# Nock vs Traffic Parrot

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Nock

| Attribute | Nock | Traffic Parrot |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 62.8 (43% (low)) | 43.6 (78% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 1 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 130,286 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 13,120 | - |
| deployment.options | - | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An open-source library that allows developers to test modules making HTTP requests without external dependencies by mocking server responses. | 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 | - | 16 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"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 | - | `{"cli":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-17T21:34:27.505Z"}` | `{"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 |
| pricing.model | commercial | quote |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.transparent | - | no |
| release.cadence_days | 9 | - |
| release.history | `[{"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.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 5.3 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"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 | Nock | 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 2026-09-01T17:18:32.746Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*