Hoppscotch is open a tab, send a request. Ripple is a native desktop lab for long sessions and heavy workflows.
Choose Hoppscotch for instant browser-based testing, open-source self-hosting, and lightweight REST/GraphQL/WebSocket work. Choose Ripple when you need a full desktop workbench — gRPC, SQL, API design, mocks, load tests, and offline AI — with zero browser or cloud dependency.
Desktop-native
Unlimited tabs, resizable panes, SQLite history — not a browser PWA.
gRPC + SQL
Full gRPC client and SQL runner — beyond REST/GraphQL/WebSocket.
Fully offline
Entire app runs without a browser tab or cloud workspace.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Ripple | Hoppscotch |
|---|---|---|
| Primary surface | Native Rust API workbench | Browser PWA + desktop app |
| Startup | < 2 s cold start, ~45 MB idle | Instant (browser tab) / browser load |
| Account required | No | No for local / optional for cloud |
| Open source | No | Yes |
| Self-hostable | N/A — local desktop | Yes (Docker) |
| Offline use | Full app offline | PWA caches; API calls need network |
| gRPC | Full client | Not a core focus |
| SQL runner | Yes | No |
| OpenAPI design + mock | Design Studio + local mocks | Not built-in (by design) |
| Load testing | Built-in Load Test Lab | No |
| Triage tools | Built-in — JSON tree/graph, diff, JWT, encode/decode, network diagnostics | Basic response view; no built-in diff/JWT/diagnostics |
| WebSocket / SSE | Yes + Socket.IO | Yes (+ MQTT) |
| On-device AI | Son of Anton | No |
| CI CLI | rip CLI — collection/chain/postman runs, CI reporters | Hoppscotch CLI |
| Request chains | Multi-step workflows with JSON-path extraction | No |
| Collection runner + data files | Built-in with CSV/JSON (Pro) | No native runner |
Who should use what?
Choose Ripple
- You need a full native desktop app with minimal startup — Rust workbench, not a browser tab
- You need gRPC with reflection and all streaming call types
- You run SQL queries against Postgres, MySQL, or SQLite in the same workspace
- You design OpenAPI specs, version them, and launch mock servers locally
- You want load testing with live metrics, not a separate service
Choose Hoppscotch
- You want zero install — open a tab and send a request immediately
- Open-source self-hosting with Docker is your collaboration model
- Hoppscotch CLI + GitHub Actions already powers your CI and you don't need rip
- REST, GraphQL, and WebSocket cover your protocol needs
Switch from Hoppscotch
- 1Export collections from Hoppscotch and re-import via OpenAPI or recreate from cURL
- 2Import OpenAPI 3.x specs to generate Ripple collections or design documents
- 3Environment variables map to Ripple globals, environments, and collection variables