We performed a comparison between MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager and Postman based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two API Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The developer portal is easy to integrate. It is easy to use, easy to integrate, and I like the developer portal."
"If you adopt the whole platform, you can build composable applications. This will cut your time creating new applications and updating them – once you have everything running – by up to 50%."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to investigate APIs."
"It can create high-cost solutions, allowing for a great deal of customization to make it well-suited for specific needs."
"This is a good API management product."
"Anypoint API Manager's most valuable feature is its connectors."
"MuleSoft has given the API solution a 3-tiered architecture. This means that there are multiple channels available in one application. The usability is very high."
"The ESB, the enterprise service bus is what we primarily use. In addition to that, the API management. These are the two tools which we have been using extensively. The enterprise platform."
"The solution has helped us very well in testing endpoint URLs."
"No coding required."
"It's user-friendly. Anybody can learn it within five to seven minutes."
"The product is easy to implement."
"Postman uses the DRY framework of JavaScript and that framework is easy and a good way to put assertions on responses."
"The API testing features are valuable."
"Postman is useful for API testing."
"It helps me to test APIs independently. It also supports hosting."
"To improve Anypoint API Manager for the next release, it should focus on better consumption scalability, especially for smaller APIs."
"Since most components are situated in the cloud, there's one particular hosted in the cloud. This presents a considerable challenge. While all other components are implemented on-premises, this specific one isn't permitted to be hosted in the cloud as per customer requirements. Shifting this component to an on-premises environment requires a significant effort."
"The cost model could be improved."
"I would like to see MuleSoft expand the range of APIs you can manage with it beyond HTTP, GIPC, and others."
"Monetization and cataloging can be improved."
"MuleSoft has advanced features but is slower."
"I think that they can bring some transparency in reference to the terms of the microservices architecture."
"They should develop on MuleSoft as it would be a good way of improving API monetization."
"We have previously used Tosca which allowed us to verify information using authentications. It would be useful if this was also possible using Postman. In a future release, Postman should connect to DB."
"They should provide more specific documentation on configuration."
"If there is any way to have a record and playback feature through UI, as we do in Selenium and IDEs such as Eclipse, it would be great."
"The solution can be improved by providing detailed error logs including the line the error took place to make it easier to correct."
"Reporting can be better. If you have bigger APIs, it takes time."
"We'd like to see some better UI in newer versions."
"They should integrate the solution with one of the CRM solutions."
"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."
More MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager Pricing and Cost Advice →
MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager is ranked 4th in API Management with 49 reviews while Postman is ranked 9th in API Management with 52 reviews. MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager is rated 8.2, while Postman is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager writes "Responsive technical support, low tickets issued showing great stability, and limitless expansion". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Postman writes "Reliable and easy to expand with a helpful API network". MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager is most compared with Microsoft Azure API Management, Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, IBM API Connect and Kong Gateway Enterprise, whereas Postman is most compared with Apache JMeter, ReadyAPI Test, Tricentis Tosca, Katalon Studio and Runscope. See our MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager vs. Postman report.
See our list of best API Management vendors.
We monitor all API Management reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.