Pick GitBook if
solo writers who will stay on Free $0, then buy Essential at $65/site/month billed annually plus $12/user when they need a custom domain, analytics, and AI Ask.
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Our take
Pick GitBook if solo writers who will stay on Free $0, then buy Essential at $65/site/month billed annually plus $12/user when they need a custom domain, analytics, and AI Ask. Pick Hoppscotch if app teams who will stay on Cloud Free $0 (personal workspace, REST / GraphQL / realtime, no card) while they send a first Echo request, then buy Business at $6 per user / month billed annually when they need shared
Best for
GitBook Product docs that also speak MCP
Hoppscotch Requests you start at $0
Free plan
GitBook $0 · individuals. Block editor. GitHub/GitLab sync. Auto API docs. Preview deployments. Published sites expose MCP / WebMCP. No team invites, no custom domain
Hoppscotch $0 · forever. REST, GraphQL, and realtime. Personal workspace. Collections and environments. Pre-request scripts and tests. Collection runner. Code snippets. Community support
Lowest paid
GitBook Essential $65/user/mo
Hoppscotch Business $6/mo yearly
Next step up
GitBook Ultimate $249/user/mo
Hoppscotch
Coding agent
GitBook GitBook Agent
Hoppscotch
Runs where
GitBook
Hoppscotch Local; you host it
Watch out
GitBook Free is one person and a GitBook domain
Hoppscotch Free is a personal workspace
Last checked
GitBook 2026-10-22 · gitbook.com/pricing
Hoppscotch 2026-10-22 · hoppscotch.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Hoppscotch if
app teams who will stay on Cloud Free $0 (personal workspace, REST / GraphQL / realtime, no card) while they send a first Echo request, then buy Business at $6 per user / month billed annually when they need shared collections and mocks.
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