Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to MockTower
Mock APIs, why wait for the backend team?
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. MockTower launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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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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Mocklets▲82A HTTP-based API simulator to assist parallel development 🛠️
2018 · mocklets.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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2019 · mockit.netlify.com · its alternatives →
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2018 · mocktastic.com · its alternatives →
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Api management and testing platform for remote teams.
2020 · mocklets.com · 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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Hi HN, I built this after using Requestly, Mokku, Mockiato, Tweak, and Mockoon. Each one either paywalled the features I actually needed, required a separate server running on my machine, or just didn't fit the way I work. The browser is already open. DevTools is already open. I wanted the mocking to live there too, not in a separate app I have to remember to start. So roughly a month ago, I started building my own tools. It intercepts network requests at the browser level and lets you swap the response, status code, headers, body without touching your code or spinning up anything.…
Feb 2026 · mockstudio.app · 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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2010 · mocksup.com · its alternatives →
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Mockend▲6Effortless hosted fake REST and GraphQL API for teams/makers
2023 · mockend.com · its alternatives →
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Mock-API▲5Simplifying API Mocking for Seamless Development Experiences
2024 · mock-api.net · its alternatives →
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