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Hoppscotch vs spring-cloud-gateway
Hoppscotch has 80,331 GitHub stars, 6,110 forks, 820 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. spring-cloud-gateway has 4,908 stars, 3,478 forks, 548 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Hoppscotch leads on adoption by 1,537% (80,331 vs 4,908 stars). Hoppscotch is written in TypeScript under MIT; spring-cloud-gateway is written in Java under Apache-2.0. Hoppscotch has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, spring-cloud-gateway 71%. spring-cloud-gateway was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Hoppscotch | spring-cloud-gateway | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 80K | ★ 4.9K |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Java |
| Last push | 2026-09-16 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 6.1K | ⑂ 3.5K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Hoppscotch if
- You weight community size — 80K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick spring-cloud-gateway if
- You want the spring-cloud-gateway feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Java
- You evaluated both and spring-cloud-gateway fits your workflow better
About Hoppscotch
Hoppscotch is an open source API development ecosystem that provides a full featured client for designing, testing, and documenting APIs. It operates as a web based application, desktop app, and CLI tool, supporting offline, on premises, and cloud deployments. Built with TypeScript and licensed under MIT, it serves as a direct open source alternative to proprietary tools like Postman and Insomnia.
read the full Hoppscotch overview →
About spring-cloud-gateway
spring cloud gateway is an API Gateway built on Spring Framework and Spring Boot, and it lives in the Java, Spring Cloud, and microservices ecosystem. It sits in front of services and decides how incoming HTTP requests should be proxied to downstream endpoints.
read the full spring-cloud-gateway overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Hoppscotch or spring-cloud-gateway more popular?
Hoppscotch has 80,331 GitHub stars and spring-cloud-gateway has 4,908. Hoppscotch has the larger community by that measure.
Are Hoppscotch and spring-cloud-gateway free?
Both are open source. Hoppscotch is licensed under MIT and spring-cloud-gateway under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Hoppscotch and spring-cloud-gateway?
Hoppscotch is written in TypeScript and spring-cloud-gateway in Java. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Hoppscotch or spring-cloud-gateway?
Choose Hoppscotch if you want the larger community (80,331 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose spring-cloud-gateway if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.