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JSON Server vs OpenAPI: What are the differences?

What is JSON Server? Get a full fake REST API with zero coding in less than 30 seconds. For front-end developers who need a quick back-end for prototyping and mocking. Created with <3 for front-end developers who need a quick back-end for prototyping and mocking.

What is OpenAPI? Allows the owner of a network-accessible service to give universal access. It is a publicly available application programming interface that provides developers with programmatic access to a proprietary software application or web service.

JSON Server and OpenAPI can be categorized as "API" tools.

JSON Server and OpenAPI are both open source tools. It seems that JSON Server with 42.9K GitHub stars and 3.89K forks on GitHub has more adoption than OpenAPI with 15.4K GitHub stars and 5.46K GitHub forks.

Bookmark.com, Sopra Steria Group., and SusthitSoft Technologies Private Limited are some of the popular companies that use JSON Server, whereas OpenAPI is used by aaaa aa, StickyKnow.io, and Voypost. JSON Server has a broader approval, being mentioned in 3 company stacks & 52 developers stacks; compared to OpenAPI, which is listed in 3 company stacks and 4 developer stacks.

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Pros of OpenAPI
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    Stupid simple
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    Easy to read the template generated
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    The most popular api spec
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    Easy to learn
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    Supports versioning
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    Supports authentication
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    Supports caching

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What is JSON Server?

Created with <3 for front-end developers who need a quick back-end for prototyping and mocking.

What is OpenAPI?

It is a publicly available application programming interface that provides developers with programmatic access to a proprietary software application or web service.

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