# benkeen/generatedata

A powerful, feature-rich, random test data generator.

Repository: https://github.com/benkeen/generatedata
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/generatedata
Homepage: https://generatedata.com
Language: TypeScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: data, random, randomization, testing, json, rest-api, random-generation, human-data, data-generation, test-data, test-data-generator, data-generator, data-generators
Last push: 2026-08-15T23:01:39+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 92/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 82, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5333, "days_push": 18, "days_rel": 41, "gap_med": 64.5, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2280, forks 612 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:33.769512+00:00)

## What it is
Generatedata is a self-hosted web application and engine for generating random test data in many formats such as CSV, SQL, and JSON. It ships with dozens of built-in data types, export types, and country-specific data sets, and is extensible with custom plugins.

## Use cases
- generate random test data for a database
- create fake user records with names and emails
- generate sample CSV files for testing an import feature
- produce mock JSON payloads for API development
- generate country-specific address data like cities and regions
- seed a dev database with realistic random rows

## When to choose
- you need varied, realistic random test data in multiple export formats
- you want a self-hosted tool with country-specific data sets
- you need an extensible engine you can add custom data types to

## When to avoid
- you only need a lightweight in-code faker library inside your test suite
- you need deterministic, seeded data generation for reproducible tests
- you don't want to run a Docker-based self-hosted application

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: data-generation, testing, csv
- domain: developer-tools, testing
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: test-data-generator, random-data, fake-data, data-types, export-formats, extensible-engine, data-engineering, docker, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- benkeen/generatedata (main) score 92

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:33.769512+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:41:22.273927+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/benkeen/generatedata (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:33.769512+00:00, sha 7d17fb146dc0)
  - homepage: https://generatedata.com (fetched 2026-08-29T10:21:52.872485+00:00, sha 499b283cffe7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.