# Hoppscotch Community Edition vs SimpleX Chat

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

| | Hoppscotch Community Edition | SimpleX Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 83/100 ✓ | 74/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 13 in API | #4 of 110 in Chat |
| GitHub stars | 80 710 ✓ | 19 612 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +223 ✓ | +142 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 17 ✓ | 12 |
| Latest release | 2026.9.0 · 30 Sept 2026 | v7.0.4 · 3 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Haskell |

## Which one should you pick?

Hoppscotch Community Edition scores 83/100 against 74/100 for SimpleX Chat, so it is the safer default.

Hoppscotch Community Edition ships more often: 17 stable releases in the past year, against 12 for SimpleX Chat.

## Details

- [Hoppscotch Community Edition](https://selfhost.directory/project/hoppscotch-community-edition) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/hoppscotch-community-edition.md)
- [SimpleX Chat](https://selfhost.directory/project/simplex-chat) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/simplex-chat.md)

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