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Inspector vs mockserver

Inspector and mockserver are both developer tools MCP servers. mockserver scores higher (100 vs 94 out of 100). Inspector has more GitHub stars (11k), and Inspector was updated more recently (yesterday). The table compares them side by side.

Inspectormockserver
Score94 / 100100 / 100
What it doesMCP Inspector - A tool for inspecting and debugging MCP serversMock, record/replay, verify and chaos-test any HTTP, REST, gRPC or LLM dependency over MCP.
PublisherVerified: npm:@mcp-useVerified: mock-server.com
GradesMaintenance A, Licence A, Quality AMaintenance A, Licence A, Quality A
npm downloads a week26,907Not on npm
RunsLocalLocal
Works withClaude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, WindsurfClaude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf
GitHub stars10,7904,993
Last commit20 Oct 202619 Oct 2026
LicenceMITApache-2.0
Listed since20 Oct 202619 Oct 2026
Install InspectorInstall mockserver

Questions

Is Inspector or mockserver more popular?

Inspector has more GitHub stars: 10,790.

Can I use Inspector and mockserver together?

Yes. AI assistants can load several MCP servers at once. Install both and the assistant picks the right one for each task.