# json-server vs Nock

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

| Attribute | json-server | Nock |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 81.6 (57% (medium)) | 62.8 (43% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 1 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 85,674 | 130,286 |
| adoption.github_stars | 75,690 | 13,120 |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | - |
| description.long | 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. | An open-source library that allows developers to test modules making HTTP requests without external dependencies by mocking server responses. |
| language.primary | JavaScript | JavaScript |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | - |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free, open-source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-17T21:30:41.016Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-17T21:34:27.505Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | 6 | 9 |
| release.history | 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| `[{"url":"https://github.com/nock/nock/releases/tag/v14.0.17","date":"2026-07-30T18:31:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v14.0.17"},{"url":"https://github.com/nock/nock/releases/tag/v15.0.0-beta.14","date":"2026-07-22T20:30:03Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v15.0.0-beta.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/nock/nock/releases/tag/v15.0.0-beta.13","date":"2026-07-22T20:25:54Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v15.0.0-beta.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/nock/nock/releases/tag/v14.0.16","date":"2026-06-26T07:56:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v14.0.16"},{"url":"https://github.com/nock/nock/releases/tag/v15.0.0-beta.12","date":"2026-05-13T17:49:47Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v15.0.0-beta.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/nock/nock/releases/tag/v15.0.0-beta.11","date":"2026-05-07T19:33:41Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v15.0.0-beta.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/nock/nock/releases/tag/v14.0.15","date":"2026-05-07T14:32:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v14.0.15"},{"url":"https://github.com/nock/nock/releases/tag/v14.0.14","date":"2026-04-30T19:55:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v14.0.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/nock/nock/releases/tag/v14.0.13","date":"2026-04-20T20:49:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v14.0.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/nock/nock/releases/tag/v14.0.12","date":"2026-04-05T20:18:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v14.0.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/nock/nock/releases/tag/v15.0.0-beta.10","date":"2026-02-27T11:45:30Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v15.0.0-beta.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/nock/nock/releases/tag/v15.0.0-beta.9","date":"2026-02-14T22:32:01Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v15.0.0-beta.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/nock/nock/releases/tag/v15.0.0-beta.8","date":"2026-02-09T20:35:05Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v15.0.0-beta.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/nock/nock/releases/tag/v14.0.11","date":"2026-02-09T19:51:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v14.0.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/nock/nock/releases/tag/v15.0.0-beta.7","date":"2025-11-29T20:46:37Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v15.0.0-beta.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/nock/nock/releases/tag/v15.0.0","date":"2025-09-29T21:26:04Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v15.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/nock/nock/releases/tag/v15.0.0-beta.6","date":"2025-08-26T19:32:51Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v15.0.0-beta.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/nock/nock/releases/tag/v14.0.10","date":"2025-08-12T15:45:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v14.0.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/nock/nock/releases/tag/v14.0.9","date":"2025-08-07T16:55:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v14.0.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/nock/nock/releases/tag/v14.0.8","date":"2025-08-01T06:24:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v14.0.8"}]` |
| security.scorecard | 3.6 | 5.3 |
| 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}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=nock&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (API Mocking)

| Capability | json-server | Nock |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 2026-09-01T16:39:06.270Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*