{"repo":"faiscadev/fakecloud","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/faiscadev/fakecloud","clone":"git clone https://github.com/faiscadev/fakecloud.git","description":"Free, open-source AWS emulator. LocalStack alternative: 105 services, 7,391 operations, true 100% Smithy conformance (248,319/248,319 variants pass). No account, no auth token, no paid tier.","language":"Rust","stars":521,"topics":["aws","aws-emulator","aws-testing","dynamodb","integration-testing","lambda","localstack-alternative","s3","terraform","moto-alternative"],"license":"AGPL-3.0","category":"deployment-docker-iac","readme_excerpt":"fakecloud Local AWS cloud emulator. Free forever. --- fakecloud is a free, open-source local AWS emulator for integration testing and local development. Single binary, no account, no auth token, no paid tier. Point your AWS SDK at http://localhost:4566 and it works. In March 2026, LocalStack replaced its open-source Community Edition with a proprietary image that requires an account and auth token. fakecloud exists so teams can keep a fully local AWS testing workflow without one. [!NOTE] Using fakecloud? Add your team to ADOPTERS.md. Takes 30 seconds, and it helps others see it is real. Quick start Then point any AWS SDK or CLI at http://localhost:4566 with dummy credentials: Works as a drop-in for LocalStack in CI, with Terraform ( endpoints block), CDK ( cdklocal ), or any AWS SDK in any language. Other install options (Homebrew, Cargo, Docker, Docker Compose, source) and full guides: fakecloud.dev/docs/getting-started. Why fakecloud - Free, forever. AGPL-3.0, no paid tier, no account, no token. - True 100% conformance. 248,319 Smithy-model-generated test variants pass on every commit, validated against AWS's own Smithy models. CI also runs upstream terraform-provider-aws TestAcc suites to catch waiter/field/drift bugs that SDK tests miss. - Real cross-service wiring. EventBridge - Step Functions, S3 - Lambda, SES inbound - S3/SNS/Lambda, and 15+ more integrations execute end-to-end. - Real infrastructure for stateful services. Lambda (23 runtimes), RDS (Postgres/MySQL/Mari","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/faiscadev","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/faiscadev/fakecloud/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}