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Director Web Technologies at Thapovan Info Systems Inc.
Real User
Easy to set up, and the Workspace is very helpful for working from different locations
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of this solution is Collections."
  • "I have display issues in my Windows that need to be fixed."

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of this solution is Collections. It perfectly suits a microservice factor.

The workspace is very useful. You can save configurations in their cloud so that you can access them from home, or at the office because you log in to the same account. You don't have to recreate them.

What needs improvement?

I have display issues in my Windows that need to be fixed.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for more than a year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This is a stable solution. It's perfect.

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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have between fifty and sixty employees who are all using this solution. We do not have plans to increase usage at this time.

How are customer service and support?

I have not yet needed technical support for this solution.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We did not use another solution prior to this one.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of this solution is simple and pretty much straightforward.

I can just open up a tab and use it.

What about the implementation team?

We have perhaps ten people who maintain this solution

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

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

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I tried another solution but it was incompatible.

What other advice do I have?

I'm perfectly happy with this solution and I'm really enjoying it.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

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Test lead at Percik Consulting
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Helps with API testing
Pros and Cons
  • "The developers put the API in a common workspace which is a nice feature. It makes things much easier and faster to start testing."
  • "I would like to see more integrations with other platforms."

What is our primary use case?

I use the tool to test the APIs that are developed. 

What is most valuable?

The developers put the API in a common workspace which is a nice feature. It makes things much easier and faster to start testing. 

What needs improvement?

I would like to see more integrations with other platforms. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with the product for five years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The product is stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

My company has 100 users for the product. 

How was the initial setup?

The tool's setup is straightforward and took less than an hour to complete. 

What other advice do I have?

I would rate the product an eight out of ten. The product's user interface is better than others. 

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Senior Consultant at a energy/utilities company with 51-200 employees
Real User
A user-friendly API client with a useful automation feature
Pros and Cons
  • "I like that it is very easy to use. I also like the automation feature."
  • "It would be better if we could integrate programming languages like .NET, Java, and JavaScript. It could also be more user-friendly."

What is our primary use case?

I use Postman for API testing. I use this solution for UI or automation purposes.

What is most valuable?

I like that it is very easy to use. I also like the automation feature.

What needs improvement?

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

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Postman for three to four months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Postman is a stable product.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Postman is a scalable product. We have two or three users using Postman in our organization.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward because we are IT professionals. 

On a scale from one to five, I would give the initial setup a 5.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I am using the free option.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

ReadyAPI is very good, but you have to pay for it. Postman has a free option, and that is why I am using it. ReadyAPI is more user-friendly. For example, its features elaborate on what happened. You can right-click on the thing and add the features. In Postman, we have to find things from the inside and then get it into the project. The main difference with Postman is the ability to connect with different application tools integrated with Jira and database connectivity. 

What other advice do I have?

On a scale from one to ten, I would give Postman a nine.

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Amrutha Shekar - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Test Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 10
API testing solution that offers a free version and can be used for personal reasons for API testing
Pros and Cons
  • "This solution offers a free version."
  • "If you have knowledge of JavaScript, the initial setup is easy and straightforward. If not, it may take some time to learn about JavaScript before starting the implementation."

What is our primary use case?

I use this solution in my personal capacity. I use this solution to manage APIs. 

What needs improvement?

The downside of using this solution is that you need to know JavaScript. 

How was the initial setup?

If you have knowledge of JavaScript, the initial setup is easy and straightforward. If not, it may take some time to learn about JavaScript before starting the implementation. 

What about the implementation team?

We implemented this solution in-house.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I have only used the free version of this solution.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Nakul Kundaliya - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Lead Developer at Mayora Infotech
Real User
Useful testing, reliable, and easy implementation
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of Postman is the verification and testing of APIs."
  • "I rate the support for Postman a four out of five."

What is our primary use case?

We are using Postman to verify and test APIs.

How has it helped my organization?

The solution has helped us make better APIs. The solution is able to provide us with error reports if there are problems with the APIs. This has saved our developers time.

What is most valuable?

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

What needs improvement?

Postman could improve the saving date capabilities. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Postman for approximately five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability of Postman is good.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable.

All the developers in my company are using this solution.

How are customer service and support?

I rate the support for Postman a four out of five.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have used Swagger. I would recommend Swagger for the backend developers. The APIs only need to be set up once, then Swagger generates the document for all of them. In Postman the APIs need to be set up manually.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Postman is straightforward.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I rate the price of Postman a four out of five.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We evaluated other options before we choose Postman.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Postman a nine out of ten.

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Aarti Sajan - PeerSpot reviewer
Automation Tester at HSBC Software Development
Real User
Automation solution that is stable, scalable and offers an easy to use Chrome extension
Pros and Cons
  • "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."
  • "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."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution to create multiple automations for a number of different users. 

What needs improvement?

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.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This is a stable solution. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

This is a scalable solution. 

How was the initial setup?

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.

What other advice do I have?

This is a fairly good tool and I would recommend it to others. 

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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ShariqAhmed - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Trainee - Data Engineering at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
MSP
An important API testing tool helpful in developing mobile apps but could be easier to use
Pros and Cons
  • "It allowed us to understand the working and performance of the APIs."
  • "Should have a more improved easy-to-use interface."

What is our primary use case?

We used Postman to test APIs before implementing them. We used the latest version of Postman, and it was deployed on a private cloud, AWS.

How has it helped my organization?

It is one of the important tools in API testing, and it helped out team develop mobile apps. First, it allowed us to understand the working and performance of the APIs so we could know how long it takes to give a response and analyze. Then, if there were any problems, we fixed them and implemented them in the code.

What is most valuable?

The best thing about Postman is it was very easy to use, and we could test APIs and get immediate results. In addition, we could share all our APIs with our other developers securely.

What needs improvement?

It is not that easy to use and should have a more improved easy-to-use interface.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It was stable, and there were no issues.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We didn't use any other solution before Postman. A senior developer suggested Postman.

How was the initial setup?

It was straightforward to install. We just downloaded it and used it as a tool for testing our APIs. We had a back-end developer and two mobile developers utilizing this solution.

Its usage depends on how many APIs we have to test. So we had a complete collection of APIs that we tested, and once we tested, everything was ready.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

There are no licensing costs, and we used it for free.

What other advice do I have?

I rate this solution a six out of ten because no solution is perfect, and every software has missing features. Postman should consider adding more features in the future.

Regarding advice, don't mix up all the endpoints and organize your collections according to the use case. It will be very helpful for other developers to understand the use of the APIs.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Senior Software Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Top 10
A great user interface for creating and managing different testing environments
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution has a great user interface and collection of features."
  • "Multi-part requests should be handled in the octet-stream."

What is our primary use case?

Our company uses the solution as a developer platform for testing APIs. Our backend team develops APIs which are then pushed to the solution for QA testing and configuration. 

What is most valuable?

It is very easy to create and manage different environments for testing. We can plug in different URLs and variables to test in a local environment before going to production. 

The solution has a great user interface and collection of features. 

What needs improvement?

Multi-part requests should be handled in the octet-stream subtype which provides responses in chunks for files that can be downloaded and viewed. We had an issue with multi-part requests recently and had to fix it. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for four years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable with no issues. We have never experienced a problem or crash. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable. An improvement to the octet-stream will enhance scalability for testing APIs. 

How are customer service and support?

I have not escalated questions to support. One time I experienced an issue switching URLs in our environment, but haven't experienced it since. The solution's developers and QA team are continuously improving the product. 

How was the initial setup?

The setup was really easy and was accomplished by configuring our email. 

Different projects automatically sync to the solution upon login so we are able to import files and configure API setups for other team members. 

What about the implementation team?

We implemented the solution in-house and there is no maintenance because continuous updates are provided. 

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I use the solution and other team members use Swagger. 

What other advice do I have?

The solution is a great tool for managing APIs and should be used by developers and QA teams. It performs important testing for understanding how APIs work or whether any bugs exist and can be used to set up product domains. 

I rate the solution an eight out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Other
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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