# Microcks vs Traffic Parrot

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Traffic Parrot

| Attribute | Microcks | Traffic Parrot |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 26.3 (63% (medium)) | 43.6 (78% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 0 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 439 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 2,520 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Microcks enables developers to generate mock APIs from specifications like OpenAPI and AsyncAPI, simulate API behavior, and run automated contract tests against implementations. It supports multiple protocols including gRPC, GraphQL, and SOAP, with customizable mock data generation and integration into CI/CD pipelines. | Traffic Parrot lets development and testing teams create simulators of APIs, services, and systems for faster testing cycles. It runs in containers, CI/CD pipelines, and local environments, supporting multiple protocols and providing both a web interface and programmatic control. |
| integrations.count | 10 | 16 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Postman"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Keycloak"},{"name":"Backstage"},{"name":"Docker Desktop"},{"name":"OpenAPI"},{"name":"AsyncAPI"},{"name":"gRPC"},{"name":"GraphQL"},{"name":"SOAP"}]` | `[{"name":"WireMock"},{"name":"Mountebank"},{"name":"Selenium"},{"name":"Cucumber"},{"name":"JUnit"},{"name":"JMeter"},{"name":"SoapUI"},{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Maven"},{"name":"Gradle"},{"name":"SauceLabs"},{"name":"Perfecto"},{"name":"Load Runner"},{"name":"ACCELQ"},{"name":"TestComplete"}]` |
| language.primary | JavaScript | - |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"GB","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://microcks.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T12:21:33.825Z"}` | `{"type":"quote","summary":"Flexible licensing models; free tier available (3 custom mocks created at no charge)","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://trafficparrot.com/articles/service-virtualization-pricing-licensing-models.html","retrievedAt":"2026-08-17T21:30:41.406Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | quote |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.transparent | - | no |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/biati-digital/glightbox/releases/tag/v3.3.1","date":"2025-01-21T01:02:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.3.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/biati-digital/glightbox/releases/tag/glightbox%404.0.0-beta.8","date":"2024-03-31T17:26:02Z","type":"prerelease","version":"glightbox@4.0.0-beta.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/biati-digital/glightbox/releases/tag/%40glightbox/video%401.0.0-beta.4","date":"2024-03-30T08:45:59Z","type":"prerelease","version":"@glightbox/video@1.0.0-beta.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/biati-digital/glightbox/releases/tag/%40glightbox/image%401.0.0-beta.4","date":"2024-03-30T08:45:56Z","type":"prerelease","version":"@glightbox/image@1.0.0-beta.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/biati-digital/glightbox/releases/tag/%40glightbox/drag-navigation%401.0.0-beta.4","date":"2024-03-30T08:45:54Z","type":"prerelease","version":"@glightbox/drag-navigation@1.0.0-beta.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/biati-digital/glightbox/releases/tag/glightbox%404.0.0-beta.7","date":"2024-03-29T13:03:48Z","type":"prerelease","version":"glightbox@4.0.0-beta.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/biati-digital/glightbox/releases/tag/glightbox%404.0.0-beta.6","date":"2024-03-28T13:01:06Z","type":"prerelease","version":"glightbox@4.0.0-beta.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/biati-digital/glightbox/releases/tag/%40glightbox/video%401.0.0-beta.3","date":"2024-03-28T13:01:18Z","type":"prerelease","version":"@glightbox/video@1.0.0-beta.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/biati-digital/glightbox/releases/tag/%40glightbox/plugin-core%401.0.0-beta.3","date":"2024-03-28T13:01:15Z","type":"prerelease","version":"@glightbox/plugin-core@1.0.0-beta.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/biati-digital/glightbox/releases/tag/%40glightbox/keyboard-navigation%401.0.0-beta.3","date":"2024-03-28T13:01:12Z","type":"prerelease","version":"@glightbox/keyboard-navigation@1.0.0-beta.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/biati-digital/glightbox/releases/tag/%40glightbox/image%401.0.0-beta.3","date":"2024-03-28T13:01:09Z","type":"prerelease","version":"@glightbox/image@1.0.0-beta.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/biati-digital/glightbox/releases/tag/%40glightbox/drag-navigation%401.0.0-beta.3","date":"2024-03-28T13:01:03Z","type":"prerelease","version":"@glightbox/drag-navigation@1.0.0-beta.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/biati-digital/glightbox/releases/tag/3.2.0","date":"2022-03-12T15:34:04Z","type":"stable","version":"3.2.0"}]` | - |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 2.9 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=glightbox&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (API Mocking)

| Capability | Microcks | Traffic Parrot |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 2026-09-01T15:16:23.627Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*