Comparison between Mockoon and Beeceptor API mocking
Discover the differences between Beeceptor online API mocking and Mockoon's desktop application and CLI mocking features
Beeceptor is an online service enabling developers to mock REST APIs. It offers an easy-to-use and quick way to intercept requests and create mock API servers. The mock API endpoints are deployed to a cloud service and allow for complex configuration thanks to a rules system and a templating language identical to the one Mockoon uses. While Mockoon provides a similar mocking experience, it has a different approach as it offers an offline, privacy-friendly desktop application. Coupled with the CLI that allows you to deploy your REST mocks anywhere, it gives the power needed to automate your development and testing. Mockoon is easy to use and has no learning curve. You can easily start using it and create your first mock API in under a minute. From a powerful templating system to generate dynamic and realistic mock data to a proxy mode to partially mock API endpoints, Mockoon takes API mocking to the next level. It also offers many customization options: status codes, dynamic headers, rules system, etc.
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Beeceptor (left) and Mockoon (right) UIs side by side
Features comparison
| Features | Beeceptor | Mockoon |
|---|---|---|
| Offline/Cloud based | Cloud only Deployed on a beeceptor.com subdomain | Offline (desktop application) Deploy anywhere with the CLI, Docker image and GitHub Action |
| Free/paid service | Paid Free, up to 50 requests/endpoint/day (endpoints are public) | Free |
| Open-source | ✖ | ✔ |
| CLI | ✔ CLI is used to tunnel to an online Beeceptor mock API | ✔ A CLI, Docker image and GitHub Action are available |
| Proxy mode | ✔ Can intercept and forward the traffic | ✔ Documentation |
| OpenAPI support | ✔ Supports OpenAPI specification import | ✔ Documentation |
| Recording | ✔ Mocks can be created from previously called endpoints | ✔ Mockoon can create mock endpoints based on entering requests |
| CRUD operations | ✔ | ✔ Automated CRUD endpoints with fake databases |
| Response rules | ✔ Rules can match request's path or body content | ✔ Advanced system of rules |
| Dynamic/realistic data | ✔ Templating system similar to Mockoon's one | ✔ Advanced templating system and AI assistant to generate realistic fake data |
| File serving | ✔ | ✔ Documentation |
| Custom headers | ✔ At endpoint's level | ✔ At endpoint's and server's levels Supports templating helpers for dynamically generated headers |
| Customizable status code | ✔ | ✔ |
| Route regex | ✔ | ✔ Documentation |
| GraphQL support | ✖ | ✖ |
| CORS and pre-flight handling | ✔ CORS is enabled on the remote server | ✔ Automatically answers 200 to OPTIONS pre-flight requests Headers can be customized |
| Slow network/server simulation | ✔ At endpoint's level | ✔ At server's and endpoint's levels |