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Tricentis Tosca

Tricentis Tosca provides an approach to test automation that is AI-powered, codeless, and end-to-end so it can test everything in a complex IT landscape, to ensure business processes work flawlessly no matter where changes occurs. Its 160+ technology support helps users test everything…

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ReadyAPI

ReadyAPI (formerly SoapUI Pro, LoadUI Pro, and ServiceV Pro) is a REST and SOAP API functional testing tool that enables software developers, QA engineers, and manual testers to work together to create, maintain, and execute complex end-to-end API tests in their CI/CD pipelines without…

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Tricentis Tosca

Tricentis Tosca provides an approach to test automation that is AI-powered, codeless, and end-to-end so it can test everything in a complex IT landscape, to ensure business processes work flawlessly no matter where changes occurs. Its 160+ technology support helps users test everything…

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CloudShare

CloudShare is a solution for hands-on software experiences. From sales demos and POCs, to customer and employee training, certification, and testing, our virtual environments are customizable and allow the end-user to experiment with software in a safe environment that mimics their…

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Unmock.io
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Unmock is a JavaScript library that helps users test API integrations, from third-party services like Stripe and Salesforce to microservices. It is used to test API integrations by creating simulations of external APIs and microservices.

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Pester
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Pester is a PowerShell BDD and TDD testing framework that is compatible with every version of Windows that can run PowerShell 3. It includes tools for function testing, module testing, mocking, and code coverage.

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Autostub
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AutoStub™ is a tool to accelerate API development, designed to reduce build time by designing, prototyping, documenting and testing APIs . It creates a functional mock that allows developers or prospective users to work with the API before it’s fully implemented. Autostub allows…

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Mocky.io
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Mocky.io is a tool used to generate custom API responses that is compatible with JS, Mobile and Server applications, featuring CORS, JSONP and GZIP responses. Mocky is distributed with Apache 2 licence on Github, and is free to use, no ads, no hidden subscriptions or service limits.…

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MockLab
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MockLab is an API simulator that helps software teams test faster and better, from the small company of the same name in London. The simulator is built on WireMock, the open source API simulator. Users can craft a simulation using its no-code UI or go fully automated with the 100%…

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Virtual Serial Port Driver

Virtual COM Port Driver is a system utility by Electronic Team that is able to emulate a serial port and pair it with another virtual serial port via a virtual null modem cable.

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Parasoft Virtualize

Parasoft, headquartered near Los Angeles, California, offers service virtualization via Parasoft Virtualize, which the vendor states can be used to create, deploy, and manage simulated dev/test environments, and minimize constraints that ordinarily arise from inadequate test data.…

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Broadcom Service Virtualization

Broadcom offers Service Virtualization, simulating unavailable systems across the software development lifecycle (SDLC), allowing developers, testers, integration, and performance teams to work in parallel for faster delivery and higher application quality and reliability.

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Traffic Parrot

API Mocking and Service Virtualization SoftwareTraffic Parrot provides service virtualization and API mocking software. Their tool helps software development and testing teams working with HTTP (REST/SOAP), gRPC, IBM MQ, and other technologies create virtual services, API mocks and…

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Mockintosh
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The Mockintosh is a service for mocking microservices. The project is maintained by up9inc, and available open source on the MIT license, and free to download.

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HCL OneTest
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HCL Technologies headquartered in India offers OneTest, a testing suite capable of functional and performance testing and a service virtualization solution which is capable of providing missing elements of a web service during development and testing processes.

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OpenText Service Virtualization

Formerly from Micro Focus, a tool delivering realistic simulations of APIs and virtual services get rid of wait times that slow dev and testing down. OpenText™ Service Virtualization helps to remove dependencies and bottlenecks with its simulation capabilities.

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Citrus Framework

The Citrus Framework is a base framework for automated integration tests. It provides integration with multiple transports such as Apache Kafka, Http REST, JMS, TCP/IP, SOAP, FTP, SSH, XML, JSON, etc. One single test is able to act as both client and server on several messaging interfaces.…

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IBM DevOps Test Workbench

IBM DevOps Test Workbench provides software testing tools to support API testing, functional UI testing, performance testing and service virtualization. Users can automate and run tests earlier and more frequently to identify errors when they are less costly to fix.

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IBM DevOps Test Virtualization

A service virtualization solution, used to emulate services that may not yet be fully developed and/or available to test. IBM DevOps Test Virtualization enables early and frequent testing in the development lifecycle. It removes dependencies by virtualizing part or all of an application…

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Hoverfly Cloud

Hoverfly Cloud is a hosted API simulation solution from SpectoLabs, in London, for development environments and CI pipelines. It is designed so users can start a simulation in seconds, scale it to handle demanding performance tests, then shut it down - from the command line, UI or…

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Hoverfly (Open Source)

Hoverfly's on-premise edition, developed and supported by SpectoLabs in London and available free and open source, is designed to replace unreliable test systems and restrictive API sandboxes with high-performance simulations in seconds. It can be run on MacOS, Windows or Linux, or…

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Mountebank
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mountebank is an open source tool that provides cross-platform, multi-protocol test doubles over the wire. Users point the application under test to mountebank instead of the real dependency, and test like as one would with traditional stubs and mocks. How it worksmountebank employs…

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WireMock
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WireMock is a simulator for HTTP-based APIs. Some might consider it a service virtualization tool or a mock server. It enables the user to stay productive when an API one depends on doesn't exist or isn't complete. It supports testing of edge cases and failure modes that the real…

Learn More About Service Virtualization Tools

What are Service Virtualization Tools?

Service virtualization tools help businesses develop, test, and integrate component-based applications during the entire software development lifecycle, even when key components are not available. Service virtualization tools can also duplicate the behavior of unavailable mainframes, web services, or other resources. This makes service virtualization tools useful for testing systems that require services that teams do not have direct access to.

Service virtualization tools can remove or reduce testing bottlenecks, allowing for faster, more effective, and continuously updated testing. With a wide array of tools for mocking/stubbing, simulating test environments, and error reporting, service virtualization tools can be an effective way to capture and address faults early in the development pipeline. DevOps teams can use these products to reduce defect management and test cycling significantly without input from third party service providers. This increases productivity and reduces project cost and development time.

Service Virtualization Tools vs. DevOps Software

Although they share the same philosophy of addressing faults and testing in all parts of the development pipeline, DevOps software and service virtualization tools are quite different. DevOps software provides a collaborative platform for teams to code, troubleshoot, and communicate. Service virtualization tools, on the other hand, emulate servers, networks, and other development resources without actually accessing those resources. As such, service virtualization tools are more of a complement to DevOps software rather than an alternative.

Service Virtualization Tools Features

The most common service virtualization tool features are:

  • Mock/stub data generation and management
  • Virtual endpoint generation and management
  • Sharing and deploying virtual services
  • Automated continuous testing
  • Bandwidth constraint
  • Customizable error conditions
  • Fault isolation
  • XML request/response paring
  • Development wizard
  • Scalable testing
  • Root-cause analysis
  • Data and performance correlation and regression analysis
  • Interaction and dependency mapping
  • Role-based and data-based authorization tools
  • Automated message validation
  • Ongoing deployment support
  • Record and replay traffic, testing, routing, and proxies
  • On-premise and cloud testing deployment

Service Virtualization Tools Comparison

When choosing the best Service Virtualization Tools for you, consider the following:

Behavior simulation features: The behavior you need to simulate, and the complexity of those behaviors, are probably the most important factor for choosing the best service virtualization tool for you. You’ll want to make sure that a product can effectively handle these tasks, as some products are more specialized specific tasks, either complex microservice environments or web services.

User experience level: A user’s familiarity with testing will also determine the most appropriate service virtualization tool. Some products include customizable, easy-to-use virtual interfaces that allow for no-code or lite-code testing through interactive modules, allowing non-technical team members the ability to use these features easily. Products without these features typically come with training modules and knowledge bases, but they may be more suited for users with prior testing experience.

Open-source or commercial product: Choosing an open-source or commercial service virtualization tool will be an important decision you’ll need to make. Open-source tools are modular, more customizable, have no licensing cost, and have no vendor lock-in requirements, making them a great choice for businesses who prefer precision and flexibility. However, commercial products offer features in a single package, have a lower level of entry, and provide professional support for the product.

Pricing Information

There are many open-source service virtualization tools that do not have licensing costs. Vendors should be contacted regarding paid options. Paid products have free trials.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What do service virtualization tools do?

Service virtualization tools create simulated versions of networks, servers, and other resources used by component-based applications. The applications can use these simulated resources for automated testing when the real-world resources are not finished or otherwise unavailable.

What are the benefits of using service virtualization tools?

Service virtualization tools address bottlenecks in the development pipeline by providing isolated test environments, fault identification, and continuous deployment support. This allows DevOps teams to be more productive while reducing project development cost and labor.

What are the best service virtualization tools?

The most popular service virtualization tools include:

How much do service virtualization tools cost?

There are many free open-source service virtualization tools. Commercial products are priced by quote from the vendor. Free trials are common.