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Postman vs Worksoft Certify comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Postman
Ranking in API Testing Tools
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
55
Ranking in other categories
API Management (12th), API Monitoring Software (1st)
Worksoft Certify
Ranking in API Testing Tools
7th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
66
Ranking in other categories
Functional Testing Tools (8th), Test Automation Tools (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the API Testing Tools category, the mindshare of Postman is 19.0%, down from 26.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Worksoft Certify is 7.6%, up from 5.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

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…
Shailesh-Parkhe - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 16, 2023
Powerful automation tool with a user-friendly interface, codeless automation, and adaptability to complex business processes, particularly in SAP environments
The tool itself is highly effective, especially when it comes to comprehensibility for newcomers. Even during the initial learning phase, I found it remarkably user-friendly. It facilitates quick onboarding and training of new resources. It offers features for building automation scripts, such as search and certify capture. A notable advantage is that it doesn't rely on other tools like Micro Focus UFT or Micro Focus ALM for script execution. Worksoft can run independently without the need for support from Microsoft Office, although the option to use it for maintaining data exists. The tool also includes debugging features and comprehensive reporting capabilities, generating PDF reports for easy analysis.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Postman uses the DRY framework of JavaScript and that framework is easy and a good way to put assertions on responses."
"The user interface is very easy to learn and use, and it is a lightweight application."
"It's easy to see different versions of responses."
"We are using the automation and performance testing tools."
"The user-interface is very good."
"I like that it is very easy to use. I also like the automation feature."
"The most valuable feature is the user interface because it provides a clear space for the URL, headers, body, prerequisites, and tests."
"It is a stable solution."
"For this SAP upgrade or implementation, the business users are creating building blocks in their areas, then they're changing the building blocks into long end-to-end scripts to do a complete end-to-end testing to speed up the UAT. It definitely has a bigger coverage of UAT testing."
"We are now trying to automate all our applications: SAP, web, third-party, and legacy. Instead of multiple tools, we have been able to have Worksoft handle a lot of our applications. This has saved us a lot of time and effort."
"One of the biggest advantages for this solution is codeless automation. Because it is codeless, you can train people within a couple of hours."
"Provides all the in-built functionalities and is a wonderful tool."
"The ease of use is superior to anything on the market. It's very easy to integrate. We've been very impressed with the tool. Because we primarily use the configuration with SAP, the integration is pretty seamless. But we have used our own in-house VB app as well, and it's worked very well with that."
"It does allow for good reusability. When it's designed properly and utilized properly, we can put things in a way that allows for reusability, meaning a lot of reuse of VA01, if they're very similar flows, to keep it simple."
"It is a lot easier to maintain test scripts on Worksoft Certify than on other testing tools that we have had in the past."
"Worksoft Certify Mostly is an easy-to-learn tool and does not require any extensive training."
 

Cons

"The pricing should be adjusted for the Pro plan."
"Postman is a bit more of a complex tool, making it an area where improvements can be made."
"Postman could be improved by providing options for performance testing of APIs."
"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."
"We'd like to see some better UI in newer versions."
"The solution can be improved by providing detailed error logs including the line the error took place to make it easier to correct."
"UI testing needs to be added to the solution."
"Integration of the solution towards Bitbucket, BitHub, and CI pipelines is difficult."
"Our interactions with technical support has not been the best always and there is room for improvement especially with respect to the time taken to respond to cases. However, with the right contacts and reasonable escalations we have always managed to get quick attention on our cases."
"Pricing is a bit high and we would like to have the availability of a trail environment for beginners and training would be great to have and easier to expand and use by more and more consultants."
"We would like this to be able to be used outside of SAP applications, as it would be good for other types of products."
"We ran into some issues with the version that we were on during the initial setup. We ran into a bug on one version, then they upgraded us to a new version, and we got hit with another bug. So, they had to put us in a beta. That was a little frustrating. However, besides the bugs that we ran into, the install was pretty straightforward."
"It is poor for a web based application."
"As part of our weekly regression, we wanted to use Execution Manager. However, from 2017 until March 2021, Execution Manager was not working as expected in our enrollment. It could have been better. If Execution Manager had worked well, then we could have doubled our productivity. Unfortunately, it had problems."
"The problem with Worksoft Certify is that it's not always stable. It runs on a live platform that's constantly changing, so the test script needs to be adjusted every time, which is very painful."
"What could be improved in Worksoft Certify is its integration with other tools, for example, test management tools such as Jira, ALM, or any other test management tools. That integration is missing."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We are currently using the free version, but we have plans to buy a license."
"We are using the free version that is available."
"The solution has moderate pricing."
"The solution is open-source and free."
"I use the tool's free version."
"This solution offers a free version."
"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."
"We saved $1.3 million using Worksoft Certify in 2017."
"Worksoft has paid for itself fives times over."
"It saves us time: approximately 50 percent."
"Saving money and better quality, these are the benefits of Certify."
"Purchasing and licensing are okay. Go for the perpetual licenses. In that way, you own a license, then you can purchase maintenance and support on top of that, so you don't have to pay every year for it. Even if you don't want it a contract with Worksoft Certify in the future, you will have your own license of it. Then, if your usage is not that much, you can have one or two perpetual licenses. However, if you want to run your processes, you will need more licenses, e.g., using the run-only licenses. They are really cheap compared to the full licensing."
"We ended up buying too many licenses. They were very good at selling it to us, and probably oversold it a little. We bought 45 licenses and have never used more than twenty. However, they gave us a pretty significant discount on the bigger license, so it made sense for us to buy enough that we wouldn't have to go back and ask for more."
"I think they came out with a different type of licensing specifically for testing. Therefore, you don't have to use a more expensive user license, you can use an automation license. So potentially, if we had 100 use cases, we could spin up a 100 different machines, have them all run and be done in five minutes. That would be the goal, but I don't know if that would actually succeed or not."
"By using automation, it reduced about 75 percent of the time when compared to any other tool."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
22%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Insurance Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
18%
Computer Software Company
12%
Retailer
9%
Energy/Utilities Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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 economical and is considered to be rather cheap compared to other software solutions.
How does Tricentis Tosca compare with Worksoft Certify?
Tosca fulfills our business needs better because it is an end-to-end solution across technologies. We like that it is scriptless, so even non-experienced staff can use it. To put it simply, with To...
What do you like most about Worksoft Certify?
A specific feature that I found to be the most valuable in the solution for our company's work processes stems from the fact that it is useful as a low-code automation tool.
 

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