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Apiary vs Postman Enterprise 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

Apiary
Ranking in API Management
35th
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
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
70
Ranking in other categories
API Monitoring Software (1st), API Testing Tools (1st), AI Software Development (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the API Management category, the mindshare of Apiary is 0.8%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Postman Enterprise is 1.8%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
API Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Postman Enterprise1.8%
Apiary0.8%
Other97.4%
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.
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Vey high - very easy API design with no setup effort"
"I do like the overall performance of the solution."
"The feature I find most valuable is that it offers authentication and allows us to develop communication points."
"In two years, there was one time the service was down for an hour or so."
"Git integration"
"This solution has allowed us to standardize API definitions and bring consistency into our shared components, reducing the effort and cost of using functionality across domains within the organization, with Apiary being crucial to our good API strategy."
"I find the generation of mock services very useful, especially when demonstrating for new consumers."
"Quick and easy way to share a new API design with teams."
"Postman is a good, easy-to-use, and simple tool."
"In general, we have more visibility about the APIs that we have and how they work, and we also have more visibility about the documentation, with a lot of users now familiar with APIs because Postman has quite a user-friendly UI, leading to an educational improvement."
"This is an easy solution to manage."
"Postman is a great solution and resource for those who are new to technical platforms in terms of API development and testing."
"Good at simulating the API code from a fictitious client application to check API behavior."
"The initial setup of this solution is straightforward. Postman can be used as an extension in Google Chrome for those who do not wish to install it directly. Deployment took an hour and a half."
"Postman Enterprise positively impacts my organization as it saves our time, eliminating the need to check it manually."
"It is a very stable solution."
 

Cons

"I would like an integrated option to download a Swagger version of the definition."
"Validation messages could be a bit clearer."
"Swagger (OpenAPI Specification) and Blueprint Support"
"I don't think this solution is very stable so we try to manage stability from our side."
"The Oracle release cycle is very bad because the patches only update once a year."
"Better Swagger support."
"Postman needs more advanced data-driven testing."
"One thing which Postman needs to improve is the documentation. The documentation of Postman is not that great when compared to other tools."
"We cannot see transaction times in the product."
"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."
"I think they could make version management easier and release it when it comes to container-based or Docker-based architecture."
"If they could implement auto-validations and assertions from SoapUI, that would be a very good feature."
"The scalability of the solution can be improved."
"When you try to code something and put it in the code, it's not useful."
 

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."
"The solution has moderate pricing."
"This tool is open-source and free to download and use."
"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."
"We are using the free version that is available."
"This is an open source solution."
"I rate the price of Postman a four out of five."
"The solution's price is reasonable."
"This solution offers a free version."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
8%
Insurance Company
8%
Construction Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business18
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise44
 

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Sample Customers

Microsoft, salesforce.com, Bloomberg, GoodData, Viacom, Akamai Technologies, DigitalGlobe
PayPal, Shopify, Microsoft, Adobe, Atlassian, Twitter, BestBuy, Coursera
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