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Microcks vs Swagger Editor

Microcks

microcks.io

Swagger Editor

editor.swagger.io

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FigureMicrocksSwagger Editor
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trial—Yes
Open source——
WebYesYes
WindowsYes—
macOSYes—
LinuxYes—
APIYes—
Self-hostedYesYes
Plans published12
Spec score · API Design Tools8.9 (#4)7.4 (#21)
DeploymentMicrocks can be installed using Docker Desktop Extension, Docker or Podman Compose, Helm, or a Kubernetes Operator.Swagger Editor can be installed and run locally or accessed on the web.
PurposeMicrocks is a tool for mocking and testing APIs and microservices.Swagger Editor is an open-source editor for designing, describing, and documenting APIs.
SpecificationsIt supports OpenAPI, AsyncAPI, gRPC/Protobuf, GraphQL schemas, and SOAP.It supports Swagger 2.0, OpenAPI 3.*, and AsyncAPI 2.*.

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Microcks

  • Microcks (open-source distribution)Free

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Swagger Editor

  • Swagger Editor (open source)Free
  • Swagger EnterprisePriced on request

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In their own words

Microcks

Microcks is an open-source tool for mocking and testing APIs and microservices. It works with OpenAPI, AsyncAPI, gRPC/Protobuf, GraphQL schemas, and SOAP, and can build mock responses from examples, generate realistic data, or alter mock data and responses dynamically. It also checks provider and consumer contracts against live implementations and specification versions, and automates checks in CI/CD pipelines with integrations for GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, and Tekton. Containerized deployment supports on-premises, cloud, and developer-laptop use; its Uber distribution is intended for laptop work and unit tests, using ephemeral in-memory MongoDB. The free, community marketplace for API mocks and test suites is enabled by default. Microcks is a CNCF incubating project, with a listed price of free. The public demo is read-only and cannot import APIs or change artifacts. Documentation cautions against production use of the all-managed Kubernetes setup because its single Keycloak and MongoDB instances are not tuned for scalability or security best practices.

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Swagger Editor

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