What Keploy does

Keploy is an open-source developer testing platform that uses eBPF (Extended Berkeley Packet Filter) to capture real API traffic at the Linux kernel/socket level and replay it as deterministic regression tests, auto-generated mocks, and production-like sandboxes without requiring code changes or SDK instrumentation. Founded in 2020, headquartered in New Delhi, with primary engineering operations in Bangalore, the platform supports Go, Java, Python, Node.js, Rust, PHP, and Ruby across any framework, and serves software development teams — backend engineers, SDETs, QA engineers, and platform/DevOps engineers — who need to automate API, integration, and unit testing inside CI/CD pipelines.

The product portfolio consists of a free Apache 2.0-licensed core distributed via GitHub (reported at 15.6k–17k stars and 1.2M+ downloads with 1,000+ contributors) and a managed cloud service at app.keploy.io with three tiers: a free Playground (30 test suites/month, 5 AI credits), a Pro tier at $24/user/month with AI test generation and contract testing, and a custom-priced Enterprise tier with SOC2 Type 2, SLAs, SSO, audit logs, K8s proxy (Sidecar and DaemonSet recording), and cloud replay. Advanced capabilities include AI-powered test generation leveraging third-party large language models (Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro and OpenAI's GPT-4) and a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes approximately 100 tools to AI coding assistants (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Antigravity, GitHub Copilot) for in-IDE autonomous test creation and iteration.

Keploy's go-to-market combines product-led growth through the open-source core, community-led developer relations (Slack, blog, GitHub, YouTube, Twitter/X, LinkedIn), and an enterprise field-sales motion targeting large organizations requiring SOC2/SLA-grade support and Kubernetes-native traffic capture. Distribution touchpoints include the CNCF Landscape listing, VS Code Marketplace, and native CI/CD integrations with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and Jenkins. Funding history consists of accelerator-style participations — Google (December 2023) and Maruti Suzuki Accelerator (October 2022) — alongside an earlier 2022 seed round with Chiratae Ventures, IIMK Live, and Upsparks, with no disclosed equity amounts. Certification and compliance posture spans SOC2 Type 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, and CCPA.

Name

Keploy

Legal name

Keploy Inc.

Website

https://keploy.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Keploy is an open-source AI-powered API testing platform that uses eBPF to capture and replay real API traffic as regression tests for development teams. Revenue comes from a free Apache 2.0 core and managed cloud tiers (Pro at $24/user/month and custom Enterprise).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Developer Testing Software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Performance Engineering & Scalability Testing (BPAEAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cloud-Native/Kubernetes Observability (HDABAJAF), Cloud-Native Development (Containers, Kubernetes, Microservices) (BPAEACAD)

Keywords

• API testing platform
• Open-source testing
• EBPF traffic capture
• Regression test automation
• AI test generation

Headquarters

HQ city

New Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Freemium Open-Source (OSS): Core platform is free and open source under Apache 2.0 license. Self-hosting is free indefinitely. Generates community adoption, contributor momentum, and top-of-funnel pipeline for paid tiers.
2. Pro Subscription: $24 per user per month. Includes AI test generation, contract testing, team dashboards, and priority support. Targets individual developers and small teams wanting AI-powered features without enterprise commitments.
3. Enterprise Subscription: Custom pricing with SOC2 compliance, SLAs, audit logs, SSO, team dashboards, and dedicated enterprise support. Targets large organizations with security and compliance requirements. Cloud replay and K8s proxy features require Enterprise binary.
4. Playground Tier: Free tier with 30 test suites/month and 5 AI credits. Community support included. Serves as free trial for the platform, driving conversion to Pro and Enterprise plans.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Keploy is an open-source, AI-powered API and unit testing platform that uses eBPF (Extended Berkeley Packet Filter) at the Linux kernel level to capture real API traffic and replay it in CI pipelines as deterministic regression tests with auto-generated mocks and production-like sandboxes, requiring zero code changes. The company sells a managed cloud service (Playground, Pro at $24/user/month, and custom Enterprise tiers with SOC2/SLAs) on top of the Apache 2.0 licensed core, targeting software development teams, QA engineers, and platform/DevOps teams.

Product overview

Keploy is an open-source AI-powered testing platform that offers a unified solution for API testing, integration testing, and unit testing. The core platform captures real API traffic using eBPF and replays it as deterministic regression tests with zero code changes. The product portfolio consists of the open-source Keploy Core Platform (Apache 2.0 licensed, 17K+ GitHub stars) and the managed Keploy Cloud service (offering Playground, Pro at $24/user/month, and Enterprise tiers). The platform includes Agent-Based API Test Generation for AI coding assistants via MCP server, dedicated Integration Testing, API Testing, and Unit Testing sub-products, plus Coverage Reporting for OpenAPI spec analysis. Supporting tools include the Keploy CLI, VS Code Extension, and K8s Proxy for production traffic capture. Advanced features like SSO, team dashboards, and SOC2 compliance are available on paid tiers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Keploy Core Platform (Open Source) Open-source AI-powered testing platform that captures real API traffic with eBPF and replays it in CI as deterministic regression tests, auto-generated mocks, and production-like sandboxes with zero code changes. Supports Go, Java, Python, Node.js, Rust, PHP, Ruby. Licensed under Apache 2.0.
• Keploy Cloud (Managed) Managed cloud service providing SSO, team dashboards, audit logs, and enterprise support. Offers Playground tier (30 test suites/month, 5 AI credits), Pro tier ($24/user/month with AI test generation and contract testing), and Enterprise tier with SOC2/SLAs.
• Integration Testing Record and replay integration tests from real API traffic without writing test scripts. Converts API interactions into executable test cases with automatic dependency mocking for databases, caches, and third-party services.
• API Testing AI-powered API testing that generates functional, edge case, performance, security, and dependency tests. Supports HTTP/HTTPS, gRPC, WebSockets, and GraphQL protocols with JWT, OAuth2, API Keys, and Basic Auth authentication.
• Unit Testing AI-powered unit test generation that converts code execution into test cases with auto-generated mocks. Works with Go, Java, Python, Node.js, Rust, PHP, and Ruby applications.
• Agent-Based API Test Generation AI-powered test generation enabling coding assistants (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, GitHub Copilot) to generate and iterate on API tests directly in IDE using MCP server. Generates YAML test suites with assertions and syncs results to Keploy platform.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% test coverage achievable in 2 minutes
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability10 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Google for Startups Accelerator IndiacoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Keploy was accepted into the Google for Startups Accelerator India program, which provides mentorship, Google Cloud credits, and networking opportunities. The program supports early-stage startups in India with technical expertise, product development, and growth resources. Being listed alongside Google branding enhances Keploy's credibility and visibility in the developer community.
• CNCF (Cloud Native Computing Foundation)coreTechnology or IntegrationKeploy appears on the CNCF Landscape, which showcases cloud-native technologies and tools. This placement indicates alignment with cloud-native standards and provides visibility among platform engineers and DevOps teams evaluating cloud-native testing solutions.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Insomnia: Insomnia is a popular open-source API client and testing tool that overlaps with Keploy's API testing workflow for individual developers and small teams, though it lacks eBPF-based record/replay.
• WireMock: WireMock is an open-source API mocking and service virtualization tool that overlaps with Keploy's auto-mock generation and integration testing functionality for developers building distributed systems.
• Pact (Pactflow): Pact is the leading contract testing framework, directly competing with Keploy's contract testing features for engineering teams seeking consumer-driven contract testing across microservices.
• Speedscale: Speedscale uses eBPF and traffic capture for Kubernetes API testing and chaos engineering, making it the closest technical peer to Keploy's record-replay approach and target customer (platform engineers running cloud-native workloads).
• Postman: Postman is the dominant API development and testing platform with a broad suite of tools for designing, testing, and monitoring APIs. It competes directly with Keploy's API testing and contract testing capabilities for the same developer buyer.
• Hoverfly: Hoverfly provides record/replay and simulation of HTTP traffic for API testing, with a lightweight architecture that competes with Keploy's mocking and replay capabilities for QA and platform teams.

Broad incumbents

• Cypress: Cypress is a widely adopted end-to-end testing framework for web applications. While primarily UI-focused, its expansion into API testing and component testing places it as a partial competitor for engineering teams evaluating testing suites.
• Tricentis: Tricentis offers a broad enterprise test automation platform (Tosca, qTest) with API testing as one component. It competes with Keploy at the large-enterprise level where integrated quality platforms win over best-of-breed point tools.
• SmartBear (SoapUI / ReadyAPI): SmartBear's SoapUI and ReadyAPI are established API testing tools with deep enterprise penetration. They represent a broad incumbent competitor offering overlapping functionality as part of a wider test management portfolio.

Emerging players

• Mountebank: Mountebank is an open-source multi-protocol test double framework supporting record/replay and stubbing of HTTP, TCP, and other protocols. It overlaps with Keploy's mocking and dependency simulation capabilities for developer-focused testing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/keploy
• GitHubgithub.com/keploy
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@keploy
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/keploy

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors6 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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