Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Mockend
Effortless hosted fake REST and GraphQL API for teams/makers
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Mockend launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Generate custom data & API to build apps in less than 30s
2021 · retool.com · its alternatives →
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2019 · mockit.netlify.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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- 5MS
2018 · mocktastic.com · its alternatives →
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Mocklets▲82A HTTP-based API simulator to assist parallel development 🛠️
2018 · mocklets.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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MockAPI Dog▲122Instant mock REST & LLM APIs - free, no signup required
Feb 2026 · mockapi.dog · 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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I made an API mocking tool that imports a schema, populates fake data, then runs a local server. This is helpful for testing APIs or advanced prototyping. A demo video is here: https://www.loom.com/share/abad2cdf325e4e0b9addea1e14406166?... There’s two fun things about this tool 1. the complete lack of configs and schema annotations. i.e. you don’t need to learn faker-js. You just need your existing GraphQL schema and to to swap out the server URL in your frontend code. 2. the depth. Your fake objects have relationships to other fake objects. And in proxy mode, real…
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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🎲 Mock or extend your GraphQL API with faked data. No coding required. - APIs-guru/graphql-faker
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Mock REST endpoints in seconds. Test without backend delays. Built for developers who need reliable mock data now.
2017 · mockrest.com · 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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Pollux▲82Fake json data & json server mock API generator with JWT
2021 · mohammedal-rowad.github.io · its alternatives →
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Mock or extend existing GraphQL API with faked data.
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Free mock api generator for developers | instant test data
Nov 2025 · fakeapifordevs.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Generate customized, realistic mock data & APIs, via GPT
2023 · its alternatives →
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:boom: Test REST, GraphQL APIs. Contribute to kiranz/just-api development by creating an account on GitHub.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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InterimAPI▲68Custom API endpoints with realistic fake data in seconds
2022 · interimapi.com · its alternatives →
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Schema to live API in 60 seconds. No backend needed.
May 2026 · apinexis.web.app · its alternatives →
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