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Postman Enterprise vs SmartBear API Hub comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 8, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Postman Enterprise
Ranking in API Testing Tools
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
70
Ranking in other categories
API Management (6th), API Monitoring Software (1st), AI Software Development (6th)
SmartBear API Hub
Ranking in API Testing Tools
14th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
3.7
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the API Testing Tools category, the mindshare of Postman Enterprise is 7.8%, down from 10.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SmartBear API Hub is 1.5%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
API Testing Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Postman Enterprise7.8%
SmartBear API Hub1.5%
Other90.7%
API Testing Tools
 

Featured Reviews

RituRaj - PeerSpot reviewer
SDE 2 at Virtusa
Centralized collaboration has transformed API testing and documentation across multiple teams
In terms of improvement, the UI can sometimes feel heavy for larger collections in the workspaces. Additionally, performance may slow down with complex API projects, and pricing can be expensive for smaller teams. However, it is quite suitable for bigger teams. Other areas for improvement include better reporting and analytics dashboards, and more advanced native test environment features could enhance workflow, with smoother offline support and sync handling. Additionally, better performance for very large collections would be helpful, along with more intuitive navigation for enterprise-scale workspaces, stronger reporting analytics, easier management of permissions across large teams, and more flexible automation and testing report options would be beneficial. Small usability and performance improvements would make Postman Enterprise even more efficient for larger organizations. Postman Enterprise needs better performance optimization for large enterprises, more detailed analytics user reporting, improved API governance and audit visibility, simpler permissions and access control management, faster sync and loading times for larger collections, and more advanced built-in testing and reporting capabilities.
AR
QA automation at Sun Life Financial
Automated API and database regression testing has reduced resources and improved insurance validation
I have noticed some errors regarding the connection with Bitbucket or Git. It generally takes some time in SmartBear and ReadyAPI. From the testing perspective, it saves a lot of time because it covered a whole regression suite with database and data-driven testing. It generally saves us time from fetching the values manually from UI. Instead, you can run your regression suite on a daily or weekly basis. This helps us to identify some errors as well as saves us time. There is a delay in connection with SmartBear API Hub; sometimes the connection is lost between the Bitbucket and ReadyAPI. When we try to reconnect those from the properties level, from the setting level, it generally takes a lot of time. This perspective can be improved with the Bitbucket and Git connection. We can also integrate a particular framework in ReadyAPI itself so that we can also run our Selenium code from the UI automation perspective. Right now, we are currently using that feature, but it requires framework-level changes. We can provide it to every user so that users can easily run their Selenium scripts, fetch the APIs, and validate the database. This helps us to create one-to-one end-to-end flow for the purpose of testing. We can enhance that feature and we can also enhance the Git functionality because we are using Sourcetree as well for connecting Bitbucket and ReadyAPI in order to push and pull our changes. That particular functionality takes a lot of time. Sometimes the changes that we have made in our regression suite are not reflecting on the recent changes in ReadyAPI. This is sometimes difficult to track and takes a lot of time to refresh that. I would say we should enhance the UI automation feature and we can also enhance the Git connection feature as well.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"In my opinion, there is no room for improvement for Postman Enterprise because pretty much what is expected from Postman Enterprise for me is working fine and it is really useful."
"The variables part is good. We can easily define the variables and we don't have to manually do a change every time, it gets automatically updated."
"The most valuable feature of Postman is the large libraries."
"Postman is easy to use and enables us to test all possible API testing scenarios."
"It is beneficial to have flexibility, especially with API chaining."
"No coding required."
"It is a scalable solution."
"Postman helps reduce almost 90% of the manual effort in processes that we feel could take a lot of manual work."
"Having a single source of truth for API contracts makes it easier to understand the request and response schemas, keeps automation test cases aligned with the API changes, and reduces misunderstandings during the development and testing cycle."
"I want to add that the best part was we got one single platform where we can do everything from governance to contract validation to development to testing in a single tool rather than hopping from one tool to another, and I guess that's the best feature anybody can think of."
"SmartBear API Hub has positively impacted my organization as it helps to create our regression suite as well as connection with Jenkins to run smoke testing and regression settings, it saves a lot of time and it is one tool for every testing."
"SmartBear API Hub has positively impacted my organization by improving API quality, reducing manual testing efforts, and enabling faster feedback through test automation."
 

Cons

"There needs to be more flexibility surrounding the testing of SOAP APIs."
"We do the implementation of Postman and give support. We had to use two engineers for the implementation, one senior and one junior for the process."
"We'd like to see videos or user-friendly reference documentation to help us figure out the solution or troubleshoot issues on our own."
"I was not even aware that it was possible to automate tasks in Postman...Some features related to the automation of tasks need to be added to the solution."
"I would like that if you click on one of the fields you should be able to see the entire row of fields, names, and values."
"Postman needs to improve its support for a lot of integrations."
"Postman is a bit more of a complex tool, making it an area where improvements can be made."
"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."
"I would want to see user experience enhanced, as navigating a large collection of APIs can sometimes be challenging."
"Sometimes the connection is lost between the Bitbucket and ReadyAPI and when we try to reconnect those from the properties level, from the setting level, it generally takes a lot of time."
"SmartBear API Hub can be improved, as every product has challenges."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution has moderate pricing."
"This tool is open-source and free to download and use."
"This solution offers a free version."
"This is an open source solution."
"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."
"I use the tool's free version."
"The solution is free for individuals, but for companies that use it across the organization, you have to pay per user."
"Unlike APIs, the solution does not require a license."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
8%
Insurance Company
8%
Construction Company
7%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business18
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise44
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Questions from the Community

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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Postman?
When it comes to pricing, setup cost, and licensing, my experience indicates that the pricing is on the higher side, especially for smaller teams and growing organizations. However, enterprise lice...
What needs improvement with Postman?
In terms of improvement, the UI can sometimes feel heavy for larger collections in the workspaces. Additionally, performance may slow down with complex API projects, and pricing can be expensive fo...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SmartBear API Hub?
My experience with the pricing, setup costs, and licensing has been positive, as these expenses were covered by my company, resulting in a mutually beneficial outcome.
What needs improvement with SmartBear API Hub?
I don't think I'm the right person to say how SmartBear API Hub can be better since I want to spend more time checking it out before just blurting out suggestions. So far, so good, and I don't real...
What is your primary use case for SmartBear API Hub?
My main use case for SmartBear API Hub is that I was looking for a better tool in the market that can handle everything from documentation to contract testing, to API testing as an independent tool...
 

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Sample Customers

PayPal, Shopify, Microsoft, Adobe, Atlassian, Twitter, BestBuy, Coursera
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