Choose Hoppscotch if you need
- Mac, Windows, Linux, Web or CLI. We haven't found them on Thunder Client's website.
At a glance
- Both have a free plan.
- Thunder Client offers a free trial (14 days). We haven't confirmed one for Hoppscotch.
- Hoppscotch's lowest paid plan is Business at $6 per user per month, billed annually, as of November 13, 2026.
- Thunder Client's lowest paid plan is Starter at $3 per user per month, billed annually, as of November 14, 2026.
- Only Hoppscotch lists Mac, Windows, Linux, Web and CLI.
- Only Thunder Client lists VS Code, JetBrains and Cursor.
- Both list SSO.
- Only Thunder Client lists GDPR.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose Thunder Client if you need
- A lower starting price. Thunder Client Starter is $3 and Hoppscotch Business is $6, both per user per month, billed annually.
- VS Code, JetBrains or Cursor. We haven't found them on Hoppscotch's website.
- GDPR. We haven't found it on Hoppscotch's website.
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- What it does
- HoppscotchAn open-source API development ecosystem to create and test API requests.
- Thunder ClientA lightweight REST API client for VS Code and JetBrains.
- Free plan
- HoppscotchYes
- Thunder ClientYes
- Pricing
- HoppscotchPer user, billed annually or monthly
- Thunder ClientPer user, monthly, billed annually
- Paid plans from
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Platforms
BothNone in common
Only Hoppscotch
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Web
- CLI
Only Thunder Client
- VS Code
- JetBrains
- Cursor
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Hoppscotch and Thunder Client yet.
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