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Hopper vs scritty

A side-by-side comparison of pricing, ratings, features, pros and cons.

Hopper
HopperHypercubic, Inc.Freemium
scritty
scrittyscritty.orgFreemium
DescriptionAgentic TN3270 mainframe development environment by Hypercubic that writes JCL and debugs jobs via AI.Terminal emulator that captures every AI coding agent conversation into one searchable, cross-agent memory.
Category
DeveloperHypercubic, Inc.scritty.org
Verified StatusNoNo
Last UpdatedAug 2026Aug 2026
Pricing ModelFreemiumFreemium
Free PlanNoNo
Free TrialNoNo
Open SourceNoNo
API AccessNoNo
Features
AI agent navigation of ISPF and JCL writing
Single-prompt compile, test, and deploy workflow
Automated mainframe job failure diagnostics
Native TN3270 terminal with full keyboard support
COBOL, JCL, REXX, and CLIST language support
Free Hobby tier; custom Enterprise with SOC 2 Type II
Captures conversations from any AI CLI agent automatically
Cross-agent hybrid vector + keyword search
Real-time multi-device sync (desktop, PWA, phone)
MCP integration for agents to query captured memory
Rules engine applied across all agents via prompt.toml
Free evaluation tier plus one-time and subscription pricing
Tags
mainframe-developmentai-coding-agentcobollegacy-systemsdeveloper-tools
ai-coding-agentterminal-emulatoragent-memoryopen-sourcedeveloper-tools
Review Count00
Saves00
Views38
Quality Score24/10037/100
Website StatusOnlineOnline
Websitewww.hypercubic.aiscritty.dev
Social Links3 linked1 linked
ScreenshotsNoNo
Pros
Free to use
Free to use

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