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Postman

The API platform for building and using APIs

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Overview

What Postman does

Postman is an API platform for building and using APIs. Postman simplifies each step of the API lifecycle and streamlines collaboration so you can create better APIs—faster.

What people use it for

  • API testing
  • API documentation
  • API monitoring
  • Team collaboration
  • API development

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The honest half

Where it falls short

Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Postman.

  • Free plan limited to single user as of March 1, 2026, making it unsuitable for teams without paid plans
  • Only 25 collection runs per month and 1,000 API calls/month on free tier
  • Removed local-only Scratch Pad mode in 2023, forcing cloud account creation and sync
  • Requires Postman account and internet connection for most features
  • Cloud-first architecture with mandatory syncing to Postman's cloud servers
  • No CI/CD integration or advanced security features on free plan

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Pricing

What Postman costs

Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.

Free

Free

  • 1 user
  • 25 collection runs/month
  • 1,000 API calls/month
  • Basic API testing

Team

$14 /mo

  • Team collaboration
  • Shared workspaces
  • API mocking
  • Monitoring

Professional

$29 /mo

  • Team features
  • Advanced security
  • SSO

Enterprise

$49 /mo

  • Professional features
  • Custom integrations
  • Priority support

Capabilities

Features

  • API client

    API client capability

  • Automated testing

    Automated testing capability

  • Mock servers

    Mock servers capability

  • Documentation

    Documentation capability

  • Monitors

    Monitors capability

  • Workspaces

    Workspaces capability

  • Version control

    Version control capability

  • API design

    API design capability

  • GitHub

    Integration with GitHub

  • GitLab

    Integration with GitLab

  • Jenkins

    Integration with Jenkins

  • Azure DevOps

    Integration with Azure DevOps

Answered, with sources

Questions people ask

Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.

What is the cost of Postman?

Postman has a free plan limited to 1 user, 25 collection runs/month, 1,000 API calls/month. Team plans start at $14/user/month for Basic. Professional at $29/user/month, and Enterprise at $49/user/month.

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Can I use Postman offline?

Postman requires an internet connection to sync collections to the cloud. Since 2023, the Scratch Pad local-only mode was removed. Users must sign in with a Postman account, and collections sync to cloud by default. Offline work is possible but limited without cloud sync features.

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Does Postman have team collaboration?

Team collaboration is not available on the free plan (limited to 1 user). Team plans start at $14/user/month and include shared workspaces, real-time collaboration, and team management features.

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What are the free plan limits?

Free plan allows: 1 user only, 25 collection runs per month, 1,000 API calls/month, and 1,000 mock server calls/month. No CI/CD integration or advanced security features.

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Does Postman work with other development tools?

Postman integrates with Git repositories, offers a Node.js runner (Newman) for automation, and connects with popular CI/CD platforms. Teams using git-native workflows may prefer alternatives like Bruno.

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Behind it

Who makes Postman

Company
Postman Inc
Based in
San Francisco, CA
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