# Beeceptor vs json-server

**Leader by Vioscale score:** json-server

| Attribute | Beeceptor | json-server |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 68.9 (76% (high)) | 81.6 (57% (medium)) |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 85,674 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 75,690 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A cloud-based platform that generates mock API servers from specifications or real traffic, enabling developers and QA teams to test applications without relying on actual backend services. | An open-source tool that generates a full-featured REST API server from a JSON or JSON5 file, enabling rapid prototyping and testing without backend development. |
| integrations.count | 5 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"OpenAPI/Swagger"},{"name":"GraphQL"},{"name":"gRPC"},{"name":"SOAP"},{"name":"Postman collections"}]` | - |
| language.primary | - | JavaScript |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free, 50 requests/day","features":["50 requests/day per endpoint","3 mock rules","Public endpoint","Dynamic and conditional responses","AI-assisted (limited)","Test Data Generation","Live Traffic Inspector","Multi-step Behavior (Stateful)","CRUD Routes (store up to 10 objects)","Local Tunnel (ephemeral)"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Dynamic and conditional responses, create mock server from specs","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"mock_rules":"3","crud_storage":"10 objects","requests_per_day":"50"}},{"free":false,"name":"Individual","summary":"$10/month or $96/year (with 20% annual discount)","features":["15,000 requests/month per endpoint","Up to 50 mock rules","Private Endpoint","Dynamic and conditional responses","AI-assisted mock creation","Test Data Generation","Live Traffic Inspector","Multi-step Behavior (Stateful)","CRUD Routes (store up to 100 objects)","AI-powered Spec-to-Mock","Local Tunnel (persistent)","Email Support"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Replace manual stubs and unstable dependencies","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"mock_rules":"50","crud_storage":"100 objects","requests_per_month":"15000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Team","summary":"$25/month or $240/year (with 20% annual discount)","features":["100,000 requests/month per endpoint","Up to 250 mock rules","Private Endpoint","Dynamic and conditional responses","AI-assisted mock creation","Test Data Generation","Live + Historical Traffic","Multi-step Behavior (Stateful)","CRUD Routes (store up to 500 objects)","AI-powered Spec-to-Mock","Local Tunnel (persistent)","Mutual TLS (mTLS)","CI/CD Integration","Custom Domain","Unlimited Team Members","Email Support"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":25,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For integrations testing, verification, CI/CD pipelines","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"mock_rules":"250","crud_storage":"500 objects","team_members":"unlimited","requests_per_month":"100000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Scale","summary":"$99/month plus $40 per 1M additional requests","features":["1M+ requests/month per endpoint","Up to 500 mock rules","Private Endpoint","Dynamic and conditional responses","AI-assisted mock creation","Test Data Generation","Live + Historical Traffic","Multi-step Behavior (Stateful)","CRUD Routes (store up to 5000 objects)","AI-powered Spec-to-Mock","Local Tunnel (persistent)","Mutual TLS (mTLS)","CI/CD Integration","Custom Domain","Unlimited Team Members","Audit Logs","Configuration Snapshots","Forward Proxy","API Contract Drift Detection","Priority Email Support"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"requests"},"kind":"metered","amount":40,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"For large teams, integration & load testing, CI/CD pipelines","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"mock_rules":"500","crud_storage":"5000 objects","team_members":"unlimited","requests_per_month":"1000000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom usage-based pricing. Contact sales.","features":["Unlimited Team Access","Usage-based pricing model","Enterprise SSO (SAML)","Observability & Logging","OpenTelemetry integration","SIEM integration","Security Controls","Header masking","IP whitelisting","Private Cloud & On-Prem","Unlimited usage with on-prem deployments","Dedicated Support","Priority phone & email support","Guaranteed response times"],"contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Extra Requests (Scale plan)","components":[{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"requests"},"kind":"metered","amount":40,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From free to $99/month. Free tier available with 50 requests/day. 10-day trial of Team plan. 20% discount for annual billing.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://beeceptor.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T12:23:46.120Z","freeTrialDays":10,"startingPrice":{"amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free, open-source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-17T21:30:41.016Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 6 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/typicode/json-server/releases/tag/v1.0.0-beta.15","date":"2026-03-23T19:40:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.0.0-beta.15"},{"url":"https://github.com/typicode/json-server/releases/tag/v1.0.0-beta.14","date":"2026-03-20T15:15:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.0.0-beta.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/typicode/json-server/releases/tag/v1.0.0-beta.13","date":"2026-03-13T00:36:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.0.0-beta.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/typicode/json-server/releases/tag/v1.0.0-beta.12","date":"2026-02-28T00:44:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.0.0-beta.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/typicode/json-server/releases/tag/v1.0.0-beta.10","date":"2026-02-26T22:49:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.0.0-beta.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/typicode/json-server/releases/tag/v1.0.0-beta.9","date":"2026-02-19T23:37:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.0.0-beta.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/typicode/json-server/releases/tag/v1.0.0-beta.8","date":"2026-02-19T23:08:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.0.0-beta.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/typicode/json-server/releases/tag/v1.0.0-beta.7","date":"2026-02-19T22:46:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.0.0-beta.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/typicode/json-server/releases/tag/v1.0.0-beta.6","date":"2026-02-14T22:48:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.0.0-beta.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/typicode/json-server/releases/tag/v1.0.0-beta.5","date":"2026-01-22T09:26:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.0.0-beta.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/typicode/json-server/releases/tag/v1.0.0-beta.4","date":"2026-01-21T22:57:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.0.0-beta.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/typicode/json-server/releases/tag/v1.0.0-beta.3","date":"2024-09-24T13:21:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.0.0-beta.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/typicode/json-server/releases/tag/v1.0.0-beta.2","date":"2024-08-19T13:12:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.0.0-beta.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/typicode/json-server/releases/tag/v1.0.0-beta.1","date":"2024-06-04T10:10:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.0.0-beta.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/typicode/json-server/releases/tag/v1.0.0-beta.0","date":"2024-05-13T13:29:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.0.0-beta.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/typicode/json-server/releases/tag/v1.0.0-alpha.23","date":"2024-01-26T17:34:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.0.0-alpha.23"},{"url":"https://github.com/typicode/json-server/releases/tag/v1.0.0-alpha.22","date":"2024-01-22T15:08:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.0.0-alpha.22"},{"url":"https://github.com/typicode/json-server/releases/tag/v1.0.0-alpha.21","date":"2024-01-13T22:50:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.0.0-alpha.21"},{"url":"https://github.com/typicode/json-server/releases/tag/v1.0.0-alpha.20","date":"2024-01-13T01:43:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.0.0-alpha.20"},{"url":"https://github.com/typicode/json-server/releases/tag/v1.0.0-alpha.19","date":"2024-01-12T00:10:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.0.0-alpha.19"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 3.6 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=json-server&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (API Mocking)

| Capability | Beeceptor | json-server |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Mocking mode | - | - |
| Stateful scenarios | - | - |
| Fault chaos injection | - | - |
| Openapi import | - | - |
| Proxy passthrough | - | - |
| Admin API | - | - |
| Deployment | - | - |
| Legacy protocol virtualization | - | - |
| Collaboration sharing | - | - |
| Ci cd integration | - | - |
| Open source | - | - |
| Market segment | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:11:54.714Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*