JSON Server vs Stoplight

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JSON Server vs StopLight: What are the differences?

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; StopLight: Visual API Tooling. Stop writing thousands of lines of specification code. Our intuitive visual editors significantly cut down on design time, and are spec agnostic. Generate OAI (Swagger) and RAML specification code on demand.

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

"Stupid simple" is the primary reason why developers consider JSON Server over the competitors, whereas "Intuitive UX" was stated as the key factor in picking StopLight.

JSON Server is an open source tool with 41.2K GitHub stars and 3.68K GitHub forks. Here's a link to JSON Server's open source repository on GitHub.

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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 Stoplight?

Stop writing thousands of lines of specification code. Our intuitive visual editors significantly cut down on design time, and are spec agnostic. Generate OAI (Swagger) and RAML specification code on demand.

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What are some alternatives to JSON Server and Stoplight?
MongoDB
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JSON
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Firebase
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Mirage
The Elasticsearch query DSL supports 100+ query APIs ranging from full-text search, numeric range filters, geolocation queries to nested and span queries. Mirage is a modern, open-source web based query explorer for Elasticsearch.
Postman
It is the only complete API development environment, used by nearly five million developers and more than 100,000 companies worldwide.
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