prism vs eskimo

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Turn any OpenAPI2/3 and Postman Collection file into an API server with mocking, transformations and validations. (by stoplightio)

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Eski is an undemanding mock server for developers and testers, that aims to abstract the complexities of coding a mock server into simple JSON configurations. [Moved to: https://github.com/kappasquare/eski] (by kappasquare)

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prism		eskimo
	Project
25	Mentions	12
4,006	Stars	29
2.4%	Growth	-
8.5	Activity	5.2
7 days ago	Latest Commit	over 2 years ago
TypeScript	Language	JavaScript
Apache License 2.0	License	MIT License

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prism

Posts with mentions or reviews of prism. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-01-25.

How to Automatically Consume RESTful APIs in Your Frontend
13 projects | dev.to | 25 Jan 2024

Since the OpenAPI can effectively describe our resources, we can reuse it to generate a dummy server that can be later used for development and testing purposes without bootstrapping any actual services. There some tools available that can help us with this task, such as Prism, OpenAPI Mock, OpenAPI Backend and the MSW library we have already seen.
The most effective Schema-Driven Development using OpenAPI for Logistic Engineer
2 projects | dev.to | 9 Dec 2023
Show HN: Generate JSON mock data for testing/initial app development
5 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 3 Oct 2023

I use https://stoplight.io/open-source/prism with x-faker properties in my OpenAPI specs to mock APIs with dynamic content.
Please recommend a good API Mocking tool
3 projects | /r/node | 16 May 2023

Haven't tried it yet, but discovered https://microcks.io/ yesterday. Otherwise https://stoplight.io/open-source/prism is pretty good
Prism: a useful developer tool for OpenAPI specs
3 projects | dev.to | 11 Feb 2023

Prism does more than mocking; You can also use it to inspect any discrepancies between your API implementation and the API spec. You can find out more on their GitHub page:https://github.com/stoplightio/prism
How do people deal with mocking CRUD operations for the purposes of testing?
2 projects | /r/reactjs | 6 Feb 2023

use a mock API server that can read openapi spec (e.g. Prism)
Faster time-to-market with API-first
12 projects | dev.to | 25 Oct 2022

prism
install db locally or go with docker image for development?
2 projects | /r/node | 30 Sep 2022

What about skipping the DB all together and using OpenAPI w/ a Mock Server for local development https://openapi.tools/#mock personally like https://stoplight.io/open-source/prism
Resurse utile pentru crearea unui REST API?
4 projects | /r/programare | 26 Aug 2022
Mock REST APIs with just OpenAPI YAML/JSON
1 project | /r/api | 9 Aug 2022

Pretty simple to run [prism](https://github.com/stoplightio/prism) locally for free.

eskimo

Posts with mentions or reviews of eskimo. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-01-01.

Eskimo is a supercharged mocking server for developers and testers, that aims to abstract the complexities of coding a mock server into simple JSON configurations.
3 projects | /r/node | 1 Jan 2022

1 project | /r/githubprojects | 1 Jan 2022

4 projects | /r/coolgithubprojects | 1 Jan 2022

1 project | /r/programming | 31 Dec 2021
Eskimo is a supercharged mocking server for developers and testers, that aims to abstract the complexities of coding a mock server into simple JSON configurations. Looking for feedback
1 project | /r/webdev | 1 Jan 2022
GitHub - kappasquare/eskimo: Eskimo is a supercharged mocking server for developers and testers, that aims to abstract the complexities of coding a mock server into simple JSON configurations.
1 project | /r/opensource | 1 Jan 2022

2 projects | /r/fossdroid | 1 Jan 2022
Eskimo is a Super Charged Mocking Server built for quick spin and go
1 project | /r/foss | 1 Jan 2022
Eskimo! Quick and SuperCharged Mocking Server!
1 project | /r/opensource | 1 Jan 2022
Eskimo - Supercharged Mocking Server
1 project | /r/api | 29 Dec 2021

What are some alternatives?

When comparing prism and eskimo you can also consider the following projects:

swagger-ui - Swagger UI is a collection of HTML, JavaScript, and CSS assets that dynamically generate beautiful documentation from a Swagger-compliant API.

mountebank - Over the wire test doubles

msw - Seamless REST/GraphQL API mocking library for browser and Node.js.

zellij - A terminal workspace with batteries included

dredd - Language-agnostic HTTP API Testing Tool

space-station-14 - A multiplayer game about paranoia and chaos on a space station. Remake of the cult-classic Space Station 13.

backstage - Backstage is an open platform for building developer portals

cli - Mockoon's official CLI. Deploy your mock APIs anywhere.

sst - Build modern full-stack applications on AWS

redoc - 📘 OpenAPI/Swagger-generated API Reference Documentation

miragejs - A client-side server to build, test and share your JavaScript app

openapi-generator - OpenAPI Generator allows generation of API client libraries (SDK generation), server stubs, documentation and configuration automatically given an OpenAPI Spec (v2, v3)