Snaplet
Production-like data for developers, instantly.
Overview
Snaplet is a developer tool that focuses on creating production-like data for local and development environments. It allows you to capture a 'snapshot' of your production database, and then transform it by subsetting (to make it smaller) and anonymizing sensitive data. While it's not a DBaaS platform itself, it enables a branching-like workflow by allowing developers to provision their own isolated, safe, and realistic database copies for coding and testing, which can then be used with any database hosting provider.
✨ Key Features
- Database Snapshotting
- Data Subsetting
- Data Anonymization and Masking
- Seed data generation
- Framework-aware (e.g., Prisma)
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Focus on developer experience and ease of use
- Lightweight, CLI-first approach
- Automatic data anonymization and subsetting
Unique Value: Stop developing with unrealistic seed data. Snaplet gives you safe, production-like data in your development environment, improving code quality and reducing bugs.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Creating a small, anonymized snapshot of a large production database for every developer on a team to use locally.
- Restoring a fresh, realistic database state before every run in a CI testing pipeline.
- Capturing the exact database state that caused a bug to reproduce it reliably in development.
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Teams looking for a managed database hosting (DBaaS) solution.
- Real-time data virtualization of production databases.
🏆 Alternatives
Unlike enterprise data virtualization tools like Delphix, Snaplet is designed to be lightweight and developer-friendly. Compared to manual scripting, Snaplet automates the complex process of subsetting and anonymizing relational data.
💻 Platforms
✅ Offline Mode Available
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Live Chat
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Enterprise tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
Free tier: 1 project, 1 snapshot
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