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Hoppscotch vs Prisma

Open-source web-based API development ecosystem — self-hostable + lightweight
vs. Next-gen ORM + serverless data platform (Postgres + Accelerate + Pulse)

Hoppscotch (OSS)Prisma website

Pricing tiers

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)

Prisma

Prisma ORM (OSS)
$0. Apache-2.0. Unlimited self-hosted use with your own DB.
$0 base (usage-based)
Prisma Postgres — Free
$0. 100K queries/mo. 1GB storage. 3 DBs. Good for hobby/prototyping.
Free
Starter
$29/mo. 1M queries/mo. 10GB storage. Accelerate + Pulse included.
$29/mo
Pro
$99/mo. 5M queries/mo. 50GB storage. Priority + SLA.
$99/mo
Enterprise
Custom. HIPAA, SSO, dedicated, self-hosted Accelerate.
Custom
Prisma website

Free-tier quotas head-to-head

Comparing oss-self-host on Hoppscotch vs starter on Prisma.

MetricHoppscotchPrisma
No overlapping quota metrics for these tiers.

Features

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.

Prisma · 13 features

  • Client ExtensionsExtend the client with middleware.
  • Edge RuntimeRuns on Vercel/CF edge via Accelerate.
  • End-to-end Type SafetyTypes flow from schema to client.
  • Prisma AccelerateGlobal connection pool + query cache.
  • Prisma MigrateSchema migrations.
  • Prisma OptimizeAI-driven query recommendations.
  • Prisma ORMOSS ORM for Node/TS.
  • Prisma PostgresServerless Postgres built on Accelerate.
  • Prisma PulseDatabase CDC streaming.
  • Prisma StudioGUI to browse + edit DB.
  • Raw SQL + typedSqlEscape hatch for raw queries with types.
  • Relation QueryingNested include / select.
  • Zero Cold Start PoolAccelerate keeps a warm pool for serverless.

Developer interfaces

KindHoppscotchPrisma
CLIhopp CLIprisma CLI
SDK@prisma/client
RESTHoppscotch Cloud API
OTHERBrowser Extension, Hoppscotch Desktop, Hoppscotch Web, Self-Host (Docker)Prisma Accelerate, Prisma Data Platform, Prisma Optimize, Prisma Postgres, Prisma Pulse (CDC)
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