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Postman

Score8.8 out of 10

399 Reviews and Ratings

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What is Postman?

Postman, headquartered in San Francisco, offers their flagship API development and management free to small teams and independent developers. Higher tiers (Postman Pro and Postman Enterprise) support API management, as well as team collaboration, extended support and other advanced features.

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API design - You can design your API specifications in Postman using OpenAPI, RAML, GraphQL, or SOAP formats. Postman’s schema editor makes it easy to work with specification files of any size, & it validates specifications with a built-in linting engine.
API documentation - Postman automatically generates documentation & supports markdown-enabled and machine-readable documentation. Docs automatically include request details & sample code. Share the docs with your team, in a public workspace, or in a dedicated portal.
API testing - Build and run functional, integration, & regression tests directly in Postman or as part of your CI/CD pipeline with Newman (Postman’s a command-line Collection Runner that enables you to run & test a collection from the command line).
Public workspaces - Public workspaces allow you to share your APIs publicly with anyone. You can use public workspaces to gather feedback on your APIs, onboard developers quickly, or just showcase your work.
Reporting - Postman generates reports that enable you to visualize data for team metrics and usage, & for API activities such as creation, collection execution, and test runs. Use reports to get insights on performance, troubleshooting, & SLA adherence.

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Key Features

Learn about the best (and worst!) features Postman has to offer, as determined by TrustRadius' reviewers.
Based on 399 ratings of Postman's features
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Top Performing Features

  • API user onboarding

    Systems to allow users to sign up, receive access credentials and be assigned usage rights

    Category average: 8.3

  • API usage data

    Analysis of traffic patterns to track how API is being used

    Category average: 8.3

  • API access control

    Authentication and authorization systems to ensure that users of the API have permission

    Category average: 8.3

Areas for Improvement

  • Rate limits and usage policies

    Usage quotas to restrict traffic volumes to keep traffic loads manageable

    Category average: 7.7

  • API monitoring and logging

    Regular test cycles to check that APIs are operating as expected and log analysis providing deeper analysis on system usage

    Category average: 8.1

  • API versioning

    There are mechanisms to roll out new versions of the API and the ability to migrate applications to new versions.

    Category average: 8.1

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