#1 in API DevelopmentUpdated 2026-08

Postman

by Postman · API platform for designing, testing, monitoring and distributing APIs

86 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Postman is a platform for developing, testing and managing APIs. It includes an API client, specification management, mock servers, a Collection Runner for automated and performance tests, monitors, and documentation and SDK generation, plus a CLI and a VS Code extension. Paid plans add shared workspaces, role-based access control, an API catalogue and governance controls.

Best for: Development teams building, testing and managing APIs who want one tool from spec to monitoring.
Pricing: Free plan, then $9/month for Solo, $19 per user/month for Team and $49 per user/month for Enterprise, all billed annually, with pay-as-you-go AI credits on paid plans.
Runs on: WebmacOSWindowsLinuxCLI

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Free plan includes API client, specs, mocks and Collection Runner
Covers design, testing, monitoring and docs in one platform
Governance, audit logs and advanced RBAC on the Enterprise plan
Postman CLI, VS Code extension and native Git on all plans

Trade-offs

SSO is a $6 per user/month add-on unless you are on Enterprise
AI usage is capped by credits; overages cost $0.035-$0.05 per credit
API monitoring capped at 10,000 requests per team per month on paid plans
Free and Solo are single-user; any collaboration requires the Team plan

Pricing

Published plans from Postman’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Postman pricing tiers, monthly and annual rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Annual (per month)	Includes
Free	Freeper user	Free	50 AI credits per month API client, specs and mock servers Collection Runner and performance testing runs 1 user, 1,000 monitoring requests per month
Solo	—per user	$9	400 AI credits per month Data-driven testing with exports Custom-branded docs and unlimited custom domains 10,000 monitoring requests per month
Team	—per user	$19	400 AI credits per user per month Unlimited users and workspace/collection viewers Basic role-based access control SDK generation and distribution
Enterprise	—per user	$49	800 pooled AI credits per user per month API Catalog, Private API Network and Insights Advanced RBAC, governance, audit logs and SSO 24x5 support with a 24-hour SLA

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 100 out of 100
API quality: 80 out of 100
Documentation: 100 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 100 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 100 out of 100
Customer sentiment: 79 out of 100
Changelog: 40 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 75 out of 100
Operational trust: 70 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 85 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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