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Postman

The API platform for developers

RANKED #2 · TOP 10 AI API DOCUMENTATION GENERATORSLISTERSCORE 92.7

An API platform for building, testing, sharing and managing APIs throughout their entire lifecycle.

Pricing from	$14 per user/month
Best for	Collaborative API development and testing
Website	www.postman.com

Company facts

Founded	2014
Headquarters	San Francisco, US
Social profiles	LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Instagram, GitHub
Brand colour	#ff6c37

Facilities and features

Published pricing
Self-serve sign-up
API
Integrations

What stands out

The product automates API workflows with native AI capabilities.

“Agent Mode Automate API workflows with native AI”Postman, own website

Postman lets agents call APIs without holding secrets via Passport.

“Secure by design with Passport Passport lets people, services, and agents call APIs without ever holding the secret.”Postman, own website

Strengths and trade-offs

Intuitive interface for testing and mocking APIs
Strong collaboration tools for distributed teams

Can consume significant system memory
Workspace synchronisation relies on cloud connectivity

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How Postman ranks

#3 in Best API documentation tools

How the score is made up: Evidence on its own site 20; How complete its published information is 18; Fit to this ranking's criteria 40; Buying information on its own site 16.

“Automatically generate beautiful documentation from your Postman collections.”Postman, own website

#5 in Best API testing tools

How the score is made up: Evidence on its own site 20; How complete its published information is 18; Fit to this ranking's criteria 40; Buying information on its own site 16.

“Postman started simply as a side project to solve a specific problem: Abhinav Asthana, Postman's CEO and co-founder, set out to create a tool that would simplify the API testing process.”Postman, own website

#5 in Best load testing tools

How the score is made up: Evidence on its own site 20; How complete its published information is 18; Fit to this ranking's criteria 40; Buying information on its own site 16.

“About Postman Tools new OpenAPI editor and visualizer API designer AI unit test generator Multi-step API monitor API load test See all tools →”Postman, own website

Alternatives to Postman

SwaggerHub (Swagger/OpenAPI) The enterprise API documentation platform built on OpenAPI standards	#1 in Top 10 AI API Documentation Generators	95.0
Stoplight Visual API design and documentation platform with AI assistance	#3 in Top 10 AI API Documentation Generators	90.3
ReadMe	#4 in Top 10 AI API Documentation Generators	88.0
Apiary (by Oracle) Mock-first API development and documentation platform	#5 in Top 10 AI API Documentation Generators	85.7
Redocly OpenAPI-native documentation and API governance platform	#6 in Top 10 AI API Documentation Generators	83.3
DreamFactory Low-code backend platform with automatic API documentation	#7 in Top 10 AI API Documentation Generators	81.0

Questions about Postman

How much does Postman cost?

Lister lists Postman's pricing as: $14 per user/month.

Who is Postman best for?

Postman is best for collaborative API development and testing.

Where does Postman rank?

Postman is ranked #2 in Top 10 AI API Documentation Generators (Lister Score 92.7), #2 in Top 10 AI API Generators (Lister Score 92.7), #3 in Best API documentation tools (Lister Score 94.0), #3 in Top 10 API Management (Lister Score 90.3), #3 in Top 10 API Management Platforms (Lister Score 90.3), #4 in Top 10 AI API Documentation Tools (Lister Score 88.0), #5 in Best API testing tools (Lister Score 94.0), #5 in Best load testing tools (Lister Score 94.0) and #8 in Top 10 API Management Tools (Lister Score 78.7).

What are the best alternatives to Postman?

The closest alternatives on Lister are SwaggerHub (Swagger/OpenAPI) (#1 in Top 10 AI API Documentation Generators), Stoplight (#3 in Top 10 AI API Documentation Generators) and ReadMe (#4 in Top 10 AI API Documentation Generators).

Where is Postman based?

Postman is headquartered in San Francisco, US, and was founded in 2014.

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