Postman vs. SoapUI Open Source, supported by SmartBear

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Postman
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Postman, headquartered in San Francisco, offers their flagship API development and management free to small teams and independent developers. Higher tiers (Postman Pro and Postman Enterprise) support API management, as well as team collaboration, extended support and other advanced features.
$0
SoapUI Open Source
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
SoapUI is an open source API testing tool supported by SmartBear's community, supporting functional and performance testing of APIs.N/A
Pricing
PostmanSoapUI Open Source, supported by SmartBear
Editions & Modules
Postman Free Plan
$0.00 US Dollars
Postman Basic Plan
$12 US Dollars
per month per user
Postman Professional Plan
$29 US Dollars
per month per user
Postman Enterprise Plan
$99 US Dollars
per month per user
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PostmanSoapUI Open Source
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details1. Postman Free plan: Start designing, developing, and testing APIs at no cost for teams of up to three people. 2. Postman Basic plan: Collaborate with your team to design, develop, and test APIs faster; $12/month per user, billed annually 3. Postman Professional plan: Centrally manage the entire API workflow; $29/month per user, billed annually 4. Postman Enterprise plan: Securely manage, organize, and accelerate API-first development at scale; $99/month per user, billed annually
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Community Pulse
PostmanSoapUI Open Source, supported by SmartBear
Considered Both Products
Postman
Chose Postman
There isn't much between them, really we just picked Postman as it was slightly better but the others are still good. We also had a few people that had a good experience of using Postman join the team when we were looking at what tools to use and with them using Postman before …
Chose Postman
Everyone is familiar with Postman as being a helpful tool for testing APIs.
Chose Postman
Sharing across teams is very robust in Postman than SoapUI.
Adding APIs/ managing collections is very user friendly in Postman.
Chose Postman
It is used by the for testing live and offline api's. We deploy refined code to production with the help of postman so that our front-end developers get rid of errors. In comparison with other's postman is well designed and handle calls very perfectly.
SoapUI Open Source
Chose SoapUI Open Source, supported by SmartBear
Compared to SoapUI, we have been using "light" tools like RestClient extension in Firefox, or Postman.

Compared to Postman, SoapUI is more simple for WSDL / SOAP webservices, as SoapUI generate all envelop, but Postman does not.
Chose SoapUI Open Source, supported by SmartBear
Every application has its own features and UI design but SoapUI is also very good at testing. All features are awesome.
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
PostmanSoapUI Open Source, supported by SmartBear
API Management
Comparison of API Management features of Product A and Product B
Postman
8.3
35 Ratings
2% above category average
SoapUI Open Source, supported by SmartBear
-
Ratings
API access control9.532 Ratings00 Ratings
Rate limits and usage policies7.218 Ratings00 Ratings
API usage data8.117 Ratings00 Ratings
API user onboarding8.321 Ratings00 Ratings
API versioning8.624 Ratings00 Ratings
Usage billing and payments7.712 Ratings00 Ratings
API monitoring and logging8.832 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
PostmanSoapUI Open Source, supported by SmartBear
Likelihood to Recommend
9.7
(39 ratings)
8.9
(5 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.1
(11 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
PostmanSoapUI Open Source, supported by SmartBear
Likelihood to Recommend
Postman
Postman is very good for easy entry into testing. Thanks to snippets it is easy to use, but also provides a lot [of] possibilities for testing thanks to the in-line editor. Easy to use on multiple environments (versioning) thanks to sets of environment variables. The Collections view can get very full with time and it is not possible to reuse or link requests so that they have always been copied and maintained manually for each copy if changes have to be applied.
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SmartBear
If you are making system upgrade project and you have existing system working and you want to imitate messages that are going in production but without making any data loads or switch it’s very suitable and convenient software. It serves well in manual test scenarios but wouldn’t be as good in case of mass tests.
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Pros
Postman
  • It has opened a door for me to explore more out of it, as it is associated with so many APIs that I never felt any difficulty in finding the right API template, which are well organized and easily available.
  • It is very secure to use and provides great services which are user-friendly.
  • Due to this software I have got rid of the excessive emails and the slack channels, Now I am using my own private API and even it give me an option to produce my personal Postman’s API Builder from its Private API Network and this features has shared my excessive workload.
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SmartBear
  • SOAP
  • REST
  • Authentication
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Cons
Postman
  • Wherever you need to automate tests that involve database verification or rely on data from databases, Postman is less suitable.
  • Postman's disc usage is extremely high, and it occasionally causes the computer to fade.
  • It doesn't have the ability to generate random data. To achieve randomness in my tests, I've been working around scripts.
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SmartBear
  • I actually like SoapUI as it is, I have not found things to improve, except for the speed of response is very complex services.
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Usability
Postman
I think from a non-technical perspective there are a few things that could be more clearly labeled to better understand what is being asked for or where to add certain parts of the request.
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SmartBear
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Postman
There is a lot of in-depth documentation for Postman available online, including detailed guides with screenshots and videos. They provide example APIs for new users to explore while learning how to use the tool. Generally, bugs in the client are quickly addressed through frequent free updates. Community and professional support options are available - most of the time, the free/community level support is adequate
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SmartBear
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Postman
Previous to using Postman, I would either use browser tools directly, or write an in-house tool to send requests. Postman eliminates that need while providing a much better experience and more features. At the base level, Postman is as simple as typing in the address as you would in a browser. Authentication can be provided simply as well.
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SmartBear
Every application has its own features and UI design but SoapUI is also very good at testing. All features are awesome.
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Return on Investment
Postman
  • Postman is free (although there's a paid tier that offers more features) so using it for testing APIs comes with little to no risk (besides learning curve).
  • The learning curve is a little steep for non-developer users, but developers should find it easy to pick up and use right out of the box, so to speak.
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SmartBear
  • Saves time in web service testing
  • Make it easy
  • No need to code much
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ScreenShots

Postman Screenshots

Screenshot of API design - You can design your API specifications in Postman using OpenAPI, RAML, GraphQL, or SOAP formats. Postman’s schema editor makes it easy to work with specification files of any size, & it validates specifications with a built-in linting engine.Screenshot of API documentation - Postman automatically generates documentation & supports markdown-enabled and machine-readable documentation. Docs automatically include request details & sample code. Share the docs with your team, in a public workspace, or in a dedicated portal.Screenshot of API testing - Build and run functional, integration, & regression tests directly in Postman or as part of your CI/CD pipeline with Newman (Postman’s a command-line Collection Runner that enables you to run & test a collection from the command line).Screenshot of Public workspaces - Public workspaces allow you to share your APIs publicly with anyone. You can use public workspaces to gather feedback on your APIs, onboard developers quickly, or just showcase your work.Screenshot of Reporting - Postman generates reports that enable you to visualize data for team metrics and usage, & for API activities such as creation, collection execution, and test runs. Use reports to get insights on performance, troubleshooting, & SLA adherence.