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Apiary vs Postman comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Apiary
Ranking in API Management
34th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Postman
Ranking in API Management
12th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
55
Ranking in other categories
API Monitoring Software (1st), API Testing Tools (2nd)
 

Featured Reviews

PW
Sep 21, 2020
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.
Raghvendra Jyothi - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 17, 2022
Reliable and easy to expand with a helpful API network
I am working for an insurance firm, a big client in the USA. They wanted to upgrade the current technology with something new. However, they have legacy applications, and they don't want to handle APIs. They didn't want anything to hit their existing API since they have two layers of APIs.  At the…

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Pros

"Git integration"
"I do like the overall performance of the solution."
"I find the generation of mock services very useful, especially when demonstrating for new consumers."
"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 reliable."
"The initial setup of this solution is straightforward. Postman can be used as an extension in Google Chrome for those who do not wish to install it directly. Deployment took an hour and a half."
"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."
"Postman helps to write pre-request scripts and make a collection out of each request. You don’t have to spend time writing or copying the requests. The solution lets you integrate multiple environments and their features. Either the tool’s pro or premium version lets you do the merge and pull request for the Git directly."
"The most valuable features of the solution are that it is easy to use and user-friendly."
"It's easy to see different versions of responses."
"Postman helps us to automate the API testing in the team."
"It is nice to have different workspaces. You have your personal workspace, and then you have a team workspace. In general, I like its UI. It is quite cool."
 

Cons

"The Oracle release cycle is very bad because the patches only update once a year."
"I would like an integrated option to download a Swagger version of the definition."
"Swagger (OpenAPI Specification) and Blueprint Support"
"Reporting can be better. If you have bigger APIs, it takes time."
"Testing API is pretty straightforward in Postman, but it falls short when testing web services. For example, when we test web services, there is a visual component that we can import in SoapUI but not in Postman."
"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."
"The scalability of the solution can be improved."
"The reporting could be better. It should give you a detailed PDF report after you run a test."
"I have display issues in my Windows that need to be fixed."
"I would like to see advanced automation in reference to Postman."
"Postman needs to improve its support for a lot of integrations."
 

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."
"The solution's price is reasonable."
"It is free."
"The solution is open-source and free."
"I am using the free option."
"We are using the free version that is available."
"The solution has moderate pricing."
"We are using its free version."
"This solution offers a free version."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Insurance Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
22%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Insurance Company
8%
 

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How does Postman compare with Apache JMeter?
Postman lets you easily define variables, which then get updated automatically. This is a huge time-saver and makes processes very efficient. We can also export the test cases we create and share t...
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The product is easy to implement.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Postman?
Postman is economical and is considered to be rather cheap compared to other software solutions.
 

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Microsoft, salesforce.com, Bloomberg, GoodData, Viacom, Akamai Technologies, DigitalGlobe
PayPal, Shopify, Microsoft, Adobe, Atlassian, Twitter, BestBuy, Coursera
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