> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://hoppscotch-studio-all-minor-upgrade-264.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Getting started
> Welcome Hoppscotch Self-Host.
This section will help you get started with self-hosting your instance of Hoppscotch. If you are looking to self-host your instance of Hoppscotch you will need to have to install a few other dependencies. Go through our prerequisite guide below install all the required dependencies and have the required information ready.
Hoppscotch Community Edition is free and open-source. It is licensed under the MIT License. You can use it for personal and commercial projects. It is a great choice for individuals and small teams.
SAML-based SSO, on-prem deployment, audit logs, and more. Hoppscotch Enterprise Edition is a self-hosted version of Hoppscotch Cloud with enterprise-ready features for teams and organizations.
Hoppscotch Enterprise Edition is available for on-premise deployment with priority support. [Contact Hoppscotch Support](/support/getting-started/contact)
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**Hoppscotch Self-Host is available in two editions:**
1. Community Edition.
2. Enterprise Edition.
Here's a quick comparison of the two editions:
| **Self-Host** | **Community Edition** (CE) | **Enterprise Edition** (EE) |
| ------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| | We build software in the open, with permissive licenses and thriving communities because we believe investing in open source will help leave the world a little better than we found it. | Deploy Hoppscotch on-premise with our support. Securely manage, organize, and accelerate API-first development at scale. Hoppscotch Self-Host is the one-stop solution to own control over your APIs, data, and privacy. |
| Distribution | Open-source. | Open-core. |
| Installation | Install, administer, and maintain on your own. | Install, administer, and maintain on your own with our priority support. |
| Upgrades and maintenance | Update it yourself. Quarterly releases. | Guaranteed quarterly updates. Take advantage of the priority support for early birds. |
| Hosting and Deployment | Self-managed so you can deploy in your own data center or cloud capacity. | Self-managed so you can deploy in your own data center or cloud capacity. |
| Advanced admin tools | Not included. | Access advanced admin tools to govern, audit, and secure user permissions and data. Includes features like user permissions, SAML-based SSO authentication, audit logs, and more. |
| Support | Community forums. | Dedicated support from the Hoppscotch team to provide critical response, help establish best practices, and be an on-demand resource for ongoing questions. |
| Pricing | Free. | \$19/user/mo
Billed monthly.
[Purchase license from Hoppscotch Enterprise Store](https://enterprise.hoppscotch.com). |
Jump to the [**Community Edition**](/documentation/self-host/community-edition/getting-started) or [**Enterprise Edition**](/documentation/self-host/enterprise-edition/getting-started) guide to get started.