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Parasoft SOAtest vs Postman Enterprise comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 2, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.7
Parasoft SOAtest enhances API testing efficiency and ROI with minimal coding, despite lacking a comprehensive metrics system.
Sentiment score
4.1
Postman's streamlined API workflows enhance collaboration, reduce manual testing time, minimize errors, and improve productivity, leading to cost savings.
We found Parasoft SOAtest to be quick in building up test patterns, allowing us to create complex tests efficiently.
QA Lead at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Tasks that previously took four or five minutes can now be completed in 20 to 30 seconds with the help of the tool.
Quality Specialist 2A at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
A minimum of 50% time is saved when comparing manual to automation.
Senior QA Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.7
Customer service is excellent, with fast responses and effective problem resolution, despite challenges with complex issues and regional availability.
Sentiment score
5.7
Postman's documentation and forums effectively resolve most issues, though some users desire improved support responsiveness and enhanced technical support.
I appreciate the ease of using Postman, especially its desktop version, due to the features it offers such as cookie management and environment synchronization.
Senior developer at Digital world advisory
There is a lot of support available through forums and user groups, which has been sufficient for me.
Automation Architect at Cognizant
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.0
Parasoft SOAtest scales well with proper licensing, though larger tests and memory management need careful planning in CI/CD contexts.
Sentiment score
7.2
Postman Enterprise excels in scalability and adaptability for various teams, despite noted areas for performance improvement.
Postman does not have database validation available, which affects its scalability.
Automation Architect at Cognizant
This solution is scalable.
Product Development Manager at a university with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.0
Parasoft SOAtest is generally stable, but memory consumption can cause occasional issues, especially with complex scenarios on low-end systems.
Sentiment score
8.0
Postman Enterprise is highly reliable, stable, and handles daily use well, with minimal issues and rare glitches.
In particular use cases with numerous steps, it experiences crashes.
Quality Specialist 2A at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
I rate it ten out of ten for stability.
Product Development Manager at a university with 5,001-10,000 employees
I have not experienced any issues or downtimes.
Full Stack JS(ReactJS/NodeJS) & IBM Integration Bus(IIB) Developer at Eviden France
During the development phase, you will face issues, but once it goes to production, you won't face such issues.
Software engineer 2 at Quantiphi
 

Room For Improvement

Parasoft SOAtest needs better reports, interface, performance, integration, automation, documentation, price, startup time, memory use, and user-friendliness.
Postman Enterprise users request improved documentation, UI, integrations, automation, and pricing, while addressing compatibility, speed, and testing challenges.
It did not support enough of the protocols or cryptography formats we needed, which led us to create our own solutions.
QA Lead at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
One improvement would be to integrate it with modern technologies such as AI, so we can generate test cases by providing the details so that it can generate the structure, and later the person working can modify and enhance it.
Quality Specialist 2A at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
In terms of improvements for Parasoft SOAtest, some features could be added or perhaps existing areas could be improved, such as lowering prices.
CEO at SMOne
One of the primary challenges with Postman is handling authentication issues, especially relating to tokens and passwords.
Senior developer at Digital world advisory
If they can enhance it to have a database kind of validation like we have in ReadyAPI, it would be better.
Automation Architect at Cognizant
Maybe Postman can be a good contender and replicate some features such as more scripting and control over API calls.
Senior QA Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
 

Setup Cost

Enterprise buyers find Parasoft SOAtest expensive but worthwhile due to robust features and scalability, despite complex licensing.
Postman Enterprise offers competitive pricing with free and paid plans for various team sizes, balancing cost with features.
Parasoft SOAtest is expensive, but it was acquired because the company was dissatisfied with Quick Test Pro.
QA Lead at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Postman's pricing model includes a basic free version, which is favorable given the Professional enterprise options offered.
Senior developer at Digital world advisory
Postman is open-source, so the cost is minimal compared to commercial platforms.
Automation Architect at Cognizant
Postman is much cheaper than the other tools.
Senior QA Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
 

Valuable Features

Parasoft SOAtest provides rapid functional testing setup, extensive API support, seamless integration, and comprehensive validation tools for scalable end-to-end testing.
Postman Enterprise offers user-friendly API testing with automation, collaboration, and integration features for streamlined team workflows and validation.
Parasoft SOAtest is very good at ensuring tests don't pass or fail until they genuinely pass or fail.
QA Lead at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Parasoft SOAtest improves the quality of the application, increases security and security compliance, and it is a cost-effective tool.
CEO at SMOne
The best feature of Parasoft SOAtest is the extension tool where we can write our custom scripts.
Quality Specialist 2A at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
The desktop version's features like cookie management, environment compatibility, security settings, proxy integration, and data synchronization add significant value.
Senior developer at Digital world advisory
It's easy to navigate because tons of documentation and examples are available.
Senior QA Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Postman's collaboration tools, such as version control and team workspaces, are particularly useful when working with teams of three to four people.
Programmeur-Analyste Research and Development at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Parasoft SOAtest
Ranking in API Testing Tools
10th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
33
Ranking in other categories
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (20th), Functional Testing Tools (16th), Test Automation Tools (15th)
Postman Enterprise
Ranking in API Testing Tools
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
65
Ranking in other categories
API Management (9th), API Monitoring Software (1st), AI Software Development (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2025, in the API Testing Tools category, the mindshare of Parasoft SOAtest is 2.9%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Postman Enterprise is 9.9%, down from 13.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
API Testing Tools Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Postman Enterprise9.9%
Parasoft SOAtest2.9%
Other87.2%
API Testing Tools
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2772063 - PeerSpot reviewer
Quality Specialist 2A at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Has reduced manual testing effort with customization options but occasionally crashes during complex executions
One improvement would be to integrate it with modern technologies such as AI, so we can generate test cases by providing the details so that it can generate the structure, and later the person working can modify and enhance it. We can add more customized tools, and reporting can be enhanced. Currently, the reporting part is at a step level, and it does not give details for a particular test case, so improvements in those areas would be beneficial. There are performance issues where the tool crashes sometimes. In particular use cases with numerous steps, it experiences crashes. I have encountered stability and performance issues with it.
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API Integration Engineer at Airbnb
Automated testing optimizes API workflow and collaboration
Since I am using the free tier, one improvement would be to increase the number of requests you can send in a short time period. Currently, if I send 200-300 requests in a short period, Postman Enterprise requires a 30-second wait before sending another bundle of requests unless you upgrade to a higher tier. Secondly, Postman Enterprise sometimes takes several minutes to load the whole workspace. With 2,000-3,000 requests in a workspace, it can take a minute or two to load all requests. When creating a new workspace and moving requests between workspaces, depending on internet speed, it can take a longer period to copy those requests or workspace from one place to another.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
20%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Computer Software Company
10%
University
6%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
14%
Insurance Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise23
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business17
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise41
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Parasoft SOAtest?
I am not involved in the pricing aspect, setup cost, or licensing cost of Parasoft SOAtest. Our dedicated tools and support teams handle those aspects.
What needs improvement with Parasoft SOAtest?
One improvement would be to integrate it with modern technologies such as AI, so we can generate test cases by providing the details so that it can generate the structure, and later the person work...
What is your primary use case for Parasoft SOAtest?
We use Parasoft SOAtest for API testing and service virtualization with responder setup. Service virtualization is very helpful in our testing. When any downstream system is not available or we are...
How does Postman compare with Apache JMeter?
Postman lets you easily define variables, which then get updated automatically. This is a huge time-saver and makes processes very efficient. We can also export the test cases we create and share t...
What do you like most about Postman?
The product is easy to implement.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Postman?
Postman is much cheaper than the other tools. I am not aware of the current pricing for Postman because that's taken care of by the client; we just pay and they simply create options. On a per-pers...
 

Also Known As

SOAtest
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Sample Customers

Charter Communications, Sabre, Caesars Entertainment, Charles Schwab, ING, Intel, Northbridge Financial, Capital Services, WoodmenLife
PayPal, Shopify, Microsoft, Adobe, Atlassian, Twitter, BestBuy, Coursera
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