Keploy

What is Keploy?

Keploy is an open-source tool that automatically generates API test cases and data mocks. It captures how your application communicates with other services and converts those interactions into ready-to-use test cases and data stubs. Its stated goal is to help developers reach 90% test coverage in minutes, addressing common pain points like writing manual tests, managing complex dependencies, and reproducing tricky production issues for debugging.

Companies including Pixis, Instaastro, Amazon, and Reliance use Keploy for their testing needs.

Who created Keploy?

According to a testimonial, Keploy was started by someone who was an executive member at Maruti Suzuki. The platform first launched on October 18, 2021. Its mission is to simplify testing, solve common software development headaches, and make collaboration easier for team members. Keploy also maintains an active community and offers technical support.

What is Keploy used for?

Keploy covers a range of testing workflows:

• Traffic to tests: Converts real user traffic and API calls into test cases with associated data mocks.
• End-to-end testing: Simplifies setting up and running full end-to-end tests.
• Rapid coverage: Aims for up to 90% test coverage in minutes, reducing manual test writing.
• Recording complex flows: Records and replays distributed API flows as mocks and stubs, and captures network interactions for debugging.
• Code-less integration: Start recording test cases with zero coding required.
• Removing redundancy: Identifies tests that don’t add coverage and removes duplicates.
• CI/CD integration: Merges Keploy’s coverage with unit testing libraries for combined coverage gating in CI/CD pipelines.
• Team features: Includes security and administrative features for team environments, plus collaboration support.
• Data replication: Replicates data from virtually any source and works with scattered test environments.
• Complex dependencies: Helps test applications with complicated dependencies by sharing them — and if Keploy can’t generate tests, there’s a $100 reward.

The tool’s motto is “Test smart - Build better,” reflecting its focus on streamlining testing, improving coverage, and helping developers ship better software faster.