Modern, Enterprise-Level API Virtualization as a Broadcom DevTest Replacement

AI-First API Virtualization at
90% Lower Cost Than Broadcom DevTest

Beeceptor delivers AI-first API virtualization at a fraction of the DevTest cost. Reduce your service-virtualization spend by up to 90% and spin up mocks from traffic or specs in a few minutes. Realtime, fast and powerful!

Broadcom DevTest (formerly CA Service Virtualization) is a traditional enterprise-grade tool for service virtualization, used heavily for legacy app modernization and enabling QA teams. While DevTest offers extensive protocol support and service modeling capabilities, Beeceptor focuses on rapid prototyping and real-time mocks. Here's a side-by-side feature comparison.
Beeceptor
Broadcom DevTest
Deployment Options
Cloud and On-prem
On-prem only
Pricing
Budget-friendly and elastic. Start small, scale only when you need to.
Broadcom DevTest requires expensive enterprise licenses with steep upfront commitments.
AI Assistant
Yes – Generates mock APIs from natual language prompts.
Not available in Broadcom DevTest.
Ease of Adoption
Beeceptor is designed for instant usability. Anyone can start from the UI, including manual QA, automation engineers, and developers. The interface is intuitive, rule creation & behavior management is visual, and every feature is backed by modern documentation, examples, and tutorials.

No formal training is required and teams can create mock APIs, dynamic responses, or proxy rules within minutes.
Broadcom DevTest comes with a steep learning curve. Effective use often requires seasoned service virtualization architects having deeper usage knowledge and programming skills.

Teams typically need structured training, or vendor-led onboarding sessions before they can build scalable virtual services.
HTTP / REST APIs
Full support with templating and AI assist
Supported (manual setup)
SOAP/WSDL
Supported via WSDL import and AI-generated examples
Supported (classic support)
gRPC Support
Natively supported. Upload the proto file and Beeceptor generates a mock server.
Not supported in Broadcom DevTest.
GraphQL
Supported (SDL-based mocking, along with automatic test data generation)
Not supported in Broadcom DevTest.
MQ/JMS
Focused on HTTP for now.
MQ/JMS support is coming soon.
Yes – Broad MQ/DB protocol support
State Management
Global state, CRUD APIs, session scoping, counters
Per-request context only, no abilitiy to view and edit state via UI/API
Dynamic Responses
Full dynamic templating with Handlebars.
  • Handlebars syntax: Supports conditional logic (IF, ELSE, SWITCH), loops (repeat, each), arithmetic, comparison operators, and JSON transformations.
  • Provides more than 100 built-in helpers for JWT decoding, base64 encode/decode, URL encode, string operations, array sorting, set operations, date utilities, random data, and stateful objects like counters, lists, and data stores.
  • No external database is required because state is stored inside the endpoint.
  • Includes FakerJS for realistic test data generation.
Uses scripting-based stubs that rely on proprietary expressions and Java extensions.
  • Developers often write Groovy or Java snippets to build dynamic behavior, which increases maintenance overhead.
  • Advanced stubs may require an external data repository or a separate model store to handle stateful simulations.
  • Template flexibility exists, but logic is tied to DevTest’s internal scripting engine and often demands specialized expertise to modify or debug.
Real-time Logs
Real-time viewer with search and filters
Logs available post-test (not live)
Forward Proxying
Global + Rule-level fallback proxy
Supported
Binary/File Responses
Yes – Upload and serve files (PDF, MP4, etc.)
Not natively supported in Broadcom DevTest
CI/CD Automation
Yes – REST APIs, CLI, bulk mocking rules
Yes – LISA Invoke, Jenkins integrations
RBAC and SSO
SAML SSO, SSO-enforced MFA, role management (Enterprise)
Supported (AD integration)
Audit Logs
Yes – Full audit trail for user and configration changes
Yes – Internal audit features
White Labeling
Yes – Custom domains (paid plans)
Not supported in Broadcom DevTest
Security
Beeceptor is SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 compliant, and supports air-gapped on-prem deployments.
Standard enterprise-grade security controls. Supports air-gapped on-prem deployments.
Scalability
Horizontally scalable; multi-tenant architecture
Scales via deployment clusters
Lock-in Risk
Low – REST APIs and export options available
High – Proprietary formats and licensing
*This comparison report evaluates the API / Service Virtaulization capabilities of various services based solely on publicly available documentation. If you come across any discrepancy, please contact us at support@.
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