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Postman vs Test API
Full-featured API platform with collaboration, documentation and cloud storage
Which to pick
Pick Postman if you want…
- Full-stack API lifecycle platform
- Comprehensive API lifecycle management
Pick Test API if you want…
- Instant in-browser HTTP request testing
- A free tool
Side by side
- What it is
- Postman:Postman is an API platform for designing, testing, documenting, and monitoring APIs.
- Test API:Test API is a Chrome extension that lets you send HTTP requests and view responses directly in the browser.
- Best for
- Postman:Full-stack API lifecycle platform
- Test API:Instant in-browser HTTP request testing
- Who it’s for
- Postman:Developers and teams building, testing, and managing APIs.
- Test API:Developers who need quick, in-browser API testing without external tools
- Pricing
- Postman:Freemium
- Test API:Free
- Plans
- Postman:Free $0 · Solo $9 per month (billed annually) · Team $19 per user/month (billed annuall
- Test API:—
- Works with
- Postman:VS Code, Git, AWS, Postman CLI, Postman API
- Test API:—
Postman features
- API design & discovery. Create, version, and explore APIs with the Context Graph and API discovery tools.
- Automated testing. Generate collections, run automated tests, and perform performance testing with unlimited runners.
- Mock servers. Spin up mock servers to simulate APIs before they exist.
- API monitoring. Monitor live endpoints for uptime, drift, and performance metrics.
- CI/CD integration. Run collection and governance checks on every commit via Postman CLI and integrations.
Test API features
- All HTTP methods. Supports GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE and other standard methods.
- Custom headers & params. Add custom headers, query parameters and request bodies.
- Real-time response view. Shows status code, headers and formatted response bodies instantly.
- Data formats support. Handles JSON, XML and form-data payloads.
- Authentication handling. Supports API keys, Bearer tokens, OAuth and basic auth.
- Local processing. All request data stays in the browser; no external transmission.
Postman vs Test API FAQ
Is Postman or Test API free?+
Postman has a free plan; paid plans start at $9/month (Solo). Test API is free.
Which is cheaper, Postman or Test API?+
Test API is free, so it costs less. Postman starts at $9/month (Solo).
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