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 tool has a private area. It also has a cloud deployment option."
"The integration process was straightforward."
"MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager is a low-code product."
"Anypoint is very capable in terms of scalability."
"The most valuable feature is the scalability."
"Overall, the platform is pretty good, I cannot say which one specific feature is good. The idea of an API manager is really interesting."
"MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager is a great solution. I like it very much because of its speed of delivery and because it allows API-led integration."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"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 most valuable feature of Postman is the large libraries."
"Postman uses the DRY framework of JavaScript and that framework is easy and a good way to put assertions on responses."
"The initial setup is simple."
"Postman lets you create, manage, and validate a suite of tests. It has several features to help you organize your test suite. You can also automate stuff with a lot of validations and assertions. Postman supports GraphQL, and you can do various kinds of calls."
"The solution provides visibility for PDF reports without needing to install plugins."
"We can also submit requests multiple times and it allows us to capture the response each time by using utility scripts."
"The most valuable features of the solution are that it is easy to use and user-friendly."
"Better documentation to help explain each of the features would be really helpful."
"Their studio performance is very slow, it requires a lot of memory, and should be improved."
"I would like to see MuleSoft expand the range of APIs you can manage with it beyond HTTP, GIPC, and others."
"An area for improvement in MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager is the process of applying policies because it's manual. It would be great if MuleSoft could make the process easier, particularly by automating it."
"It can offer workflows, orchestration, and webhooks."
"The solution should facilitate the creation of custom connectors for use cases where a user would require extra connectors."
"The dashboards in Mulesoft Anypoint API Manager could improve."
"The product's price should be available for public review since it is not currently available for others to see, making it one of the areas where the product has certain shortcomings."
"The scalability of the solution can be improved."
"There needs to be more flexibility surrounding the testing of SOAP APIs."
"The solution could be more user-friendly."
"I have display issues in my Windows that need to be fixed."
"The solution can be improved by providing detailed error logs including the line the error took place to make it easier to correct."
"The solution is quite complex partly because the UI needs simplification."
"Postman is a bit more of a complex tool, making it an area where improvements can be made."
"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."
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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.
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