PactFlow vs Signet
PactFlow
pactflow.io
Signet
signet-framework.devSide by side
| Figure | PactFlow | Signet |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $115.42/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 0 |
| Spec score · Contract Testing Tools | 8.7 (#3) | 7.0 (#21) |
| Integrations | The integration catalog includes SwaggerHub Editor integration and a Pact Plugin Framework for custom or prebuilt plugins. | Signet documents use of AWS ECS Fargate for broker deployment, Docker Compose for self-hosting, and CI/CD webhooks. |
| Maker | The about page describes PactFlow as created by DiUS engineers and names Matt Fellows, Beth Skurrie, and Ron Holshausen as founders. | The site credits Hernando Delgado, Zach Morgan, Michael Newman, and Eric Vu as creators; it lists their locations as Charlotte, Bend, Miami, and San Jose respectively. |
| Purpose | PactFlow is a managed Pact Broker that helps teams test integrations in distributed systems using contract testing. | Signet is an open-source, self-hosted framework for spec-driven contract testing of microservices. |
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
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.
Signet
Signet has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.