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Mock servers

Stand in for HTTP APIs during development and tests with recorded or declared responses.

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ToolStarsLicenceTermsSelf-hostedLanguageLatestLast push
Mockoon8.4kMITOpen sourceNoTypeScriptv9.9.02026-10-05
WireMock7.4kApache-2.0Open sourceNoJava3.13.22026-10-05
Prism5kApache-2.0Open sourceNoTypeScriptv5.16.02026-10-01
MockServer5kApache-2.0Open sourceNoJavamockserver-8.0.02026-10-06
mountebank2.1kMITOpen sourceNoJavaScriptv2.9.42026-10-05
Smocker1.3kMITOpen sourceNoTypeScript1.0.02026-10-04

6 tools

Mockoon

Mockoon is the easiest and quickest way to run mock APIs locally. No remote deployment, no account required, open source.

Language
TypeScript
Licence
MIT
Stars
8.4k
Latest
v9.9.0
Last push
2026-10-05
Prism

Turn any OpenAPI2/3 and Postman Collection file into an API server with mocking, transformations and validations.

Language
TypeScript
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
5k
Latest
v5.16.0
Last push
2026-10-01
MockServer

MockServer is an HTTP(S) mock server and proxy for testing that lets you mock APIs, inspect and modify live traffic, and inject failures. It supports HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, gRPC, WebSockets, TCP and more on a single port, with additional support for HTTP/3, message brokers, and AI/LLM APIs.

Language
Java
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
5k
Latest
mockserver-8.0.0
Last push
2026-10-06
Smocker

Smocker is a simple and efficient HTTP mock server and proxy

Language
TypeScript
Licence
MIT
Stars
1.3k
Latest
1.0.0
Last push
2026-10-04

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