# Hoppscotch Community Edition vs SafeLine

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Hoppscotch Community Edition | SafeLine |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 83/100 ✓ | 81/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 13 in API | #1 of 3 in Web Application Firewall |
| GitHub stars | 80 712 ✓ | 23 077 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +209 | +404 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 17 ✓ | 11 |
| Latest release | 2026.9.0 · 30 Sept 2026 | v9.4.3 · 21 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Hoppscotch Community Edition scores 83/100 against 81/100 for SafeLine, so it is the safer default.

Hoppscotch Community Edition ships more often: 17 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for SafeLine.

## Details

- [Hoppscotch Community Edition](https://selfhost.directory/project/hoppscotch-community-edition) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/hoppscotch-community-edition.md)
- [SafeLine](https://selfhost.directory/project/safeline) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/safeline.md)

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