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    Postman

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/APostman, 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.

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    SpiraTest

    Score8 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    SpiraTest allows customers to manage their software testing and quality assurance activities. It provides requirements management, test management and bug-tracking functionality with integrated reporting.

    $130.99

    per month 3 concurrent users (minimum)

    Pricing
    PostmanSpiraTest
    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
    Cloud
    $43.66
    per month per concurrent user
    Download
    $423.66
    per year per concurrent user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    PostmanSpiraTest
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    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 annuallyDiscount available for annual billing on Cloud solution. 3 concurrent user minimum. Volume concurrent user discount available.
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    Community Pulse
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    Postman
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
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    Features
    PostmanSpiraTest
    API Management
    Comparison of API Management features of Postman and SpiraTest
    Feature
    Postman
    8.1
    40 Ratings
    4% below category average
    SpiraTest
    -
    Ratings
    API access control9.337 Ratings00 Ratings
    Rate limits and usage policies7.118 Ratings00 Ratings
    API usage data8.117 Ratings00 Ratings
    API user onboarding8.321 Ratings00 Ratings
    API versioning8.229 Ratings00 Ratings
    Usage billing and payments7.816 Ratings00 Ratings
    API monitoring and logging8.136 Ratings00 Ratings
    Test Management
    Comparison of Test Management features of Postman and SpiraTest
    Feature
    Postman
    -
    Ratings
    SpiraTest
    7.8
    8 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Centralized test management00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Manage test hosts and schedules00 Ratings7.94 Ratings
    Map tests to user stories00 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Test execution reporting00 Ratings5.08 Ratings
    Defect management00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
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    Small Businesses
    Amazon API Gateway
    Score7.2 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Azure API Management
    Score9.1 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    OCI API Management
    Score7.9 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
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    User Ratings
    PostmanSpiraTest
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (44 ratings)
    8.0
    (8 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.1
    (11 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    PostmanSpiraTest
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Postman
    Postman is good for organising your API credentials, vendor settings, environments etc. It's also a good way of getting stared with APIs as you get to use a GUI which can help you understand what we mean by a 'body' or 'bearer token'. I think people generally gravitate towards GUI tools for getting started in a new technology area.
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    Inflectra Corporation
    I think SpiraTest is well suited as a test suite, but in situations where the team is already using multiple products from one particular provider, it may be better to go with that provider's test solution. This is because integrations are very important nowadays, and should be considered when picking your project management software. It should be noted that management selected SpiraTest primarily due to the low cost of the test software. I'm less familiar with other test software in the field, but if cost is an issue, you should take a look at SpiraTest.
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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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    Inflectra Corporation
    • A clean view of test case steps, expected results and the ability to record a result for each step quickly on one page per test set. This really helps testers work through executing manual test cases.
    • Hierarchical structure of releases and builds, requirements, and test cases.
    • Can quickly build test sets and/or test runs per build/release.
    • Simple identification of each test case, requirement, test run, build, release, etc.
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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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    Inflectra Corporation
    • Training can be difficult to find at times.
    • Basic reporting can become very verbose unless you set lots of filters and parameters.
    • The ability to customize some of the verbiage in the application would help bridge the gap between translating what SpiraTest's testing terminology is and the company culture uses for testing terminology.
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    Usability
    Postman
    1. Friendly user friendly - when I started using Postman, I was a beginner to the API world, and it gave me a friendly view to begin its usage 2. Postman offers many features, including API testing, monitoring, documentation, and mock servers 3. Environment variables simplify testing across multiple environments (dev, prod) without repetitive configuration.
    Incentivized
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    Inflectra Corporation
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    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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    Inflectra Corporation
    As promised during product selection, SpiraPlan support has always been quick and helpful. Replies almost always come back in hours (and often in an hour or two). And SpiraPlan's online tech support maintains all support conversations online so no need to look through emails to try to recall repllies.
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    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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    Inflectra Corporation
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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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    • SpiraTest can be improved in terms of its dashboard and reporting. This will be really helpful for the management as well.
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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.

    SpiraTest Screenshots

    Screenshot of real-time dashboards.Screenshot of an example of the customizable reporting.Screenshot of requirements management.Screenshot of test management.