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Keploy

AI-powered API testing with traffic recording

open sourceupdated Aug 16, 2026

Keploy is an open-source AI-powered testing platform that generates API, integration, and unit tests by recording real network traffic via eBPF. It captures API calls, database queries, and streaming events, then replays them as deterministic tests with auto-generated mocks — no code changes needed. Works across any language or framework with CI/CD pipeline integration and popular testing framework support including JUnit, PyTest, Jest, and Go-Test.

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Keploy is a developer-centric testing platform that takes a fundamentally different approach to test generation. Instead of requiring developers to manually write test cases, Keploy uses eBPF to intercept real API traffic at the network layer, automatically converting those interactions into reproducible test suites with corresponding mocks and stubs. The platform supports recording of databases like PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB, message queues such as Kafka and RabbitMQ, and external API calls — all without requiring any SDK integration or code modifications.

The platform's replay engine creates isolated production sandboxes where captured traffic is deterministically replayed, enabling offline testing without external dependencies. Keploy automatically detects and removes duplicate tests that don't contribute to coverage, which is particularly valuable for large teams crowd-sourcing tests. It calculates both statement and branch coverage for developers, plus API schema and business use-case coverage for QA teams, making coverage metrics objective rather than subjective.

Keploy integrates natively with popular testing frameworks including JUnit, PyTest, Jest, and Go-Test, allowing teams to merge AI-generated coverage with existing unit tests for comprehensive coverage gating in CI/CD pipelines. The tool also offers a VS Code extension for in-editor testing workflows. With 16,700+ GitHub stars and adoption by teams at companies like Shopify, Keploy has established itself as a leading open-source alternative for backend testing automation.

Pricing

Free Playground with monthly limits / Pro with higher test and AI-credit quotas / Enterprise available

Platforms

CLI, VS Code Extension, CI/CD integration, Docker

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Comparisons

Pact vs Keploy — Consumer-Driven Contract Testing vs Traffic-Based API Test Generation

Pact and Keploy both prevent API integration failures, but through fundamentally different approaches. Pact is the established standard for consumer-driven contract testing, where the API consumer defines expectations that the provider verifies. Keploy generates API tests automatically from real production traffic. This comparison helps microservice teams choose between contract-first safety and traffic-based test generation.

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FAQ

What is Keploy?

Keploy is an open-source AI-powered testing platform that generates API, integration, and unit tests by recording real network traffic via eBPF. It captures API calls, database queries, and streaming events, then replays them as deterministic tests with auto-generated mocks — no code changes needed. Works across any language or framework with CI/CD pipeline integration and popular testing framework support including JUnit, PyTest, Jest, and Go-Test.

Is Keploy free?

Yes — Keploy is open source and free to use. Free Playground with monthly limits / Pro with higher test and AI-credit quotas / Enterprise available

Is Keploy open source?

Yes — Keploy is open source.

What are the best Keploy alternatives?

The top editor-verified Keploy alternatives are Playwright, Vitest, Checkly, and more.

How does Keploy score in our review?

Our hands-on review scores Keploy 84/100 overall, based on speed, privacy, and developer-experience testing.