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: April 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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M.A. Faisal

General Manager at bKash Limited

A scalable and affordable solution that performs well and provides excellent technical support

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 product does not provide visibility into the security loopholes in the authentication and authorization mechanism. The product must improve its security features. It has protection capabilities, but it must provide better visibility on the dashboard. The dashboard must be improved a lot.

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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

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

"We do not face any lags."

"API routing is the most valuable feature."

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

"It is a stable solution."

"The tool is simple and easy."

"Postman is very user-friendly and accessible even for those with minimal experience."

"It is a very stable solution."

"Postman is open-source and free to use."

"It helps me to test APIs independently. It also supports hosting."

"Postman helps us to automate the API testing in the team."

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."

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

"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."

"I have recently noticed that, for some reason, I am not able to import collections in JSON. It is weird because I was able to do it before. When you create a new collection and documentation, in tests, you usually have to click Save. If you don't click Save, your collections don't sync with other devices, which is something I don't like. It is not clear for the users in a shared workspace, and I usually forget to click Save and end up losing all the collections that I created. I create a lot of routes, and clicking Save all the time isn't efficient. Instead of clicking Save all the time, there should be an option to save everything in one go."

"If there is any way to have a record and playback feature through UI, as we do in Selenium and IDEs such as Eclipse, it would be great."

"We have previously used Tosca which allowed us to verify information using authentications. It would be useful if this was also possible using Postman. In a future release, Postman should connect to DB."

"It would be better if we could integrate programming languages like .NET, Java, and JavaScript. It could also be more user-friendly."

"Postman needs to improve its support for a lot of integrations."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"We are using the open-source version."

"It is free."

"The solution has moderate pricing."

"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."

"I use the tool's free version."

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

"We are using its free version."

"This is an open source solution."

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

Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

21%

Computer Software Company

16%

Insurance Company

Manufacturing 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?

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