Hoverfly vs Step CI
Hoverfly
hoverfly.io
Step CI
stepci.comSide by side
| Figure | Hoverfly | Step CI |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $10/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 2 |
| Spec score · Integration Testing Tools | 8.4 (#10) | 7.1 (#23) |
| Purpose | Hoverfly Cloud is a hosted API simulation and mocking platform for testing without relying on live API dependencies. | Step CI describes itself as an open-source API test automation framework for security, performance, and load testing. |
| Support | iOCO offers Hoverfly Cloud team support by email and support portal with a guaranteed response within one business day during 9am–6pm GMT. | The support plan covers support with an SLA, onboarding, training hours, prioritized feature requests and bug fixes, and early access to new features. |
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In their own words
Hoverfly
Hoverfly Cloud is a hosted API simulation and mocking platform for testing without live API dependencies. It handles HTTP/S services including REST, SOAP, XML, JSON, and GraphQL. Users can capture and replay traffic, generate simulations from OpenAPI specifications, and match requests by methods, headers, parameters, and bodies. Simulations can delay responses, inject faults or errors, and modify replies. A command-line interface supports scripted configuration and testing pipelines. Hoverfly and hoverctl binaries run on macOS, Linux, and Windows, while documentation covers Docker and Kubernetes installation. The underlying Hoverfly framework is open source under Apache 2, has no GUI, and is generally run locally or in a user’s infrastructure. Cloud use cases include performance testing, functional testing, and development.