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Senior Salesforce Consultant
Real User
Has a straightforward UI and detects specific errors efficiently
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution has helped us very well in testing endpoint URLs."
  • "They should integrate the solution with one of the CRM solutions."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution for API testing purposes.

How has it helped my organization?

The solution has helped us very well in testing endpoint URLs.

What is most valuable?

The solution's most valuable features are straightforward UI and the ability to identify specific errors.

What needs improvement?

They should integrate the solution with Salesforce.

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For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using the solution for one and a half years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable for testing purposes. We plan to increase its usage further.

How was the initial setup?

The solution's initial setup process is pretty simple.

What was our ROI?

The solution has generated ROI for our organization.

What other advice do I have?

The solution has all the essential features. I recommend it to others and rate it as a ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Amrutha Shekar - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Test Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
API testing solution that offers a free version and can be used for personal reasons for API testing
Pros and Cons
  • "This solution offers a free version."
  • "If you have knowledge of JavaScript, the initial setup is easy and straightforward. If not, it may take some time to learn about JavaScript before starting the implementation."

What is our primary use case?

I use this solution in my personal capacity. I use this solution to manage APIs. 

What needs improvement?

The downside of using this solution is that you need to know JavaScript. 

How was the initial setup?

If you have knowledge of JavaScript, the initial setup is easy and straightforward. If not, it may take some time to learn about JavaScript before starting the implementation. 

What about the implementation team?

We implemented this solution in-house.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I have only used the free version of this solution.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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reviewer1944924 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Project Manager at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Large libraries, stable, and features are complete
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of Postman is the large libraries."
  • "Postman quality assurance could improve when doing tests."

What is our primary use case?

I am using Postman for API tests.

How has it helped my organization?

Postman is a very important tool for API testing and it has helped our company.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of Postman is the large libraries.

What needs improvement?

Postman quality assurance could improve when doing tests.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Postman for approximately two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Postman is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have approximately 10 people using Postman in my company.

How are customer service and support?

We only used the information we found online for support. We did not use the support from Postman.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have not used a similar solution to Postman.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Postman is of a middle level of difficulty, it is not difficult or easy. However, it depends on the skills of the person doing it, it is easy for me.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We do not pay any money for Postman.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I evaluated other options and I found that Postman is more complete than other solutions.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Postman a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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ShariqAhmed - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Trainee - Data Engineering at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
MSP
An important API testing tool helpful in developing mobile apps but could be easier to use
Pros and Cons
  • "It allowed us to understand the working and performance of the APIs."
  • "Should have a more improved easy-to-use interface."

What is our primary use case?

We used Postman to test APIs before implementing them. We used the latest version of Postman, and it was deployed on a private cloud, AWS.

How has it helped my organization?

It is one of the important tools in API testing, and it helped out team develop mobile apps. First, it allowed us to understand the working and performance of the APIs so we could know how long it takes to give a response and analyze. Then, if there were any problems, we fixed them and implemented them in the code.

What is most valuable?

The best thing about Postman is it was very easy to use, and we could test APIs and get immediate results. In addition, we could share all our APIs with our other developers securely.

What needs improvement?

It is not that easy to use and should have a more improved easy-to-use interface.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It was stable, and there were no issues.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We didn't use any other solution before Postman. A senior developer suggested Postman.

How was the initial setup?

It was straightforward to install. We just downloaded it and used it as a tool for testing our APIs. We had a back-end developer and two mobile developers utilizing this solution.

Its usage depends on how many APIs we have to test. So we had a complete collection of APIs that we tested, and once we tested, everything was ready.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

There are no licensing costs, and we used it for free.

What other advice do I have?

I rate this solution a six out of ten because no solution is perfect, and every software has missing features. Postman should consider adding more features in the future.

Regarding advice, don't mix up all the endpoints and organize your collections according to the use case. It will be very helpful for other developers to understand the use of the APIs.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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QA Engineer at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Excellent parameters feature when powering directly, competitive pricing, and scalable
Pros and Cons
  • "I have enjoyed using parameters and setting parameters while powering directly."
  • "I would like to see advanced automation in reference to Postman."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case is for API testing and I focus on automation.

What is most valuable?

I have enjoyed using parameters and setting parameters while powering directly.

What needs improvement?

I would like to see advanced automation in reference to Postman.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Postman for the past four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Postman is a stable product.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of Postman is suitable for my needs.

How are customer service and support?

There is technical support online but not as much as Selenium. Postman has documentation and not live support. The documentation is around seventy to eighty percent of where it needs to be for Postman.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have used Swagger and SoapUI. SoapUI does not have API automation. Postman is better than SoapUI when it comes to usability.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Postman was straightforward.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Postman is an open-source or free-source product.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate Postman a nine out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Fatih Mehmet HARMANCI - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Testing Services Manager at Virgosol
Real User
Top 20
An easy-to-use solution for API testing but it requires additional tools for UI testing
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution collects scenarios and allows for testing SOAP API, REST API and API automation at the same time."
  • "UI testing needs to be added to the solution."

What is our primary use case?

Our company uses the solution for API testing. We have forty users who are trained in-house for various projects. 

What is most valuable?

The solution collects scenarios and allows for testing SOAP API, REST API and API automation at the same time.  

The solution's integration is useful for Jenkins or other tools.

What needs improvement?

UI testing needs to be added to the solution. The solution does not compare UI testing and API testing or API testing and database testing. To check data, additional tools are required for the comparisons. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for three years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable for API testing but requires additional tools for UI testing or database testing. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is not difficult and you can find everything on the internet. I rate setup an eight out of ten. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The solution is open-source and free. 

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I also use Katalon Studio and Selenium because they allow for UI, database, and API testing together. For API test automation, Katalon Studio or Selenium are better than Postman. 

For just API testing, Postman is easy to learn and use.

What other advice do I have?

I rate the solution a five out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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reviewer1351146 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Product Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Simple to use, stable, setup is easy and is an overall good tool
Pros and Cons
  • "It is simple, easy to use and a good tool."
  • "One thing which Postman needs to improve is the documentation. The documentation of Postman is not that great when compared to other tools."

What is our primary use case?

We are using Postman for testing APIs. It is simple, easy to use and a good tool.

What needs improvement?

One thing which Postman needs to improve is the documentation. The documentation of Postman is not that great when compared to other tools. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Postman for two to three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Postman is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of Postman is good.

How are customer service and support?

I have not had any experience with technical support.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Postman is straightforward. Setup is easy and you install it on your PC just like any other application from the browser.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?


What other advice do I have?

Postman is a good, easy-to-use, and simple tool. I give Postman a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Sai Subramanian - PeerSpot reviewer
Test Engineer at Innoppl
Real User
Simple setup and scalable
Pros and Cons
  • "One of the most valuable aspects of Postman is scalability. We can scale the collection and for the multiple repositories of the collections."
  • "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."

What is our primary use case?

The main reason we are using Postman is for checking and validating the API whether it works fine or not. When they send a request, we will receive the response with a successful code or we will be monitoring the code number for the latest number record.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Postman for six to eight months.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

One of the most valuable aspects of Postman is scalability. We can scale the collection and for the multiple repositories of the collections.

How are customer service and support?

We have not used technical support from Postman.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have used Apache JMeter previously.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Postman is easy.

What about the implementation team?

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.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Postman a ten out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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