Item: Postman
Rating: 9
Author: Lasha Jojua

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Postman is used by several departments: QA, Dev, IT monitoring. Each of them is having their use cases by checking performance and response times during development, testing, or on production environment. Also, teams are connected around one tool, and data sharing or cross-checks for SLI/SLO parameters get easier. It can be integrated into the CI/CD pipeline.

Pros and Cons

Easy to use
Integration was possible everywhere I tried.

Sharing option is limited between the team
Its not possible to test more than 1 API simultaneously

Return on Investment

API quality and performance check automated
Different teams are using same tool data

Alternatives Considered

SoapUI Pro

I did not use SoapUI and can't compare them. But, Postman gave results my team needed, that's why we did not test any other software. Runs simple, gives instant and exact results.

Support Rating

When we started implementation, there were some questions regarding integration. The support response was for 12h, and we got a detailed explanation about what the team asked. They are ready to help and share knowledge.

Key Insights

Do you think Postman delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Postman's feature set?

Yes

Did Postman live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Postman go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Postman again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Dynatrace Application Monitoring, Selenium, Slack

Likelihood to Recommend

With using Postman, it's possible to create different types of API requests: POST, PUT, UPGRADE, GET, DELETE, get data, which is crucial before deployment. Also, it supports the following response types: HTML, XML, raw data, Js, JSON. Dev team can get coded APIs availability and performance data during development. Easy to integrate in CI pipeline, that automates performance quality checks flow and accelerates the process.

Great API testing tool

Overall Satisfaction with Postman