Apiary vs Postman comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 17, 2024

Apiary and Postman compete in the API management and testing category. Postman seems to have the upper hand due to its robust features, making it a worthwhile investment.

Features: Apiary offers API design and documentation, integration with GitHub for version management, and quick mock server setups. Postman provides advanced testing capabilities with automated workflows, detailed request analytics, and multiple scenario execution options, appealing to technical teams involved with complex APIs.

Room for Improvement: Apiary could enhance its automated testing functionalities, expand integration options, and improve the user interface for non-technical users. Postman could offer more straightforward onboarding for new users, reduce manual entry for token management, and integrate easier collaboration features for larger teams.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Apiary is known for its easy setup with minimal configuration and excellent customer support. Postman provides a comprehensive deployment model with extensive integrations and reliable support resources online, offering deeper integration and deployment capabilities for complex environments.

Pricing and ROI: Apiary provides economical pricing, making it attractive for smaller teams, with quick ROI through collaborative tools. Postman demands a higher initial investment, justified by its extensive features and long-term ROI benefits for larger or technically advanced organizations.

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Categories and Ranking

Apiary

Ranking in API Management

36th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Postman

Ranking in API Management

11th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

API Monitoring Software (1st), API Testing Tools (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the API Management category, the mindshare of Apiary is 0.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Postman is 0.8%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

API Management

Featured Reviews

Phil Wilkins

Enterprise Integration Architect at Capgemini

The ability to configure rules to check for consistency has helped

Apiary provides a free tier of the platform which allows a small group of developers to collaborate easily on the design of open source APIs. In addition to this, it provides mock endpoints allowing people to experiment with the API without depending or having to stand up a real backend. With our clients, using Apiary allows us to very quickly pull together an API definition (particularly when using API Blueprint). The whole API design process for the simpler use cases can be done in a relatively short workshop which makes it a lot easier to agree, publish, version-manage an API definition with suitable documentation. This can then be evolved and enhanced (particularly in the documentation aspects). With the ability to support Swagger (Open API v2 and introducing/ed support for v3) and API Blueprint makes it a very versatile tool.

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Anagha Mahadik

Product Development Manager at a university with 5,001-10,000 employees

Solution simplifies web service testing with impressive speed and accessibility

It is very easy for me to use and I highly prefer it compared to SoapUI and other products for performing its job. It is more handy and faster. It has impacted us very nicely. Postman is used for free by us. I'm not sure if there might be a paid version for multiple users. It is a very good product used for development. It is easy to install, as well as to learn, particularly for new users, even if they are not developers. I taught my business analyst to use it. I just showed them once, and it was easy for them to understand. For example, I gave them the URL and request format and asked them to test independently. They were able to use it on their own and do their testing as well. It was a good experience, especially for generally smart people, like those we usually hire in our company. It is pretty easy to explain, and learning it is not complex.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Git integration"

"I find the generation of mock services very useful, especially when demonstrating for new consumers."

"I do like the overall performance of the solution."

"Quick and easy way to share a new API design with teams."

"In two years, there was one time the service was down for an hour or so."

"It is stable and does not lag."

"It is simple, easy to use and a good tool."

"I like that it is very easy to use. I also like the automation feature."

"One of the most valuable aspects of Postman is scalability. We can scale the collection and for the multiple repositories of the collections."

"Good at simulating the API code from a fictitious client application to check API behavior."

"We use it for REST API testing. Feature-wise, it is pretty lightweight. It is pretty fast, and we don't have to do a lot of things. We can just simply go and post our endpoint, and it gives different kinds of authorizations. We usually use authentication 2.0, which is the most common industry practice. So, it has the support for authorization through 2.0."

"This product deserves an eight out of ten."

"The most valuable feature of Postman is the large libraries."

Cons

"I would like an integrated option to download a Swagger version of the definition."

"Swagger (OpenAPI Specification) and Blueprint Support"

"The Oracle release cycle is very bad because the patches only update once a year."

"There needs to be more flexibility surrounding the testing of SOAP APIs."

"Multi-part requests should be handled in the octet-stream."

"It would be beneficial to expand functionality with additional testing options."

"I would like to see improvements in the maintenance of the scripts and their collections. It is really painful that the user cannot drag and drop. It was also painful to create the standard suite of operations for the product. I am not sure if this is improved in the tool’s latest versions. The maintenance of the complex scenarios prompted us to use the solution only for unit testing. In the future, we may switch to the k6 framework."

"I would like to see advanced automation in reference to Postman."

"The main improvement needed is better integration with test management and other tools to allow a common dashboard for all testing metrics and details."

"There is no support for the testing of the SOAP APIs."

"One thing which Postman needs to improve is the documentation. The documentation of Postman is not that great when compared to other tools."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is a free subscription option to start and try the service."

"It is easy to get started with personal (free) accounts, but a subscription is required for additional features."

"This is an open source solution."

"We are currently using the free version, but we have plans to buy a license."

"The solution is free for individuals, but for companies that use it across the organization, you have to pay per user."

"We do not pay any money for Postman."

"This tool is open-source and free to download and use."

"It is free."

"Its price is moderate as compared to other competitors. The version that we are using is not open source, so it is not free."

"Postman is a free service."

Top Industries

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Insurance Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Computer Software Company

10%

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Financial Services Firm

22%

Computer Software Company

16%

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Overview

Apiary's pioneering APIFlow solution provides the framework and tools for developing application programming interfaces (APIs) that share enterprise services and data and help create modern, cloud-based applications and experiences. APIFlow spans the API creation lifecycle, including design, governance, testing, and documentation, while supporting API Blueprint and OpenAPI industry standardsץ

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Postman's Tools Support Every Stage of the API Lifecycle. Through design, testing and full production, Postman is there for faster, easier API development - without the chaos.

Sample Customers

Microsoft, salesforce.com, Bloomberg, GoodData, Viacom, Akamai Technologies, DigitalGlobe

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Apiary vs. Postman