Blackbird API Development vs. LocalStack

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Blackbird API Development
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Ambassador offers a suite of products designed to deliver API developer experiences that fuel innovation. Blackbird API Development Platform enables developers to spec, mock, write boilerplate code, and debug APIs faster.
$10
per month (for a single user and 5 concurrent instances)
LocalStack
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
LocalStack, headquartered in Zurich, is software is a local cloud emulation software that can run in a single container directly on a laptop or in a CI pipeline. It is presented as a fully functional local cloud stack used to develop and test cloud and serverless apps offline. State instances can be shared with team members for collaborative debugging, and through integrations LocalStack can be introduced into enterprise IT.
$28
per month
Pricing
Blackbird API DevelopmentLocalStack
Editions & Modules
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Pro
$28
per month
Team
Undisclosed
Enterprise
Custom
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Blackbird API DevelopmentLocalStack
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Ratings
Blackbird API DevelopmentLocalStack
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Blackbird API DevelopmentLocalStack
Likelihood to Recommend
Datawire, Inc., dba Ambassador
Ambassador is really well suited for scenarios were you need to give power and freedom to your developers so they can take advantage of the self-service approach. One of the few scenarios I can not recommend using Ambassador is in the case you are planning to not using Kubernetes as it is a solution designed to work specifically on that platform
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LocalStack
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Pros
Datawire, Inc., dba Ambassador
  • Simple syntax
  • Easy to understand
  • Easy to install
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LocalStack
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Cons
Datawire, Inc., dba Ambassador
  • Documentation is not updated
  • Implementing external authentication doesn't always work as described in the documentation
  • The Administration console is limited
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LocalStack
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Usability
Datawire, Inc., dba Ambassador
It's great! it's amazingly simple to use and the best part is the self-service approach. I also like how easy it is to add a new route to a endpoint with the mappings definition.
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LocalStack
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Support Rating
Datawire, Inc., dba Ambassador
Overall the support has been great and quick to answer the requests I've submitted in the past. I was originally using the community/open source version and I can't say it was the best experience I had, it wasn't terrible but it wasn't great. I believe the biggest issue was that they refer to the documentation a lot but the documentation isn't updated regularly so I feel it's lagging behind the most recent versions.
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LocalStack
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Alternatives Considered
Datawire, Inc., dba Ambassador
They both offer about the same in terms of end goal and purpose of use and scenarios. However, Ambassador does way better in terms of simplifying the syntax and makes offer a little bit more of control by adding the concepts of hosts, mappings while staying away from a hard to read single file configuration.
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LocalStack
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Return on Investment
Datawire, Inc., dba Ambassador
  • Reduced downtime by redirecting traffic between DC.
  • Reduced engineering time, don't have to dedicate 1 person to manage it.
  • Increased training costs in the short term.
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LocalStack
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