Comparison

Requestly vs Mockoon

Requestly and Mockoon both land on Worth it.

Requestly

Worth it

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you're a developer or small team wanting an open-source API client plus request interception in one tool, with a real free tier.

Worth it

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you're a developer or small team needing quick local REST mocks . it's free, open source, and well-rated.

Requestly versus Mockoon
Compare	Requestly	Mockoon
Verdict	Worth it	Worth it
Best for	Frontend devs mocking APIs and headers	Frontend devs blocked on unfinished backend APIs
Who it's not for	Enterprises needing third-party audited security certifications . sources show only self-published claims	Teams needing shared, always-on hosted mock servers
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.¹⁶
Support quality	No support evidence in sources	Sparse user-experience documentation is criticized by reviewers
Public sentiment	Users praise the interception rules and free tier but openly debate whether the paid version justifies upgrading.	Reviewers rate it 4.5/5 for value and ease of use but criticize sparse user-experience documentation.¹²
Biggest gotcha	Exact paid prices aren't visible in public sources . expect to talk to sales for team plans^³	Review sample is tiny (19 total) . ratings may not reflect broad adoption.¹²

Enterprises needing third-party audited security certifications . sources show only self-published claims
Buyers wanting a proven standalone vendor . now owned by BrowserStack (2025)
Teams needing only simple API mocking without interception
Guess: shops needing protocols beyond HTTP (gRPC, GraphQL federation)