Postman
The world's most popular API platform — test, document, and collaborate on APIs with a desktop GUI, automated test collections, and mock servers.
Why Postman?
Manual and automated API testing without writing test scripts from scratch
Generating API documentation from request collections
Sharing API specs and test collections across a team
Signal Breakdown
What drives the Trust Score
Download Trend
Last 12 months
Tradeoffs & Caveats
Know before you commitTeams adopting open-source-first tooling — Bruno is a file-based OSS alternative
CLI-only workflows where curl + scripts are sufficient
Pricing
Free tier & paid plans
Free: 3 collections, 1 workspace
Basic: $14/user/mo, Professional: $29/user/mo
Alternative Tools
Other options worth considering
Open-source API client with collections stored as plain text files in your Git repo — no cloud sync, no accounts, just files.
Often Used Together
Complementary tools that pair well with Postman
Learning Resources
Docs, videos, tutorials, and courses
Get Started
Repository and installation options
npm install -g newmanQuick Start
Copy and adapt to get going fast
# Using Postman CLI (newman) for CI
npm install -g newman
newman run my-collection.json --env-var "base_url=https://api.example.com"
# Or export collection from Postman UI and run:
newman run collection.json -e environment.json --reporters cli,junitCommunity Notes
Real experiences from developers who've used this tool