How to Get Hoppscotch Free
6 ways to access Hoppscotch free or discounted — direct editions, student licenses, bundles, and indirect routes.
Eligibility
- All users — permanently free edition
- Students and educators with verified academic status
- Open-source project maintainers and contributors
- Indirect eligibility via GitHub Student Pack or partner bundles where listed
Steps
- Step 1: GitHub Student Developer Pack Bundle: Link your verified academic developer profile to unlock active Pro upgrades on CodeSandbox, Gitpod, and Codespaces. Eligibility: GitHub Student Pack Link: https://education.github.com/pack
- Step 2: Student / educator free license: Connects with the GitHub Student Developer Pack to offer elite hosting hours, Pro workstation clusters (such as CodeSandbox Pro or Gitpod credits), and hosting credits for student cloud sandboxes. Eligibility: Verified student or educator status Link: https://education.github.com/pack
Access paths
- Open Source — no payment required — Completely free open-source database and API client, supported by cloud hosting enterprise subscriptions.
- GitHub Student Developer Pack Bundle — Link your verified academic developer profile to unlock active Pro upgrades on CodeSandbox, Gitpod, and Codespaces.
- Free Core Client — The complete open-source web-based API request solver remains free eternally.
- GitHub Student Developer Pack — Indirect route: verify student status, then browse partner tiles — JetBrains, Copilot, Azure, Namecheap, and dozens more may unlock here even when the vendor has no standalone student page.
- Azure for Students — Indirect cloud credits for hosting dev environments, remote VMs, and browser-based tooling that pairs with desktop IDEs.
- Student / educator free license — Connects with the GitHub Student Developer Pack to offer elite hosting hours, Pro workstation clusters (such as CodeSandbox Pro or Gitpod credits), and hosting credits for student cloud sandboxes.