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Updated on Oct 24, 2022

We performed a comparison between Postman and ReadyAPI based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.

  • Ease of Deployment: Users of both solutions say their deployment is straightforward.
  • Features: Users of both products are happy with their stability, scalability, flexibility, and automation features.

    Postman users like the solution’s ease of use, reporting, and user interface. Reviewers say the version management could be simplified and that its collection management could be improved, along with its email reporting function.

    ReadyAPI users say the solution can create stress tests very quickly, provides a customized environment, and is one of the best solutions you can get across the globe for API, test automation, and API penetration testing. Reviewers mention, however, that its UI could be better.
  • Pricing: Postman is open source. Users of ReadyAPI consider its pricing to be fair.
  • Service and Support: Postman users have only needed to use the community support forum and online resources. Users of ReadyAPI are very satisfied with the support they receive.
  • ROI: Postman users do not mention an ROI. Users of ReadyAPI report a positive ROI.

Comparison Results: Postman only has a couple of solutions to automate API tests, whereas ReadyAPI can do both API testing and load testing. ReadyAPI users also report a positive ROI, while Postman users do not. For these reasons, ReadyAPI wins this comparison.

To learn more, read our detailed Postman vs. ReadyAPI Test Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"The solution provides visibility for PDF reports without needing to install plugins.""Postman allows you to incorporate and export the test cases we create. It enables me to share the test cases with my colleagues, so I don't have to copy them into an Excel sheet. Postman lets me export the dataset and share it with my team. They can use my test case for their testing.""We are using the automation and performance testing tools.""The most valuable features of the solution are that it is easy to use and user-friendly.""Postman helps to write pre-request scripts and make a collection out of each request. You don’t have to spend time writing or copying the requests. The solution lets you integrate multiple environments and their features. Either the tool’s pro or premium version lets you do the merge and pull request for the Git directly.""It's user-friendly. Anybody can learn it within five to seven minutes.""The solution collects scenarios and allows for testing SOAP API, REST API and API automation at the same time.""We use it for REST API testing. Feature-wise, it is pretty lightweight. It is pretty fast, and we don't have to do a lot of things. We can just simply go and post our endpoint, and it gives different kinds of authorizations. We usually use authentication 2.0, which is the most common industry practice. So, it has the support for authorization through 2.0."

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"The tool’s scalability is very good.""The solution scales well.""We used to write our own solutions, from small scripts to task web services, so this saves us thousands of hours.""One good feature is SoapUI's URL check, which allows you to check among the applications. I'm not just talking about the ones for Android. It has all kinds of multi-world tests that are really helpful.""SoapUI Pro is a good tool when it comes to API design and orchestration. Additionally, it is beneficial for functional and for performance testing.""The product allows us to uncover any potential issues early on.""SoapUI is uncomplicated and user-friendly.""Using SoapUI's automation suites to run all our test cases saved us a lot of time. Running 300 test cases takes about three to four days. When you automate all that, it takes only two to three hours."

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Cons
"The solution is quite complex partly because the UI needs simplification.""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.""The pricing should be adjusted for the Pro plan.""We cannot see transaction times in the product.""I have recently noticed that, for some reason, I am not able to import collections in JSON. It is weird because I was able to do it before. When you create a new collection and documentation, in tests, you usually have to click Save. If you don't click Save, your collections don't sync with other devices, which is something I don't like. It is not clear for the users in a shared workspace, and I usually forget to click Save and end up losing all the collections that I created. I create a lot of routes, and clicking Save all the time isn't efficient. Instead of clicking Save all the time, there should be an option to save everything in one go.""One thing which Postman needs to improve is the documentation. The documentation of Postman is not that great when compared to other tools.""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.""The scalability of the solution can be improved."

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"I would like more documentation, training, tutorials, etc. Also, I don't particularly appreciate that I have to save everything. It takes up a lot of space on my laptop, but I have to install the WSDL again If I don't save it.""The UI should be improved.""The current interface is unsatisfactory.""Stability has been an issue for us. It needs to be looked at and made a bit better.""Grouping of the cases is not possible in SoapUI, to my knowledge. When working with critical cases or the, we were not able to group them properly. We can definitely create a suite and add them there, but within a whole suite, we have to identify them, which was not easy.""There are no bugs or glitches, but a few features available only in the Pro version could be made available in the open-source version. Some of the features do not necessarily need to be only available to Pro users. The data generator would be really useful for the open-source version users.""We tried automation but it's not easy to integrate with the synching and some of the mission tools that we use for automated testing of APIs.""It is limited to scope and risk services only. It does have some support for JMS, but it is not out-of-the-box; you have to do some tweaks here and there."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "It is free."
  • "We are currently using the free version, but we have plans to buy a license."
  • "We are using the free version that is available."
  • "Its price is moderate as compared to other competitors. The version that we are using is not open source, so it is not free."
  • "The solution is open-source and free."
  • "I am using the free option."
  • "Postman is a free service."
  • "Unlike APIs, the solution does not require a license."
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  • "The cost is not that bad."
  • "I think the number of users is also limited, considering how much we pay."
  • "My understanding is that the pricing is okay, however, that's taken care of by our procurement team. It's around $5,000 for three years."
  • "The Pro version can be expensive for some companies. There are no costs in addition to the licensing fees."
  • "We have team members who are working in shifts, and it is not possible for us to utilize a single license on a single piece of hardware so that multiple team members can use it. We have to take out multiple licenses for each team member."
  • "SoapUI Pro is open source but it has a subscription-based model which involves some more features. At the moment we are using the free version. The Pro version requires a license, and it is an annual license to use it."
  • "ReadyAPI Test is about $680 per user, per year."
  • "It is free of charge."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Postman lets you easily define variables, which then get updated automatically. This is a huge time-saver and makes processes very efficient. We can also export the test cases we create and share them… more »
    Top Answer:The product is easy to implement.
    Top Answer:The product allows us to uncover any potential issues early on.
    Top Answer:ReadyAPI Test is expensive, and I rate its pricing a four out of ten.
    Top Answer:ReadyAPI Test needs to improve its reporting. While reports provide essential information when issues arise, or tests fail, having more graphical representations directly within the reports would be… more »
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    Postman's Tools Support Every Stage of the API Lifecycle. Through design, testing and full production, Postman is there for faster, easier API development - without the chaos.

    For REST, SOAP and other popular API and IoT protocols, SoapUI NG Pro provides the industry's most comprehensive and easy-to-learn functional testing capabilities. Based on open core technology proven by millions of community members, SoapUI NG Pro helps you ensure that your APIs perform as intended, meet your business requirements, timeframes, and team skill sets right from day one.
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    Postman is ranked 1st in API Testing Tools with 52 reviews while ReadyAPI Test is ranked 8th in API Testing Tools with 31 reviews. Postman is rated 8.2, while ReadyAPI Test is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Postman writes "Reliable and easy to expand with a helpful API network". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ReadyAPI Test writes "You can achieve any complex task with this tool". Postman is most compared with Apache JMeter, Tricentis Tosca, Katalon Studio, Apigee and Parasoft SOAtest, whereas ReadyAPI Test is most compared with Broadcom Service Virtualization, ReadyAPI, Tricentis Tosca and Apigee. See our Postman vs. ReadyAPI Test report.

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