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Postman

The collaborative API platform for designing, building, and testing APIs

freemium Web Desktop (Windows, macOS, Linux) Developer Tools

Postman is a developer tools tool built by Postman. It's best for API developers and Software engineers. Pricing is freemium. Main alternatives include Render, Continue, Tabnine AI Code Assistant.

Pricing

freemium

Audience

API developers

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About Postman

Postman is an API platform used for building, testing, managing, and distributing APIs. It caters to engineers and enterprises, offering tools for API development, collaboration, and automation.

Postman is a comprehensive API platform designed to streamline the API lifecycle. It provides tools for designing, mocking, testing, and documenting APIs, as well as features for collaboration and API management. The platform is built to support engineers in developing and shipping APIs at enterprise scale.

Key features include an API client for sending requests, collection runner for automating workflows, and monitors for validating performance. Postman also offers AI-powered capabilities, such as AI Agent Mode for automating tasks and AI Agent Builder for creating custom AI agents. The platform supports API security with features for controlling access and managing secrets, and API governance for enforcing standards.

Postman's API Network facilitates API distribution and reuse, allowing users to publish APIs internally or publicly. It integrates with various tools across the software development pipeline, enabling API-first practices. The platform offers solutions for test automation, API security, and API documentation, making it a versatile tool for API development teams.

Postman targets engineers and enterprises looking to accelerate API development and improve collaboration. It is designed to handle the complexities of modern API development, offering features for every stage of the API lifecycle. With its AI-native capabilities and focus on enterprise scale, Postman aims to be the leading platform for building and shipping APIs.

Postman offers different plans to cater to various needs, from individual developers to large enterprises. These plans include features like AI credits, unlimited private NPM packages, custom-branded documentation, and expanded API monitoring.

Key Features

API Client for sending API requests
Collection Runner for automating API workflows
Monitors for validating API performance
API Catalog for managing and discovering APIs
AI Agent Mode for automating API tasks
AI Agent Builder for building custom AI agents
Test Automation for creating, running, and managing API tests
API Security for controlling access and managing secrets
API Governance for enforcing API standards
API Documentation for generating up-to-date docs
API Distribution and Reuse for publishing APIs internally or publicly
Spec Hub for managing API specifications
Mock Servers for validating API behavior
Workspaces for team collaboration
Flows for creating visual workflows
Fern for publishing API docs and SDKs
SDK Generator for creating production-ready SDKs
Postman CLI for running from the command line
Insights for tracking every endpoint

Pricing

freemium

Free

Free
  • 50 AI credits
  • API client & core tools
  • Specs & mock servers
  • Native Git
  • Collection Runner & Performance Testing runs
  • Manual Flows

Solo

$9/per month (billed annually)
  • Everything in Free
  • 400 AI credits / month
  • Data-driven testing with exports
  • Unlimited private NPM packages & library
  • Custom-branded documentation
  • Unlimited custom domains
  • Expanded API monitoring

Who is it for?

Best for

  • API development
  • API testing
  • API documentation
  • API collaboration
  • API automation
  • Managing the API lifecycle

Not ideal for

  • Non-API related software development
  • Teams not focused on API development

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