NGINX API Gateway vs Postman comparison

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between NGINX API Gateway and Postman based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two API Monitoring Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed NGINX API Gateway vs. Postman Report (Updated: March 2025).

NGINX API Gateway vs. Postman

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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

NGINX API Gateway

Ranking in API Monitoring Software

2nd

Average Rating

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Postman

Ranking in API Monitoring Software

1st

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

API Management (11th), API Testing Tools (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the API Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of NGINX API Gateway is 11.6%, down from 13.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Postman is 44.5%, up from 44.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Narendra-Singh

SR IT administrator at Cardinal Integrated Technologies Inc

It's a scalable open-source enterprise application that's easy to maintain and configure

We use NGINX for API routing. API is an open-source solution. It serves as a reverse proxy, routing users to our services without leaving us exposed. API routing is the most valuable feature. The UI could be more attractive. I have used API Gateway for about three months. I rate NGINX API…

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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

"We do not face any lags."

"It's easy to install, and the performance is good."

"API routing is the most valuable feature."

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

"It's user-friendly. Anybody can learn it within five to seven minutes."

"We can also submit requests multiple times and it allows us to capture the response each time by using utility scripts."

"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."

"Simple to use and you can easily store your projects."

"The tool is simple and easy."

"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."

"It is a very stable solution."

Cons

"The UI could be more attractive."

"The product must improve its security features."

"It could be more secure because security is always a problem."

"We do the implementation of Postman and give support. We had to use two engineers for the implementation, one senior and one junior for the process."

"The tool needs to have a reporting feature."

"If we have a certain build on one machine it won't work with another build even if we are using the same URL. It would give us a connection refuse. So developing environment compatibility would make it better."

"An area that needs some improvement would be to allow multiple windows with different collections to be open at the same time."

"I live in Turkey, so for me, the value of dollar currency is high...Postman can change its pricing policy and decrease the prices for Turkey."

"We'd like to see some better UI in newer versions."

"I was not even aware that it was possible to automate tasks in Postman...Some features related to the automation of tasks need to be added to the solution."

"UI testing needs to be added to the solution."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We are using the open-source version."

"We are using the open source version, so there is no cost involved."

"The solution has moderate pricing."

"We are using its free version."

"Postman is an open-source product. It is free to download from Google."

"This is an open source solution."

"Unlike APIs, the solution does not require a license."

"We are using the free version that is available."

"Postman is a free service."

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

Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

22%

Computer Software Company

16%

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Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about NGINX API Gateway?

We do not face any lags.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NGINX API Gateway?

We are using the open-source version. We are planning to buy the licensed version. The solution costs less in the Asia-Pacific region.

What needs improvement with NGINX API Gateway?

If we publish API or GET requests, sometimes someone can do a POST request of the API. Such security violations are not visible in the product. Other solutions provide such security features. The p...

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...

What do you like most about Postman?

The product is easy to implement.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Postman?

Postman is open-source, so the cost is minimal compared to commercial platforms.

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Overview

The NGINX Plus API gateway authenticates API calls, routes requests to appropriate backends, applies rate limits to prevent overloading services and to mitigate volumetric attacks, offloads SSL/TLS traffic, and handles errors and exceptions. NGINX's API gateway takes all API requests from a client, determines which services are needed, and delivers the result in a high‑performance manner.

NGINX Plus API gateway is used to protect APIs with rate‑limiting policies, enforce specific request methods, and provide fine‑grained access control:

Ensures application backends are not overwhelmed by a problematic or malicious API clients through rate limits based on attribute of the request.
NGINX Plus allows only specific request methods for app services. For example, you can accept only the GET method to ensure that access to your inventory service is read‑only (just returns the inventory).
Controls access to specific resources using JSON Web Tokens (JWTs). For example, you can allow write access to a service for API clients with admin credentials, but only read access for clients with standard user credentials.

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

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PayPal, Shopify, Microsoft, Adobe, Atlassian, Twitter, BestBuy, Coursera

NGINX API Gateway vs. Postman