Amazon Aurora vs mountebank
Amazon Aurora
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mbtest.devSide by side
| Figure | Amazon Aurora | mountebank |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 1 |
| Spec score · Service Virtualization Software | 8.2 (#7) | 7.6 (#15) |
| Security | Aurora supports encryption at rest using AWS KMS keys and uses SSL (AES-256) to secure data in transit. | The security page warns that enabling JavaScript injection can allow attackers to run code on the machine and recommends protections such as localhost-only access or an IP whitelist. |
| Support | Customers with an active AWS Premium Support plan can contact AWS for Aurora-specific troubleshooting and guidance. | The support page directs users to a Google group for help. |
Plans
Amazon Aurora
- Free planFree
- Paid planPrice not published
- Aurora PostgreSQL Serverless Free planFree
- Aurora PostgreSQL and Aurora MySQL On-DemandPrice not published
In their own words
Amazon Aurora
Amazon Aurora has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
mountebank
mountebank is a free, self-hosted service-virtualization tool that supplies test doubles instead of real application dependencies. Through its HTTP API, developers configure stubs, record and replay proxies, and verify mock expectations. HTTP, HTTPS, TCP, and SMTP are built in; community plugins add LDAP, WebSockets, GraphQL, SNMP, Telnet, SSH, and NETCONF. Installation documentation covers npm and Docker. Community extensions list client libraries for C#, Clojure, Go, Java, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, TypeScript, and Swift, along with Grunt, Gradle, and Maven plugins. Stateful simulation, fault injection, and record-and-replay are supported. By default, mountebank stores everything in memory, which its site says can become a performance bottleneck at scale. Security guidance warns that JavaScript injection can permit code execution on the machine and recommends localhost-only access or an IP whitelist. CORS is disabled by default, and safe origins can be enabled explicitly.