Pipedream
Focus: automation, workflows and developers. Shares api with Random User Generator. An automation tool, not a web app. Freemium (Random User Generator: Free). Rated 4.4 (Random User Generator: 4.6).
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Web App
Random User Generator
A free open-source API for fake user profiles to fill your mockups and tests.
Rating
4.6 / 5
Pricing
Free
Difficulty
Intermediate
Works on
Web
Built with love by Shushant Lakhyani. Building bestproductivityresources.com
What is Random User Generator?
Random User Generator returns realistic placeholder people with names, photos, emails, addresses and logins in JSON, CSV, YAML or XML, with options for nationality, gender and number of results. It is free and open source, needs no API key, and is perfect for prototypes and test data.
Pros: what Random User Generator does well
- No API key needed
- Real-looking photos and data
- Several output formats
Cons: where it falls short
- Fixed set of photos
- Not for load testing at scale
Who Random User Generator is for
Developers and designers who need believable users in demos and tests.
Who can skip it
People who need a full mock database or custom schemas.
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