Postman vs WSO2 API Manager comparison

Postman and WSO2 are both solutions in the API Management category. Postman is ranked #11 with an average rating of 8.7, while WSO2 is ranked #9 with an average rating of 7.7. Postman holds a 0.8% mindshare in APIM, compared to WSO2’s 4.8% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Postman users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of WSO2 users who would recommend it.

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95% willing to recommend

WSO2 API Manager

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94% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 17, 2024

Postman and WSO2 API Manager are competitors in the API management field. Postman appeals to budget-conscious users with its affordability and supportive community, while WSO2 API Manager is favored for its extensive features, implying better long-term value for enterprises.

Features: Postman offers intuitive ease of use, strong collaboration tools, and versatile testing capabilities. It supports various integrations suitable for rapid API prototyping and testing. WSO2 API Manager is equipped with enterprise-level features like advanced analytics, security policies, and multi-tenancy, designed for large-scale deployments.

Room for Improvement: Postman could enhance its offerings by incorporating more advanced enterprise-level analytics, integrating better with large-scale applications, and expanding its API lifecycle capabilities. WSO2 API Manager may benefit from simplifying its setup process, improving real-user monitoring features, and enhancing its user interface for easier navigation.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Postman's cloud-based deployment allows quick setup, suiting smaller teams with limited infrastructure. It boasts efficient customer service and active community support. WSO2 API Manager provides flexible deployment options across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments, suited for enterprises with specific needs. It offers robust customer service with comprehensive documentation and personalized support.

Pricing and ROI: Postman's predictable and cost-effective pricing model appeals to smaller teams seeking fast ROI. In contrast, WSO2 API Manager requires a larger initial investment, but its extensive feature set and scalability promise significant ROI for larger enterprises, catering to more complex, feature-rich environments.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Postman

Ranking in API Management

11th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

API Monitoring Software (1st), API Testing Tools (2nd)

WSO2 API Manager

Ranking in API Management

9th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the API Management category, the mindshare of Postman is 0.8%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WSO2 API Manager is 4.8%, up from 4.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

API Management

Featured Reviews

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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VishalSingh14

IT Engineer at Reliance Industries Ltd

Easy to deploy APIs and easy to manage CORS configuration

I have used WSO2 Store and WSO2 API Manager at the architecture level. I worked on two versions, namely WSO2 API Manager 2.6.0 and 5.7.0. I have also worked with WSO2 Identity Server versions 5.7 and 5.11. There are certain things that Apigee handles better than WSO2 API Manager. The user interface of WSO2 API Manager is much easier than that of Apigee. The scope of flexibility was much greater in Apigee. In WSO2 API Manager, we had little flexibility and were restricted to a specific software or tool. On the other hand, we had the scope of customization in Apigee.

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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

"Postman is useful for API testing."

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

"The solution collects scenarios and allows for testing SOAP API, REST API and API automation at the same time."

"The most valuable feature is the user interface because it provides a clear space for the URL, headers, body, prerequisites, and tests."

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

"It is stable and does not lag."

"The most valuable feature of Postman is the verification and testing of APIs."

"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

"There needs to be more flexibility surrounding the testing of SOAP APIs."

"The request encryption could be one thing on which they can work a little bit. If we don't want to expose our production data but we still want to test our APIs on the production data, there should be a way to do that. It is not only with Postman. I think no tool in the market is doing that right now."

"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."

"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 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."

"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."

"The reporting could be better. It should give you a detailed PDF report after you run a test."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This is an open source solution."

"We do not pay any money for Postman."

"Postman is a free service."

"We are currently using the free version, but we have plans to buy a license."

"This solution offers a free version."

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

"We are using its free version."

"The solution has a licensing fee which might be prohibitive."

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

22%

Computer Software Company

16%

Insurance Company

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

18%

Government

Manufacturing Company

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...

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What do you like most about Postman?

The product is easy to implement.

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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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What do you like most about WSO2 API Manager?

It is possible to scale up and scale down with the solution...I can say that I have not seen any issues related to scalability.

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What needs improvement with WSO2 API Manager?

One area for improvement is monitoring. Dashboards for application monitoring of the APIs would be beneficial, allowing us to check for faulty APIs.

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What is your primary use case for WSO2 API Manager?

We use WSO2 API Manager for our microservices and our APIs, both internally and externally.

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Overview

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.

Postman

WSO2 API Manager is a comprehensive platform that allows organizations to design, publish, and manage APIs.

It provides a centralized interface for API governance, security, and analytics.

With features like API monetization and developer portal, it enables businesses to drive innovation and create new revenue streams.

WSO2

Sample Customers

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

1. eBay 2. StubHub 3. Cisco 4. Verizon 5. T-Mobile 6. Vodafone 7. Orange 8. BT Group 9. Telstra 10. Deutsche Telekom 11. Swisscom 12. AT&T 13. Sprint 14. Telefonica 15. O2 16. British Airways 17. Lufthansa 18. Emirates 19. Qatar Airways 20. Etihad Airways 21. Air France 22. KLM 23. American Express 24. Visa 25. Mastercard 26. PayPal 27. Western Union 28. Citibank 29. HSBC 30. Barclays 31. Santander 32. Goldman Sachs

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