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mountebank vs WireMock
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | mountebank | WireMock |
|---|---|---|
| Language | JavaScript | Java |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 2.1k | 7.4k |
| Latest | v2.9.4 | 3.13.2 |
| Last push | 2026-10-16 | 2026-10-19 |
| Release cadence | about 172 days between releases | too few releases |
| Active contributors | 3 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 8 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
mountebank replaces WireMock. Alternatives to WireMock →
Full replacementProgrammable test doubles for HTTP, TCP and SMTP, driven by a REST API.
Both replace Postman. Alternatives to Postman →
PartialmountebankMock servers for testing, without collections or a request editor.
PartialWireMockMock servers with request matching, stateful scenarios and fault injection, without collections or a request editor.
mountebank
- v2.9.42026-04-15This is the third release published under the new mountebank-testing organization. This is a community effort to contin…
- v2.9.32026-03-05This is the second release published under the new mountebank-testing organization. This is a community effort to conti…
- v2.9.22025-09-14This is the first release published under the new mountebank-testing organization. This is a community effort to contin…
- v1.0.2862014-02-03
WireMock
- 4.0.0-beta.402026-10-07Let request/message journal stores enforce maxEntries directlypre-release
- 4.0.0-beta.392026-09-24chore(deps): bump xmlUnit from 2.13.0 to 2.14.0 (#3599) @dependabotpre-release
- 4.0.0-beta.382026-07-02chore(deps): bump handlebars from 4.5.2 to 4.5.3 (#3495) @dependabotpre-release
- 4.0.0-beta.372026-06-22Fix standalone service descriptor merging (#3458) @Akshatsharma2205pre-release
- 4.0.0-beta.362026-06-05fix: Prevent exception when \LoggedRequest\ is constructed from an entity that cannot be decompressed (#3447) @tomakehu…pre-release
mountebank
unsigned The latest release, v2.9.4, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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WireMock
unsigned The latest release, 3.13.2, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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