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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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.

    $0

    SwaggerHub

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASwaggerHub is a platform for API design and documentation with OpenAPI. Whether it’s push generating an API’s design and code to source control hosts, deploying the API to API Management platforms, or triggering a Jenkins build, SwaggerHub boasts a host of integrations. Faster, Standardized API Design Design APIs in an editor that is built for efficiency without any loss in design…

    $75

    per month per user

    Pricing
    PostmanSwaggerHub
    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
    Team 3 - Annual
    $75
    per month per user
    Team 3 - Monthly
    $90
    per month per user
    Team 5 - Annual
    $125
    per month per user
    Team 5 - Monthly
    $150
    per month per user
    Team 10 - Annual
    $250
    per month per user
    Team 10 - Monthly
    $300
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    PostmanSwaggerHub
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    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
    PostmanSwaggerHub
    Considered Both Products
    Postman
    Chose Postman
    Postman is a great out-of-the-box tool for API testing. SwaggerHub is also good but requires a bit more configuration to integrate with the API you're going to test (if the API isn't set up for it, you probably won't get much out of SwaggerHub).
    Incentivized
    Chose Postman
    Postman has the ability for an end to end development of API. Others apps available don't have this ability. They lack in one or more cases. But Postman here is developed itself by an IT engineer working in Banglore, the IT city of india. He understands the issues faced by the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Postman
    Postman is a lot more affordable and maintainable than its competitors. Also, it is easy to use and deployment takes less amount of time. So, we selected Postman as it best fits our requirements.
    Incentivized
    Chose Postman
    Swagger functionality is a subset of what Postman can do. Although Swagger is better to keep track of your API documentation, Postman is much better at everything else. Basically, Postman is the jack of all trades. On top of documenting your APIs, you could test your API …
    Incentivized
    SmartBear
    Chose SwaggerHub
    We liked the SwaggerHub UI & the integrations it has with the several cloud API gateways. Though Postman has some other great features like the ability to write test cases & execute them, SwaggerUI was more convenient to document & share them.
    Incentivized
    Chose SwaggerHub
    The only other product we looked at was Postman. But we liked the SwaggerHub UI & the integrations it has with the AWS API gateway. Though Postman has some other great features like the ability to write test cases & execute them, SwaggerUI was more convenient to document & …
    Incentivized
    Chose SwaggerHub
    SwaggerHub is the best for what it can do in terms of API management and monitoring, compared to Postman, which is more like tools for everything (testing, monitoring, mock request, etc.). If you are overwhelmed with the number of API endpoints that you have and are finding it …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    30 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    20 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    26 Answers
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    TrustRadius Insights
    PostmanSwaggerHub
    Highlights

    TrustRadius
    Research Team Insight
    Published

    Postman and Swaggerhub are both API management tools designed to enable business applications to communicate with each other as efficiently as possible. Swaggerhub is a .yaml based open source technology, which makes it a popular choice for businesses with skilled development teams.  In contrast, Postman is a web-based tool that can be accessed for free by small businesses.  These accessibility features make Postman popular among small and independent businesses.

    Features

    Postman and Swaggerhub can both be used to develop and manage APIs, but they also have a few standout features that are important to consider.

    Postman is a web-based tool, so users will be able to access and work with API’s anywhere they can get an internet connection. For new users, Postman also provides thorough documentation and web tutorials that make it easy to learn to use the tool. Additionally, Postman provides sharing features that make it simple to share HTTP calls with other members of an organization.

    Swaggerhub is an open source tool, meaning that it is free for businesses of all sizes, provided they have the skill to use it.  Additionally, Swaggerhub automates the creation of documentation for HTTP calls, so it can potentially save businesses a lot of time since they won’t have to create documentation on their own.  Because it is open source, Swaggerhub is also highly customizable.

    Limitations

    Though Postman and Swaggerhub are both competent tools for testing HTTP calls, they also have some limitations that are important to consider.

    Postman is free for individuals and smaller businesses, but larger businesses with the technical resources to use Swaggerhub may prefer its free price point.  When testing APIs with Postman, users will also have to create documentation manually, while Postman documents results automatically.

    Swaggerhub has a small learning curve for new users, compounded by a lack of official documentation and tutorials.  Many businesses will need to take some time to train staff on Swaggerhub before using it to its full effect.  Postman, by contrast, has a wide variety of learning resources available for free that users can take advantage of.

    Pricing

    Swagger is an open source product that businesses can access for free, but Swaggerhub includes additional features and support for teams.  Swaggerhub is free for individual users, and starts at 15$ per user per month for the Swaggerhub Teams package.

    Postman is available for free for independent and small development teams.  For larger teams, Postman pricing starts at $24 per user per month. 

    Features
    PostmanSwaggerHub
    API Management
    Comparison of API Management features of Postman and SwaggerHub
    Feature
    Postman
    8.1
    40 Ratings
    4% below category average
    SwaggerHub
    8.0
    6 Ratings
    5% below category average
    API access control9.337 Ratings8.74 Ratings
    Rate limits and usage policies7.118 Ratings6.74 Ratings
    API usage data8.117 Ratings7.34 Ratings
    API user onboarding8.321 Ratings8.73 Ratings
    API versioning8.229 Ratings9.96 Ratings
    Usage billing and payments7.816 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    API monitoring and logging8.136 Ratings7.64 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    PostmanSwaggerHub
    Small Businesses
    Amazon API Gateway
    Score7.2 out of 10
    Amazon API Gateway
    Score7.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Azure API Management
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Azure API Management
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    OCI API Management
    Score7.9 out of 10
    OCI API Management
    Score7.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    PostmanSwaggerHub
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (44 ratings)
    8.0
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.1
    (11 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PostmanSwaggerHub
    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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    SmartBear
    ReadyAPI and SwaggerHub are a match made in heaven. Being able to so easily import the API directly into ReadyAPI and then being able to generate a test suite from the API is my favorite part of these softwares. We have rather large services so building out the API can take some time
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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
    • Treating the design as documentation ensures that we have consistent and well defined APIs
    • API consumers can export the swagger definition or code stubs to use within their development environment
    • We can iterate through multiple versions of a definition privately before making a version publicly available
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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
    • The user interface could be more improved to sustain with other similar tools in the market.
    • Beneficial if we have better integration with third party softwares.
    • Nice to have ability to download the documentation in usable formats.
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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.
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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
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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.
    Incentivized
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    SmartBear
    The only other product we looked at was Postman. But we liked the SwaggerHub UI & the integrations it has with the AWS API gateway. Though Postman has some other great features like the ability to write test cases & execute them, SwaggerUI was more convenient to document & share them.
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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
    • Faster API development lifecycle.
    • Reduced discussion time when building a new vital API endpoint.
    • Complete documentation which makes the new team member onboarding process easier.
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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.

    SwaggerHub Screenshots

    Screenshot of Faster, Standardized API Design