Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to DuckRails
Mock the universe!
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. DuckRails launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Development tool to mock API endpoints quickly and easily - NOT MAINTAINED - iridakos/duckrails
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Development tool to mock API endpoints quickly and easily - NOT MAINTAINED - iridakos/duckrails
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2019 · mockit.netlify.com · its alternatives →
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Duckly▲314Collaborate on any page with a Figma-like experience
2021 · duckly.com · its alternatives →
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CloudRail▲76A Single API for Multiple Services & Smart Devices.
2015 · belden.com · its alternatives →
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Beautiful, cross-platform & open-source tools for debugging, testing and building with HTTP(S), on Windows, Linux & Mac.
2019 · httptoolkit.tech · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I built the first version of Mocktail years ago. I recently came back to the project, and after a pretty substantial rebuild, v4 is now out. Mocktail is a free and open-source, self-hosted mock API server with a built-in dashboard and database, packaged as a single ~25 MB binary. You can run it locally or on your own infrastructure — no account or hosted service required. You can define endpoints and responses, generate realistic data per request, customize headers, status codes and latency, and inspect incoming requests in real time. With v4, I also added MCP support, so coding…
Aug 2026 · getmocktail.com · its alternatives →
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Mockoon is the easiest and quickest way to run mock REST API servers. No remote deployment, no account required, free, open source and cross-platform.
2017 · mockoon.com · its alternatives →
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Karate Labs▲115Open-source platform unifying API & UI test automation
2023 · karatelabs.io · its alternatives →
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TestSoothe▲73Software testing tool to help you test software features
2021 · testsoothe.com · its alternatives →
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2011 · blog.ducksboard.com · its alternatives →
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MockAPI Dog▲122Instant mock REST & LLM APIs - free, no signup required
Feb 2026 · mockapi.dog · its alternatives →
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Handoff designs with accurate specs, assets, code snippets
2018 · mockplus.com · its alternatives →
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2014 · duckling-lib.org · its alternatives →
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2024 · endpts.io · its alternatives →
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Mockphine▲87Mock blocked APIs, passthrough ready routes, see live source
Mar 2026 · mockphine.com · its alternatives →
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We've just launched our new, three-headed API (part of which is an open WebSocket server) and we'd like to thank this community for the all the help, feedback and inspiration. Ducksboard launched as a Show HN and countless hours that should've been dedicated to developing the product went into browsing the site (until we discovered noprocrast, yay!) For the next 24 hours we're giving away free, full-featured plans to everyone with a HN account more than 10 days old, sign up at https://app.ducksboard.com/signup/hn/ These plans will always be free, but we can't promise we won't try to upsell…
2012 · app.ducksboard.com · its alternatives →
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