Postman Enterprise Reviews

We mostly use a REST API for testing related to third-party applications, integrating services with third parties responsible for food delivery. Use cases include onboarding for when a new store opens, uploading the menu on the third-party app. and an API for customers to order from a menu. We also use Postman for payments, whether debit or credit card. It covers all the validation points, including whether a card is fake, stolen, invalid or blocked. We are customers of Postman and I'm a senior consultant. 

We observed that in contrast to SoapUI Pro where you're only able to save your project, Postman allows you to also save your responses so that if something isn't working you can go to your saved results and verify the responses.

The solution is simple to use and you can easily store your projects. We mainly use Postman for our manual validation, but you can also schedule the automated validation. It offers multiple scenarios for a single API that you can run whenever needed. It offers a validation kind of functionality and the execution report of scripts. How many passed and how many failed. There's no manual intervention required, you click on the run button and that's it. The dashboards are good and the solution is user-friendly. The solution gives you the capability to run your use cases without manual intervention. 

The solution is quite complex and not so easy to understand at first glance. Part of the problem is the UI which needs simplification. There are many features available but they need to structure things more so that they're not scattered on the screen which complicates things. Each time you run the solution, you have to manually provide a username and password because those details are not automatic. That's a pain point for us. It also lacks a feature that will integrate with your database. I think this is a drawback of most applications whether it's Postman or SoapUI Pro. If you want to automate something when you're using the huge APIs, everything needs to be automated using dynamic data and that takes additional time. 

I've been using this solution for six months. 

We're a large organization and I imagine there are around 1,000 people using this solution. For maintenance and upgrades, our organization has the repository to maintain all software. Though it's freeware, you cannot install it directly and we have a separate team responsible for maintaining all the software.

We use the Postman community if we have any problems. 

The initial setup is straightforward. You just have to install the application, there is no complexity in that. Deployment takes a few minutes and then you build up your URI and start using it. In total, it takes less than half an hour. 

We don't pay for any license, the solution is freeware. There are some additional features that we do need to purchase.

It's important to figure out your requirements and if you need something special, then you will have to compare the different applications and figure out which gives you better results. 

I rate the solution seven out of 10.  

We use Postman for API testing, and I am also using it for training purposes.

I have found that our time is significantly saved in terms of debugging and writing down the code manually as Postman allows us to add the code with the help of test and assertions, eliminating the need to write code ourselves.

The user interface is very easy to learn and use, and it is a lightweight application. It's also an open-source tool for API testing. One of the best features is that you really don't need to be an expert in any programming language because Postman can generate the codes automatically for you.

Postman needs to improve its support for a lot of integrations. Additionally, browser add-ins or extensions would be helpful.

I have been using Postman for quite a while, perhaps for the past seven or eight years.

The initial setup is very easy and simple.

Being an open-source tool, it's a lightweight tool that I would prioritize as number one.

I would prefer Postman as my priority since it's an open-source tool, simple to install and use. You don't need to be a programming expert to use it, which presents several advantages.

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.

I use the tool to test the APIs that are developed. 

The developers put the API in a common workspace which is a nice feature. It makes things much easier and faster to start testing. 

I would like to see more integrations with other platforms. 

I have been working with the product for five years. 

The product is stable. 

My company has 100 users for the product. 

The tool's setup is straightforward and took less than an hour to complete. 

I would rate the product an eight out of ten. The product's user interface is better than others. 

We use the solution for API testing purposes.

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

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

They should integrate the solution with Salesforce.

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

It is a stable solution.

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

The solution's initial setup process is pretty simple.

The solution has generated ROI for our organization.

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

The solution is used for testing APIs, building monitors, and scheduling everyday runs to check API health.

Environment variable setup, pre-request script, tests, and monitors are most helpful.

The initial setup is simple. 

The Postman monitor will give the pass and fail status in the console. It could serve better if there is a downloadable report which gives tabular details of response time against each API and a pass/fail count (graphical representation) after the monitor runs.

The performance needs to be improved. Postman application freezes when a whole lot of APIs run under a collection.

I have been using this solution for two years.

Observed performance issues when used excessively. The application freezes and needs a restart. The response of the app is slow while running a collection with a lot of APIs.

We do have some interaction with technical support. They are responsive and knowledgeable about the product.

Positive

I used SoapUI previously. I found Postman to be more interactive and accessible compared to SoapUI.

It's a very straightforward solution to install. I'd rate the process five out of five in terms of ease of deployment. 

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.

Postman is a good tool for completing a sanity check or smoke test of REST APIs. It's a quick way to manage your REST API-related test cases, and it gives good options for assertions for the response of the APIs. We have 30 people using this solution in our business. 

Postman uses the DRY framework of JavaScript and that framework is easy and a good way to put assertions on responses.

Postman could be improved by providing options for performance testing of APIs. We would like to complete performance testing of a specific set of API's by checking them against thousands of the records and checking responses times.

I have been using this solution for six years. 

This is a stable solution. 

This is a scalable solution.

The initial setup is straightforward and only takes a few minutes. 

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten. 

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

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

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. 

We implemented this solution in-house.

I have only used the free version of this solution.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten. 

Our company uses the solution as a developer platform for testing APIs. Our backend team develops APIs which are then pushed to the solution for QA testing and configuration. 

It is very easy to create and manage different environments for testing. We can plug in different URLs and variables to test in a local environment before going to production. 

The solution has a great user interface and collection of features. 

Multi-part requests should be handled in the octet-stream subtype which provides responses in chunks for files that can be downloaded and viewed. We had an issue with multi-part requests recently and had to fix it. 

I have been using the solution for four years. 

The solution is stable with no issues. We have never experienced a problem or crash. 

The solution is scalable. An improvement to the octet-stream will enhance scalability for testing APIs. 

I have not escalated questions to support. One time I experienced an issue switching URLs in our environment, but haven't experienced it since. The solution's developers and QA team are continuously improving the product. 

The setup was really easy and was accomplished by configuring our email. 

Different projects automatically sync to the solution upon login so we are able to import files and configure API setups for other team members. 

We implemented the solution in-house and there is no maintenance because continuous updates are provided. 

I use the solution and other team members use Swagger. 

The solution is a great tool for managing APIs and should be used by developers and QA teams. It performs important testing for understanding how APIs work or whether any bugs exist and can be used to set up product domains. 

I rate the solution an eight out of ten.