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Seedfast compared with JP the Cat
Detail SeedfastJP the Cat logo JP the Cat
What it doesSynthetic test data generator for PostgreSQL that reads your live schema and generates realistic data without production data Track token usage and costs for AI coding agents on your Mac
StageStartup Not given
Founded2025 Not given
Based inSK Not given
Pricing modelFreemium Paid
PricingFree plan: $5 of monthly credits ($10 with work email), around 8 seeding runs per month on a 30-table schema. Basic plan: $16/month with $32 of monthly credits (2x payment), around 50 runs per month. Premium plan: $69/month with $180 of monthly credits (2.6x payment), around 300 runs per month, prio $12.99 one-time for one Mac; $9.99 per additional Mac. Includes free updates. 7-day free trial with no card required. After trial, the menu-bar cost total stays free; a license unlocks the full dashboard, widget, and alerts.
Key features
  • Reads live database schema to generate coherent test data automatically
  • Generates realistic data at scale from hundreds to tens of millions of rows
  • Maintains foreign key integrity and constraint satisfaction
  • Generates localized data with culturally appropriate names and formats
  • Works as CLI, MCP server for AI editors, and CI/CD pipeline step
  • Handles complex schemas with composite keys and multi-level dependencies
  • Plan preview shows exactly what will be seeded before writing any rows
  • Never requires access to production databases
  • Generates data with realistic distributions across columns and tables
  • Most runs complete in under three minutes
  • Real-time menu bar cost display with cache-aware deduplication for Claude
  • Official 5-hour and weekly limit percentages for Codex, Claude, and Grok
  • macOS widget in small, medium, and large sizes
  • 24 themes including Sunlit light and Midnight dark modes
  • Per-provider and per-model cost breakdown dashboard
  • Configurable 7, 14, 30, or 90-day time windows
  • 80% usage alert with native macOS banner and optional meow sound
  • Notarized by Apple and Developer ID signed
  • Local-first design with no data upload to servers
What makes it different
  • No production data exposure: generates all test data from schema alone, eliminating privacy and compliance risks
  • Schema-aware generation creates coherent, relational data without manual seed scripts
  • Integrated with AI editors through MCP server for seamless developer workflow
  • Realistic data that surfaces real bugs, not random placeholder values
  • Works at any scale with consistent data integrity from dozens to tens of millions of rows
  • Accurate real-dollar costs for Claude with cache awareness, unlike free tools that misprice cache tokens
  • Native Swift app with no Electron, designed for performance and minimal menu bar footprint
  • One-time purchase with free updates, no subscription or account required
  • Completely local data privacy—no prompts, code, or tokens ever leave your Mac
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)8 −19 (down) since last check5 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)271
Citation Flow (Majestic)3220
Referring domains (Majestic)6229

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