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Postman

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4.8
Market Presence: API Management, API Generation Software

Overview

Product Information on Postman

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Postman?

Postman API Platform is a software designed to streamline the process of developing, testing, and managing APIs. The software enables users to create and organize API requests, automate tests, and monitor API performance across development stages. It supports collaborative workspaces, version control, and documentation, allowing teams to establish API workflows and manage configurations efficiently. The software addresses challenges related to API development lifecycle management by offering tools for design, mock servers, automated testing, and analytics. Postman API Platform aims to facilitate seamless integration and communication between different services and applications, assisting organizations in maintaining consistent and reliable APIs for business operations.

Postman Pricing

Postman API Platform software utilizes a subscription-based pricing model with multiple tiers, including a free plan and paid options with additional collaboration, security, and API management features. Pricing is structured per user each month, and enterprise plans offer advanced administration and support capabilities. Usage limits and available integrations vary by selected plan.

Overall experience with Postman

AI Engineer
<50M USD, Software
FAVORABLE

“Free-tier-friendly API testing powerhouse with broad protocol support — UI churn is the main friction.”

5.0
Jul 17, 2026
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About Company

Company Description

Updated 6th May 2024

Postman operates as an API platform that aims to ease the process of building APIs and encouraging collaboration. Utilized by developers and organizations worldwide, Postman facilitates the creation of superior APIs more efficiently. With an increasing number of users, the application of the Postman product is continually evolving, resulting in substantial growth for the company.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Private
Year Founded
2014
Head office location
San Francisco, United States
Number of employees
501 - 1000
Website
https://www.postman.com

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Postman Reviews and Ratings

4.8

(43 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
74%
4 Star
26%
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  • AI Engineer
    <50M USD
    Software
    Review Source

    Free-tier-friendly API testing powerhouse with broad protocol support — UI churn is the main friction.

    5.0
    Jul 17, 2026
    Postman has been a great boon for API testing across our work at Analytos. The free tier is more than enough for both individuals and teams, which made adoption frictionless. It supports every protocol we need — HTTP, WebSocket, and even MCP — and covers the full range of what we test day to day. Authentication and authorization handling is broad, and the Test Console makes it easy to validate credentials and endpoints quickly before wiring anything into a product. The one consistent frustration is the frequent UI changes, which make it harder to remember where features live from one release to the next.
  • AI Engineer
    <50M USD
    Software
    Review Source

    Free-tier-friendly API testing powerhouse with broad protocol support — UI churn is the main friction.

    5.0
    Jul 17, 2026
    Postman has been a great boon for API testing across our work at Analytos. The free tier is more than enough for both individuals and teams, which made adoption frictionless. It supports every protocol we need — HTTP, WebSocket, and even MCP — and covers the full range of what we test day to day. Authentication and authorization handling is broad, and the Test Console makes it easy to validate credentials and endpoints quickly before wiring anything into a product. The one consistent frustration is the frequent UI changes, which make it harder to remember where features live from one release to the next.
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Reviewer Insights for: Postman
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Performance of Postman Across Market Features

Postman Likes & Dislikes

Like

1. Cross-platform access usable on both the web and the desktop app, so we can test from wherever we are working.2. Broad protocol support HTTP, WebSocket, and MCP are all covered, which matches the range of what we build and integrate against (NetSuite REST, the Anthropic API, our own FastAPI backends).3. AI agent support this shows Postman is keeping pace with where the tech is heading. The agent saves us significant time by filling in request details automatically instead of us doing it manually for every test.Also worth calling out: the free tier working for teams (not just individuals), the ability to generate a Node.js code snippet directly from a request (via the Code button), and flexible import of requests and collections from formats like cURL and API spec files.

Like

1. Cross-platform access usable on both the web and the desktop app, so we can test from wherever we are working.2. Broad protocol support HTTP, WebSocket, and MCP are all covered, which matches the range of what we build and integrate against (NetSuite REST, the Anthropic API, our own FastAPI backends).3. AI agent support this shows Postman is keeping pace with where the tech is heading. The agent saves us significant time by filling in request details automatically instead of us doing it manually for every test.Also worth calling out: the free tier working for teams (not just individuals), the ability to generate a Node.js code snippet directly from a request (via the Code button), and flexible import of requests and collections from formats like cURL and API spec files.

Like

1. Cross-platform access usable on both the web and the desktop app, so we can test from wherever we are working.2. Broad protocol support HTTP, WebSocket, and MCP are all covered, which matches the range of what we build and integrate against (NetSuite REST, the Anthropic API, our own FastAPI backends).3. AI agent support this shows Postman is keeping pace with where the tech is heading. The agent saves us significant time by filling in request details automatically instead of us doing it manually for every test.Also worth calling out: the free tier working for teams (not just individuals), the ability to generate a Node.js code snippet directly from a request (via the Code button), and flexible import of requests and collections from formats like cURL and API spec files.