We performed a comparison between MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager and Postman based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two API Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."One of the more valuable features is the stability of the platform."
"The auto-creation of the API documentation is useful."
"The entire offering and suite of tools that this solution provides have been very valuable. We are able to manage APIs on runtime on a cloud basis which has been very useful."
"Anypoint is very capable in terms of scalability."
"The most valuable features of the solution for securing APIs stem from the tool's ability to allow users to deploy policies."
"The solution has been very stable."
"Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager's most valuable aspect is it has plenty of features."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"It is stable and does not lag."
"No coding required."
"One of the most valuable aspects of Postman is scalability. We can scale the collection and for the multiple repositories of the collections."
"I have enjoyed using parameters and setting parameters while powering directly."
"The interface and the different types of API methods you can use are the most valuable aspects of this solution."
"Postman helps to write pre-request scripts and make a collection out of each request. You don’t have to spend time writing or copying the requests. The solution lets you integrate multiple environments and their features. Either the tool’s pro or premium version lets you do the merge and pull request for the Git directly."
"Postman lets you create, manage, and validate a suite of tests. It has several features to help you organize your test suite. You can also automate stuff with a lot of validations and assertions. Postman supports GraphQL, and you can do various kinds of calls."
"We can also submit requests multiple times and it allows us to capture the response each time by using utility scripts."
"Monetization and cataloging can be improved."
"To improve Anypoint API Manager for the next release, it should focus on better consumption scalability, especially for smaller APIs."
"Better documentation to help explain each of the features would be really helpful."
"Anypoint could be improved by making it more open and configurable for small companies, who tend not to consider the solution as it's expensive and requires a lot of costs upfront."
"When compared to other integration technologies, it is slightly higher."
"The solution is missing a monetization module."
"The solution's price is high."
"It is not a very scalable solution."
"Postman needs more advanced data-driven testing."
"The solution is quite complex partly because the UI needs simplification."
"Could be more user friendly."
"The pricing should be adjusted for the Pro plan."
"The reporting could be better. It should give you a detailed PDF report after you run a test."
"Testing API is pretty straightforward in Postman, but it falls short when testing web services. For example, when we test web services, there is a visual component that we can import in SoapUI but not in Postman."
"We'd like to see some better UI in newer versions."
"There is no support for the testing of the SOAP APIs."
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MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager is ranked 4th in API Management with 47 reviews while Postman is ranked 9th in API Management with 52 reviews. MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager is rated 8.2, while Postman is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager writes "Responsive technical support, low tickets issued showing great stability, and limitless expansion". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Postman writes "Reliable and easy to expand with a helpful API network". MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager is most compared with Microsoft Azure API Management, Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, IBM API Connect and Kong Gateway Enterprise, whereas Postman is most compared with Apache JMeter, ReadyAPI Test, Tricentis Tosca, Katalon Studio and Runscope. See our MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager vs. Postman report.
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