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CurlyJSON vs MockForge

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CurlyJSON compared with MockForge
DetailCurlyJSON logo CurlyJSONMockForge logo MockForge
What it doesJSON Formatter & Validator — Free, Private & Offline Open-source API mock server for multiple protocols
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inNot given US
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree for all tools. Pro: $29.99 per year or $4 per month, plus tax. Free: $0/month with 10,000 requests/month and local mocks only. Pro: $29/month with 250,000 requests/month, 100,000 platform AI tokens/month, and 3 hosted mocks. Team: $99/month with 1,000,000 requests/month, 1,000,000 platform AI tokens/month, and unlimited hosted mocks. Annual plans include 2 mont
Key features
  • Validate JSON with precise line and column errors
  • Repair invalid JSON fixing trailing commas, quotes, and comments
  • Preserve large integers without rounding
  • Detect and mask API keys, tokens and passwords
  • Multi-protocol support (REST, gRPC, GraphQL, WebSocket, Kafka, MQTT and more)
  • Realistic data synthesis with template tokens and faker fields
  • Latency and fault injection for testing retries and fallbacks
  • Record and replay for capturing and replaying live traffic
  • Modern admin UI for managing servers, overrides and metrics
  • Configuration as code with OpenAPI specs and YAML
  • Local-first development without account requirement
  • CI integration with local endpoints
  • HTTP bridge exposing gRPC services over REST
  • BYOK AI integration with user provider keys
What makes it different
  • Keeps large numbers exactly as written instead of silently rounding them like most online formatters
  • All free tools run entirely in your browser, working offline without uploading data
  • Automatically detects and warns about secrets like API keys and passwords
  • Multi-protocol mocking from one configuration file
  • Realism-first simulation with data synthesis and failure injection
  • Open source with permissive MIT or Apache-2.0 licensing
  • Local-first approach with optional cloud collaboration
  • Deploy to cloud hosting with a single command
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)Not checked yet no change since last check9 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)70
Citation Flow (Majestic)1317
Referring domains (Majestic)27

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