit policies.
  • ReportsScheduled email reports with KPIs.
  • Self-HostingDocker + k8s deployment.
  • SessionsGroup related calls (chat sessions, agent runs).
  • User MetricsPer-user cost + usage segmentation.

Hoppscotch · 18 features

  • Auth HelpersOAuth, JWT, Bearer, etc.
  • Browser ExtensionProxy through extension.
  • Code GenerationGenerate curl, fetch, axios, etc.
  • CollectionsGrouped requests + hierarchy.
  • EnvironmentsVariables with inheritance.
  • GraphQL ClientQuery + schema explorer.
  • hopp CLIRun tests in CI.
  • Hoppscotch MCPMCP server for AI agents.
  • MQTTMQTT client.
  • Pre-request ScriptsJS runs before each request.
  • Progressive Web AppInstall offline-capable PWA.
  • Request HistoryBrowser-local history.
  • REST ClientHTTP request builder.
  • Self-HostDocker Compose.
  • Server-Sent Events (SSE)SSE stream.
  • Socket.IOSocket.IO client.
  • Test ScriptsAssertions on responses.
  • WebSocketWS messages.

Developer interfaces

KindHeliconeHoppscotch
CLIHelicone CLIhopp CLI
SDKhelicone (npm), helicone-python
RESTAsync Logging API, Helicone Proxy, Query API (HQL)Hoppscotch Cloud API
OTHERHelicone Dashboard, WebhooksBrowser Extension, Hoppscotch Desktop, Hoppscotch Web, Self-Host (Docker)
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