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Postman review

#3 in API Testing ToolsScore 9.8/10Checked Nov 15, 2026By BestSoftwareGuides Editorial Team

Postman is an API platform for building, testing, mocking and monitoring APIs. It ranks #3 of 11 in our API testing tools list (9.8/10). Best for teams of any size that want one shared tool for API requests, tests and mocks.

Price: Free plan · paid from $9/user/mo (annual).

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What Postman is

Postman is an API client and collaboration platform where requests are grouped into collections that can carry test scripts. It also provides mock servers, a collection runner, performance testing runs, monitors and the Postman CLI for running collections in CI/CD pipelines.

Pros and cons

Where it wins
  • Free plan includes the API client, mock servers, Collection Runner and local performance testing runs
  • Postman CLI runs collections from a terminal or CI/CD pipeline and is available on all plans
  • Supports GraphQL requests in addition to REST
Where it falls short
  • Free plan is limited to 1 user; team collaboration starts at the Team plan ($19 per user/month billed annually)
  • Cloud performance testing is billed separately at $0.04 per virtual-user hour and is not on the Free plan
  • SSO/SAML is an add-on on Team and only included on Enterprise

Postman pricing

Postman pricing plans
PlanBilled annuallyBilled monthlyAnnual savingNotes
FreeFreeFree—1 user
Solo$9/mo$12/mo25%Flat, single user; $12/month billed monthly, $9/month billed annually
Team$19/mo$23/mo17%Per user; $23 billed monthly, $19 billed annually
EnterpriseCustom quoteCustom quote—Contact sales for pricing

USD, per user per month unless noted. "—" means the price is not published or we could not confirm it. Last checked Nov 15, 2026. Status: verified on Postman's pricing page.

Key facts

Free planYes. 1 user, API client, specs and mock servers, Collection Runner and local performance testing, 1,000 API monitoring requests/month, 100 AI credits
Free trialNot advertised
Paid from$9/user/mo billed annually · $12 monthly
Minimum seats1
PlatformsCloud (SaaS), Desktop app
Compliance and securitySSO/SAML (Team add-on, Enterprise), SCIM
REST API testingYes
GraphQL testingYes
Load testingYes
API mockingYes
CI/CD integrationYes
Facts checkedNov 15, 2026 · verified on the vendor's own site (source)

Also ranked in

Postman is ranked in 2 of our lists: #3 of 11 in API Testing Tools, and:

#3 of 5 in API Testing Tools with Load Testing

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Bruno 9.4/10
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Insomnia 9.4/10
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Hoppscotch 8.9/10
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Apache JMeter 8.8/10
Teams that need free load testing of HTTP, REST, SOAP and GraphQL endpoints
Katalon Studio 8.7/10
QA teams that want API tests alongside web and mobile UI tests in one tool
ReadyAPI 8.1/10
Enterprise QA teams testing many API protocols, including SOAP and messaging
iceDQ 7.8/10
Enterprise QA and data teams testing ETL pipelines, migrations and BI reports
REST Assured 7.5/10
Java teams writing API tests as code alongside JUnit or TestNG

Postman compared

Frequently asked questions

How much does Postman cost?

Postman has a free plan and paid plans start at $9 per user/month billed annually ($12 billed monthly). Prices last checked Nov 15, 2026.

Is Postman free?

Yes. 1 user, API client, specs and mock servers, Collection Runner and local performance testing, 1,000 API monitoring requests/month, 100 AI credits

What are the best Postman alternatives?

Apidog (9.8/10), Karate (9.8/10), Bruno (9.4/10) are the highest-scoring alternatives in our API testing tools ranking.

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