AsyncAPI Studio vs PactFlow
AsyncAPI Studio
studio.asyncapi.com
PactFlow
pactflow.ioSide by side
| Figure | AsyncAPI Studio | PactFlow |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $115.42/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 6 |
| Spec score · API Design Tools | 7.9 (#16) | 9.0 (#3) |
| Purpose | Studio is an open-source tool for visually designing AsyncAPI files and event-driven architecture. | PactFlow is a managed Pact Broker that helps teams test integrations in distributed systems using contract testing. |
| Self-hosting | The project documents running Studio locally or using its Docker image, and says it is also available as a Docker Desktop Extension. | Enterprise customers can deploy PactFlow on premises as a drop-in replacement for the open-source Pact Broker. |
Plans
PactFlow
- StarterFree
- Team yearly$115.42 a month
- Team (yearly billing)$115.42 a month
- Team monthly$127 a month
- Team (monthly billing)$127 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
AsyncAPI Studio
AsyncAPI Studio has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
PactFlow
PactFlow is a managed Pact Broker for teams checking integrations in distributed systems through contract testing. It supports consumer-driven testing with Pact and bi-directional testing with OpenAPI. Its AI-augmented testing can generate tests from OpenAPI, traffic data or existing code. Integrations include SwaggerHub Editor and Pact plugins, including gRPC and protobuf; pull-request status checks work with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket or other source control tools. A Developer API, CLI tools and Terraform support help automate configuration. PactFlow offers a managed service and an Enterprise on-premises option. Starter is free, allows unlimited users and includes two integrations. Team includes 50 integrations and community support; it costs $115.42 a month with yearly billing, billed yearly as $1,385, or $127 a month with monthly billing. Enterprise includes unlimited integrations, SAML SSO, role-based access management and dedicated support, with price available through sales. PactFlow states customer data and backups are stored in AWS data centres in Sydney, Australia, with encryption at rest and in transit.