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JSON Server vs Reqres: What are the differences?

What is JSON Server? Get a full fake REST API with zero coding in less than 30 seconds. For front-end developers who need a quick back-end for prototyping and mocking. Created with <3 for front-end developers who need a quick back-end for prototyping and mocking.

What is Reqres? Test your front-end against a real API. A hosted REST-API ready to respond to your AJAX requests.

JSON Server and Reqres can be primarily classified as "API" tools.

JSON Server and Reqres are both open source tools. JSON Server with 41.2K GitHub stars and 3.68K forks on GitHub appears to be more popular than Reqres with 944 GitHub stars and 117 GitHub forks.

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Pros of JSON Server
Pros of Reqres
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    Stupid simple
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    Fake data
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    RESTful API
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    Open source
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    Always-on
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    Rapid prototyping of interfaces
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    Language agnostic
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    Hosted on Digital Ocean

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What is JSON Server?

Created with <3 for front-end developers who need a quick back-end for prototyping and mocking.

What is Reqres?

A hosted REST-API ready to respond to your AJAX requests.

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