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NGINX API Gateway vs Postman Enterprise comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 8, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

NGINX API Gateway
Ranking in API Monitoring Software
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Postman Enterprise
Ranking in API Monitoring Software
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
69
Ranking in other categories
API Management (6th), API Testing Tools (1st), AI Software Development (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the API Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of NGINX API Gateway is 14.8%, up from 12.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Postman Enterprise is 35.4%, down from 44.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
API Monitoring Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Postman Enterprise35.4%
NGINX API Gateway14.8%
Other49.8%
API Monitoring Software
 

Featured Reviews

M.A. Faisal - PeerSpot reviewer
General Manager at bKash Limited
A scalable and affordable solution that performs well and provides excellent technical support
If we publish API or GET requests, sometimes someone can do a POST request of the API. Such security violations are not visible in the product. Other solutions provide such security features. The product does not provide visibility into the security loopholes in the authentication and authorization mechanism. The product must improve its security features. It has protection capabilities, but it must provide better visibility on the dashboard. The dashboard must be improved a lot.
Ravi Raushan Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at ValueMomentum
Collaborative API workflows have improved testing speed and streamlined multi-team releases
The best features of Postman Enterprise are team collaborations, automated API testing, environment management, and API governance. The shared workspace and collections make collaborations very smooth across the teams, and automated testing and CI/CD integrations help catch issues early. I also appreciate the governance and security features because they help maintain API standards and consistency across large projects. API governance has helped my team maintain consistent API naming, request structures, and documentation standards across multiple services, reducing confusion between the teams and making onboarding easier. On the security side, environment variables and access control helped me avoid exposing sensitive data such as tokens or API keys, and they also made collaborations safer because different teams could access only the resources they needed. I found that the collections runner and automated testing features are very valuable because they save a lot of manual task time and help identify issues quickly during deployments. Postman Enterprise has improved collaborations, reduced API integration issues, and sped up the testing cycles in my organization. It provides a centralized platform for API development, documentation, and testing, which has improved consistency while reducing communication gaps between the frontend, backend, and QA teams. It has also helped catch issues earlier in the development cycle, improving overall release quality.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It's easy to install, and the performance is good."
"We use it for container deployment, mostly for Kubernetes, and sometimes we also use it for testing purposes as I am using it for my own personal learning purposes."
"API routing is the most valuable feature."
"We do not face any lags."
"I have enjoyed using parameters and setting parameters while powering directly."
"No coding required."
"The solution collects scenarios and allows for testing SOAP API, REST API and API automation at the same time."
"It is nice to have different workspaces. You have your personal workspace, and then you have a team workspace. In general, I like its UI. It is quite cool."
"The product is easy to implement."
"Postman is a good, easy-to-use, and simple tool."
"The environment variables are a valuable feature because I can easily switch them and see all the developments in different cycles and stages."
"It is simple, easy to use and a good tool."
 

Cons

"It could be more secure because security is always a problem."
"The product must improve its security features."
"The UI could be more attractive."
"It could be more secure because security is always a problem."
"Running test cases using Postman is not as easy as with ReadyAPI."
"UI testing needs to be added to the solution."
"To get this email reporting function, we have to integrate Postman with Newman. If the two are not integrated, we won't be getting all these things in one group."
"They should provide more specific documentation on configuration."
"The pricing should be adjusted for the Pro plan."
"Postman does not have a check-in balance. Essentially what I mean by that is if there is something that is already configured on a particular device, it just overrides it without checking whether you really want to override it or not."
"The pricing should be adjusted for the Pro plan."
"One thing which Postman needs to improve is the documentation. The documentation of Postman is not that great when compared to other tools."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We are using the open-source version."
"We are using the open source version, so there is no cost involved."
"We do not pay any money for Postman."
"This solution offers a free version."
"I am using the free option."
"We are using the free version that is available."
"We use the open-source version. They introduced a new licensing model where your company must subscribe to their services if you're using it for business purposes. However, I think they charge too much if you're only using the basic features. It limits what your organization can do if you're not a paying customer."
"Unlike APIs, the solution does not require a license."
"I use the tool's free version."
"The solution has a licensing fee which might be prohibitive."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
16%
Insurance Company
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Construction Company
5%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business17
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise43
 

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