LocalStack
Local AWS cloud emulator for development and testing
About LocalStack
LocalStack provides software that emulates AWS services on a developer's machine or in CI, so teams can build and test cloud applications without deploying to AWS. It offers a free community edition and paid editions with more services and team features.
Common use cases
- Local development
- CI testing
- IaC validation
- Cost reduction in test environments
Products and services
LocalStack for AWS
AWS service emulator
Cloud Pods
Saved and shareable environment state
Key features
- AWS service emulation
- CI integration
- Infrastructure as code testing
- State snapshots
- Team collaboration
Integrations
- Terraform
- AWS CDK
- GitHub Actions
- Docker
- Pulumi
LocalStack alternatives
- MOMoto
- TETestcontainers
- ASAWS SAM
FAQs
Is there a free version?
Yes, a community edition exists alongside paid plans.
What does it emulate?
AWS services, for local and CI testing.
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