Beeceptor

Best Alternative To Apidog

Beeceptor give you a hosted mock API endpoint in a few seconds!
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Apidog is an API development platform that includes API mocking capabilities among its features. While it provides basic mocking functionality, Beeceptor specializes in API mocking and offers a more comprehensive and user-friendly experience. Beeceptor puts API mocking at the core and provides an exceptional mock server experience with real-time debugging and advanced features.

While both platforms offer API mocking capabilities, Beeceptor provides more specialized features and a better user experience for API mocking needs. The table below highlights the key differences and advantages of using Beeceptor over Apidog.
Beeceptor
Apidog
Installation
Requires no installation.
simply replace the API's base URL to start mocking.
Requires no installation.
Mock URL
Offers custom mock server names with subdomains for better organization and branding
Uses an auto-generated URL, typically a UUID string, no options for custom names.
Mock Responses Creation
User-friendly interface for creating various mock responses.
Requires manual setup. Initial learning curve during setup and get up and running.
Real Time
An engaging real-time experience, with instant visibility of incoming requests and responses.
Limited real-time capabilities; primarily focuses on standard request handling without live updates.
Request Log
Logs all requests, with 10-day history retention.

Advanced search capabilities and export options.
Programmatic access available.
Request logs available only when requests are triggered from Apidog client.

No retention, not searchable.
Template Syntax
Uses Handlebars for template syntax.

Supports conditional statements and dynamic data generation with FakerJS integration.
Uses Nunjucks for template syntax.

Handles various conditional logic constructs such as if-else, switch, and loops
Binary Response
Allows uploading of binary files like PDFs and videos for testing API/applications with file handling needs.

Supports large response sizes.
Only text-based responses supported.
CRUD Operations
CRUD route and stateful mocks for faster prototyping.
Not available.
Limited to static mocks only.
Local Tunneling
Supports local tunneling, allowing requests to route to locally hosted APIs during development.
Not available.
Chaos Testing
Allows setting weighted responses to test varied scenarios and response ratios.
Not available.
Security
Configure mock security using custom HTTP headers, rate limits and IP restrictions.
Limited to basic token key authentication.
HTTP Proxy
Allows request forwarding to original APIs if no mock rules match, enabling seamless API patching.
Proxy capabilities are limited; does not support forwarding to live endpoints.
Asynchronous Mocks
Supports making external HTTP callouts as part of mock rule execution, allowing real API data integration in mock responses.
Not available.
GraphQL Support
Full GraphQL support.
(coming soon)
Limited support for GraphQL.
SOAP Support
Supports SOAP, enabling parameter extraction from the request envelope.

Extract data from request body or query parameters and use the data in the response body.
Support basic SOAP requests.
API or Programmatic Access
Mock server behavior can be managed via API, for Integration Tests / CI.
Does not support mock management via API.
Rate Limiting
Offers a rate limit option for each endpoint, allowing users to control/test the number of requests received.
Not available.
*This comparison report evaluates the API Mocking capabilities of various services based solely on publicly available documentation. If you come across any discrepancy, please contact us at support@.Compare Beeceptor with Postman