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Apiary vs Postman Enterprise comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 2, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

Apiary
Ranking in API Management
37th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Postman Enterprise
Ranking in API Management
7th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
65
Ranking in other categories
API Monitoring Software (1st), API Testing Tools (1st), AI Software Development (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the API Management category, the mindshare of Apiary is 0.7%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Postman Enterprise is 1.6%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
API Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Postman Enterprise1.6%
Apiary0.7%
Other97.7%
API Management
 

Featured Reviews

PW
Enterprise Integration Architect at Capgemini
The ability to configure rules to check for consistency has helped
Apiary provides a free tier of the platform which allows a small group of developers to collaborate easily on the design of open source APIs. In addition to this, it provides mock endpoints allowing people to experiment with the API without depending or having to stand up a real backend. With our clients, using Apiary allows us to very quickly pull together an API definition (particularly when using API Blueprint). The whole API design process for the simpler use cases can be done in a relatively short workshop which makes it a lot easier to agree, publish, version-manage an API definition with suitable documentation. This can then be evolved and enhanced (particularly in the documentation aspects). With the ability to support Swagger (Open API v2 and introducing/ed support for v3) and API Blueprint makes it a very versatile tool.
TS
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Git integration"
"Quick and easy way to share a new API design with teams."
"I find the generation of mock services very useful, especially when demonstrating for new consumers."
"I do like the overall performance of the solution."
"In two years, there was one time the service was down for an hour or so."
"Postman offers great features, so I get a better opportunity to run bulk tasks through single command lines and single APIs, and we have an internal Postman AI tool, which helps improvise the code and analyze the quality if you find any errors."
"The data you are sending and fetching from that endpoint is very clean and understandable; anyone can understand it."
"Postman is very user-friendly and accessible even for those with minimal experience."
"The most valuable feature of Postman is the large libraries."
"The user interface is very easy to learn and use, and it is a lightweight application."
"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."
"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 solution has helped us very well in testing endpoint URLs."
 

Cons

"Swagger (OpenAPI Specification) and Blueprint Support"
"The Oracle release cycle is very bad because the patches only update once a year."
"I would like an integrated option to download a Swagger version of the definition."
"Postman could be improved by providing options for performance testing of APIs."
"One of the features that is missing in Postman is reporting; it's very basic."
"We'd like to see some better UI in newer versions."
"I would like to see advanced automation in reference to Postman."
"Reporting can be better. If you have bigger APIs, it takes time."
"I live in Turkey, so for me, the value of dollar currency is high...Postman can change its pricing policy and decrease the prices for Turkey."
"Multi-part requests should be handled in the octet-stream."
"The reporting could be better. It should give you a detailed PDF report after you run a test."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is easy to get started with personal (free) accounts, but a subscription is required for additional features."
"There is a free subscription option to start and try the service."
"It is free."
"We are currently using the free version, but we have plans to buy a license."
"I rate the product's price a nine or ten on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is very expensive. Postman is an expensive tool for Turkey."
"The solution's price is reasonable."
"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."
"The solution has moderate pricing."
"We are using the free version that is available."
"I rate the price of Postman a four out of five."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
14%
Insurance Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
5%
 

Company Size

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Company SizeCount
Small Business17
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise41
 

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