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localtunnel vs WireMock

A side-by-side look at localtunnel and WireMock. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

localtunnel

localtunnel

Development

localtunnel is an open source command line tool that allows you to easily share a web server running on your local machine without configuring DNS or firewall rules. It does this by assigning you a unique publicly accessible url that will proxy all requests to your locally running web server.

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WireMock

WireMock

Development

WireMock is an open source tool for simulating HTTP-based APIs during development. It enables mocking and stubbing of APIs and servers before they are fully developed to enable faster testing of applications that integrate with them.

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