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Postman streamlines every stage of the API lifecycle, from first design to production, in a single, secure platform.

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Postman vs. Insomnia

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Postman vs. Bruno

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Postman vs. Stoplight

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Postman vs. SmartBear API Hub

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Postman vs. APIdog

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Postman vs. SmartBear

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Postman vs. Kong

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API client

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API design

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API documentation

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API collaboration

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API distribution

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API testing

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API monitoring

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API security and governance

Multi-protocol support
Built-in authentication
Complex body data formats
Response visualization
Response inspection
Variables
Environments
Request history
Cookie management
Certificate management
Spec Hub
Collections

Workspaces

API definition creation
API definition import
Multiple definition formats
Multi-file definitions
Mock servers
Collection templates
Schema documentation preview
API prototyping templates
Third-party integrations
Collections

Workspaces

AI-generated documentation
Customization
Folder-based organization
Code examples
API documentation templates
Collections

Workspaces

Flows
Version control
In-line comments
Workspace updates
Changelog
Activity feed
Roles and permissions
Team discovery
Third-party collaboration integrations
Public API Network
Private API Network
Public workspaces
Version publication
Universal search
Team verification
Integrated third-party auth
Run in Postman button
Public workspace metrics
API gateway integrations
Collections

Workspaces

Integration testing
Performance testing
Regression testing
End-to-end testing
CI/CD testing
Automated testing
Collection Runner
AI-generated tests
Reusable scripts
Postman CLI
Dynamic test variables
Test run summary
API testing templates
CI integrations
Monitors
Postman Console
Monitor summary dashboard
Static IP allowlisting
Multi-region support
Performance metrics
Third-party integrations
BYOK
Postman Vault
Third-party vault integrations
Advanced identity management
Postman Secret Scanner
Built-in rule library
Custom rules
Custom governance functions
Spectral support
Security and governance reports
Audit logs
Custom tags

Replaces: Insomnia, cURL, SmartBear Api Hub

Replaces: SmartBear Api Hub, Confluence, Google docs

Complements: Chat apps, email, source code repos

Replaces: Home-grown developer portals, Confluence

Complements: Backstage

Replaces: JMeter, SoapUI, Insomnia

Complements: Sentry, Datadog, New Relic

Complements: Apigee, MuleSoft

One platform, every stage of the API lifecycle

See how you can use Postman throughout the API lifecycle—from initial design to distribution at scale.

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API Lifecycle diagram for API design in Postman. Highlights Define and Design circles. Illustration.
API Lifecycle diagram for for API documentation in Postman. Highlights Define, Design, Develop, Deploy and Distribute circles. Illustration.
API Lifecycle diagram for API collaboration in Postman. Highlights all circles. Illustration.
API Lifecycle diagram for API distribution in Postman. Highlights Deploy, Observe and Distrubute circles. Illustration.
API Lifecycle diagram for API testing in Postman. Highlights Develop, Test, Secure, Deploy and Observe circles. Illustration.
API lifecycle diagram for API monitoring in Postman. Highlights Test, Secure and Observe circles. Illustration.
API lifecycle diagram for API security and governance in Postman. Highlights Secure, Deploy and Observe circles. Illustration.

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Postman has created a positive synergy across the organization. Collaboration is now seamless between different teams which has significantly improved our way of working.”

Mili Orucevic

Chief Software Quality Engineer, Visma

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Treat APIs like revenue engines.

65% of organizations generate revenue from APIs, and fully API-first orgs are more than 2x as likely to earn 75% or more of revenue from APIs. The 2025 State of the API Report explains how leaders turn APIs into business growth.

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