# Hoppscotch Community Edition vs windmill

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

| | Hoppscotch Community Edition | windmill |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 83/100 ✓ | 77/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 13 in API | #6 of 32 in Workflow Automation |
| GitHub stars | 80 705 ✓ | 18 307 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +218 | +287 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 17 | 162 ✓ |
| Latest release | 2026.9.0 · 30 Sept 2026 | v1.852.0 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | Other |
| Main language | Typescript | Rust |

## Which one should you pick?

Hoppscotch Community Edition scores 83/100 against 77/100 for windmill, so it is the safer default.

windmill ships more often: 162 stable releases in the past year, against 17 for Hoppscotch Community Edition.

## Details

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

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- [Hoppscotch vs Hoppscotch Community Edition](https://selfhost.directory/compare/hoppscotch-vs-hoppscotch-community-edition)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/hoppscotch-community-edition-vs-windmill