--- title: "Hoppscotch vs HTTPie: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Hoppscotch or HTTPie more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the API clients set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/hoppscotch-vs-httpie" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Hoppscotch vs HTTPie: Which is searched more? Is Hoppscotch or HTTPie more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the API clients set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Hoppscotch and HTTPie - **Competitive set**: API clients - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Hoppscotch Share of Search**: 1.3% - **HTTPie Share of Search**: 21.9% ## Is Hoppscotch or HTTPie more popular in search? - In September 2026, HTTPie had more branded searches than Hoppscotch among API clients worldwide. HTTPie had about 6,600 branded searches, while Hoppscotch had 390. HTTPie made up 21.9% of all API client searches we track, and Hoppscotch accounted for 1.3%. - HTTPie was ahead of Hoppscotch in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Hoppscotch’s share of searches among API clients worldwide moved from 0.73% to 1.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 390. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, HTTPie’s share of searches among API clients worldwide moved from 34% to 21.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.1K to 6.6K. ## Top API clients in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Hoppscotch and HTTPie were each mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Hoppscotch was listed before HTTPie in three out of five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Postman | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Bruno | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Insomnia | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | HTTPie | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Hoppscotch | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Thunder Client | 6th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Paw | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about API clients - Asked ChatGPT "Which API client should I use?": 1. Bruno, 2. Postman, 3. Insomnia, 4. HTTPie - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best API clients?": 1. Postman, 2. Bruno, 3. Insomnia, 4. Hoppscotch, 5. HTTPie, 6. Thunder Client - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best API client for testing APIs?": 1. Bruno, 2. Postman, 3. Insomnia, 4. Hoppscotch - Searched Google, AI Overview "api clients": 1. Postman, 2. Insomnia, 3. Bruno, 4. Thunder Client, 5. Hoppscotch - Searched Google, AI Overview "api testing tool": 1. Postman, 2. Bruno, 3. Insomnia, 4. HTTPie, 5. Thunder Client Not named in any answer: Paw. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for API clients worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, HTTPie gained share of searches among API clients worldwide, from 20% to 21.9%. ## Month by month | Month | Hoppscotch estimated searches | Hoppscotch Share of Search | Hoppscotch rank | HTTPie estimated searches | HTTPie Share of Search | HTTPie rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 390 | 0.73% | 5 | 18.1K | 34% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 320 | 0.7% | 5 | 14.8K | 32.4% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 320 | 0.83% | 5 | 12.1K | 31.3% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 390 | 0.98% | 5 | 12.1K | 30.4% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 390 | 0.88% | 4 | 12.1K | 27.2% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 590 | 1.3% | 4 | 12.1K | 26% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 480 | 1.1% | 4 | 9.9K | 23.4% | 2 | | May 2026 | 480 | 1.3% | 4 | 9.9K | 26.1% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 390 | 1.1% | 4 | 8.1K | 22.8% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 390 | 1.1% | 4 | 8.1K | 22.8% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 390 | 1.2% | 4 | 6.6K | 20% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 390 | 1.3% | 4 | 6.6K | 21.9% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Hoppscotch’s and HTTPie’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Hoppscotch**: Measured on the search term “hoppscotch api”. - **HTTPie**: Measured on the search term “httpie”. - [Hoppscotch profile](/demand/global-en/brands/hoppscotch) - [HTTPie profile](/demand/global-en/brands/httpie) - [All API clients worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/api-clients): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Hoppscotch or HTTPie more popular in search? In September 2026, HTTPie had more branded searches than Hoppscotch among API clients worldwide. HTTPie had about 6,600 branded searches, while Hoppscotch had 390. HTTPie made up 21.9% of all API client searches we track, and Hoppscotch accounted for 1.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Hoppscotch vs HTTPie: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/hoppscotch-vs-httpie This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/hoppscotch-vs-httpie. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.