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Shellroute vs MockForge

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Shellroute compared with MockForge
Detail ShellrouteMockForge logo MockForge
What it doesRun terminal commands through a proxy with session-scoped routing from 120+ countries Open-source API mock server for multiple protocols
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inNot given US
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree with your own proxy. Built-in routes: $3 per GB for residential IPs, $1 per GB for datacenter IPs. New accounts start with $1 free credit, no card required. No monthly fees, no minimum spend, no contracts. 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
  • Interactive shell mode for maintaining country connection across multiple commands
  • Single command execution through proxy with shellroute run
  • Support for 120+ countries and cities
  • Residential and datacenter proxy options
  • Session-scoped isolation keeping other apps on normal connection
  • IP rotation support within active sessions
  • SOCKS5 and HTTP/HTTPS proxy support
  • Bandwidth metering and usage tracking
  • Kill switch protection and auto-reconnect
  • CLI and API access
  • 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
  • No subscription model: pay only per GB used with no contracts or minimum spend
  • Bring your own proxy or use built-in routes without signup requirements
  • One-command country selection instead of VPN or per-tool proxy configuration
  • Isolated proxy sessions keeping other terminals and apps unaffected
  • Open-source CLI tool designed for developer workflows in the terminal
  • 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)17 +17 (up) since last check9 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)20
Citation Flow (Majestic)2117
Referring domains (Majestic)67

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