Spawner Data Generator

Spawner is an abandoned desktop test-data generator last released in 2016. Its project page documents delimited text and SQL output, configurable random values and sequences, and direct insertion into MySQL 5.x.

Abandoned project

When should you consider it?

Best only for maintaining or examining a legacy workflow that needs basic generated database fixtures and can tolerate an abandoned project.

Editorial fit assessment based on the sources below.

What are the limits?

SourceForge marks the project abandoned; the latest listed release is from 2016. Primary project material describes MySQL 5.x insertion, not broad current database support.

Which capabilities are documented?

Synthetic generationDocumented · source

De-identification / maskingNot verified

Subsetting / subset planningNot verified

Data virtualizationNot verified

Seeded replay, scopedNot verified

Documented means a cited vendor source describes this scoped capability. Not verified means the reviewed evidence cannot establish it. Neither is a hands-on test result.

How is it deployed and licensed?

Legacy downloadable desktop binaries and source are listed on SourceForge; no current hosted service or supported private deployment is documented.

SourceForge identifies the project license as GNU GPL version 2.0 (GPLv2).

Sources and scope

Spawner Data Generator project
Abandoned status, product description (sample/test data, delimited text or SQL, direct MySQL 5.x insertion), and GPLv2 license.
Source checked: 2026-10-01
Spawner 0.2.4 files and README
Latest release files dated 2016-07-26 and README description of supported generated field types.
Source checked: 2026-10-01

What should you verify in a proof of concept?

Your database version, schema constraints and target formats.
The exact product, edition, deployment and license entitlements.
Your business assertions and the meaning of repeatability for your output.
A failed run, cleanup and a repeat run on controlled inputs.