Except Data Generator and Database connectivity, happy with Postman
Overall Satisfaction with Postman
We're using Postman for testing of our API systems. We've got many different API systems, public and private, and all those systems are tested by my team using Postman. We've created different collections for each, as Smoke tests, that we run at each test-deploy and then we also have Functional tests collection. We're continuously maintaining these tests (collection). The problem I've is that it lacks the connectivity with databases, either relation or trendy-document DB like MongoDB/ CosmosDB. I have to rely on exporting data from these DBs and to feed it in Postman. This is the only manual step a user has to perform, otherwise our tests are based fully on automation.
Pros
- Loading APIs (Just put the URL and hit send, if it doesn't require security token)
- N-level of organizing collections into folders/ sub-folders
- Sharing the collection across team
- Create documentation, adding examples for each scenario
- Run Feature
- Assertion scripts snippets are really helpful in tests
- Environments can be organized as per users' need.
Cons
- Database connectivity - To get data directly from DBs (traditional plus new like MongoDB or CosmosDB)
- Data Generator - Random data generator like email, names, zip/postal codes, addresses, mobile number. Although there's a public API but it has limits.
- Sharing
- Documentation
- Monitors
- A lot of manual human effort is replaced by quicker automation
- Monitor keeps eye on critical endpoints
- SoapUI Open Source and supported by SmartBear
Sharing across teams is very robust in Postman than SoapUI.
Adding APIs/ managing collections is very user friendly in Postman.
Adding APIs/ managing collections is very user friendly in Postman.
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?
I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process
Did implementation of Postman go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Postman again?
Yes
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