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: January 2025).

NGINX API Gateway vs. Postman

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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 (12th), API Testing Tools (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the API Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of NGINX API Gateway is 10.8%, down from 12.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Postman is 42.6%, down from 44.6% 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."

"API routing is the most valuable feature."

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

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

"It is easy to install, as well as to learn, particularly for new users, even if they are not developers."

"It allowed us to understand the working and performance of the APIs."

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

"In Postman, we have an option to directly import a call, make it a Postman collection, and execute it in a batch. This feature is very useful. It saves a lot of time. The manual effort is also reduced when we can just pick it in a Postman collection and then run and execute it to get the results."

"Postman is easy to use and enables us to test all possible API testing scenarios."

"Postman uses the DRY framework of JavaScript and that framework is easy and a good way to put assertions on responses."

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

Cons

"The product must improve its security features."

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

"The UI could be more attractive."

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

"The management of endpoints' headers sometimes conflicts with APIs that require information in the body, leading to difficulties."

"Postman is a bit more of a complex tool, making it an area where improvements can be made."

"The pricing should be adjusted for the Pro plan."

"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."

"Something that could be better is the inclusion of another type of test, for example, end-to-end tests."

"Integration should be improved with our continuation system because we use Azure DevOps separately."

"Postman could be improved by providing options for performance testing of APIs."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"We are using the open-source version."

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

"We use the open-source version. They introduced a new licensing model where your company must subscribe to their services if you're using it for business purposes. However, I think they charge too much if you're only using the basic features. It limits what your organization can do if you're not a paying customer."

"It is free."

"This is an open source solution."

"We are using its free version."

"I rate the product's price a nine or ten on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is very expensive. Postman is an expensive tool for Turkey."

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

"The solution has moderate pricing."

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Financial Services Firm

22%

Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

Insurance Company

Company Size

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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