Mockoon vs Prism
On the evidence we track, Mockoon leads this comparison with a composite score of 65/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for api mocking. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Mockoon
LeaderMockoon provides a desktop application, CLI, and cloud service for creating and running mock REST APIs. It features request templating, OpenAPI support, HTTP proxying, and team collaboration capabilities for accelerated API development.
Prism
Stoplight is a design-first API platform that enables teams to collaboratively design APIs, generate interactive documentation, and create mock API servers with built-in validation. It supports multiple API standards including OpenAPI, AsyncAPI, and Arazzo.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Mockoon
LeaderFree open-source desktop and CLI. Team plan from $100/month (annual). Enterprise with custom pricing.
- Team$100/month billed annually (saves 30% vs monthly)
- All open-source features (unlimited mocking, CLI, OpenAPI support, webhooks, serverless compatibility)
- Cloud deployment and hosting
- Web application access
- Real-time team collaboration
- Cloud data synchronization across devices
- +5 more
- EnterpriseContact sales
- All Team plan features
- Custom quotas and limits
- Optional dedicated instances
- Custom cloud region selection
- Enterprise-grade support with custom SLA
- +3 more
Prism
Free open-source version. Stoplight SaaS: from $44/month (Basic). Free 14-day trial.
- FreeFree
- API editor
- OpenAPI/JSON schema visual designer
- Code-based editing
- Local mock servers
- API console
- +2 more
- Basic$44/month (annually) or $56/month; includes 3 users, $11 per additional user
- OpenAPI/JSON schema visual designer
- Interactive docs
- Instant mock servers
- Code-based editing
- Schema reuse
- +6 more
- Startup$113/month (annually) or $147/month; includes 8 users, $11 per additional user
- All Basic features
- Private projects
- Multi-branch support
- Custom domains, theming and favicon
- Google Analytics integration
- +3 more
- Pro Team$362/month (annually) or $453/month; includes 15 users, $22 per additional user
- All Startup features
- Shared style guides
- Workspace groups
- Remove Stoplight branding
- Self-hosted Git providers
- +6 more
- EnterpriseContact sales
- All Pro Team features
- Custom payment terms
- Invoicing
- Priority support
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
- OpenAPI
Mockoon
Leader- AWS Lambda
- Google Cloud Functions
- Firebase Functions
- GitHub Actions
- CircleCI
- Travis CI
- Docker
Prism
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Azure DevOps
- Bitbucket
- LDAP
- SAML SSO
- Google Analytics
- Postman
Mockoon or Prism: which one depends on you
A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.
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