Postman
The world's leading API platform for building and testing APIs
Postman is a comprehensive API development platform used by over 30 million developers and 500,000 organisations worldwide. It provides tools for designing, testing, documenting, mocking, and monitoring APIs throughout the entire lifecycle. In March 2026, Postman launched an AI-native platform with Git-connected workspaces, an API Catalog, and integrated intelligence for the agentic era.
How we scored it
A weighted average of the 4 dimensions below, each judged 0–10 from published pricing, vendor documentation and independent user feedback. We do not run hands-on tests, and no vendor has any say in a score.
2 further dimensions are not scored for this product yet, so they are left out of the average rather than counted as zero. How the score works.
What it actually costs
Intro pricing shown — see the renewal note for what you'll pay after the introductory term. We don't hide the second-act price.
Free
Single user only; core API development, testing, mocks, Git integration, built-in AI
Team (formerly Basic)
Team collaboration, unlimited collection runs, unlimited mock servers, unlimited custom domains
Enterprise
Advanced identity management, SSO, SCIM provisioning, audit logs, API governance, centralized visibility and governance at scale
What to check before you commit to Postman
A tool is judged on what it costs once it is adopted, not what it costs to try. These are the four things that change that number.
The price once it is adopted
At $9 a seat, five people is $45 a month ($540 a year) and ten is $90 ($1080 a year). Tools are bought one seat at a time and paid for by the dozen.
Where the usage ceiling sits
Credits, generations, exports and API calls are the lines that run out mid-month. Find what happens when you hit the cap — hard stop, throttle, or an overage rate you have not budgeted for.
What the free tier is really for
A free tier is an evaluation, not a plan. Check which limit you would hit first in real use, because that is the one that decides when you start paying.
Getting your work back out
Export formats decide how reversible this decision is. A tool that only exports to its own format costs more to leave than its price suggests.
These are the checks we apply across developer tools, in the same order, so two pages can be compared line for line.
How much does Postman really cost?
Our calculation from the vendor's published prices — not a figure the vendor advertises.
The headline price is for one person. Adding people multiplies it, so a team of ten pays ten times the advertised figure. Per-user monthly pricing with annual billing discounts available. Free and Solo are single-user plans; Team and Enterprise allow multiple seats.
| Team size | Per month | Per year | Over 3 years | How it is charged |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $9 | $108 | $324 | Flat rate — seats are not charged separately on this plan |
| 5 people | $9 | $108 | $324 | Flat rate — seats are not charged separately on this plan |
| 10 people | $9 | $108 | $324 | Flat rate — seats are not charged separately on this plan |
| 50 people | $9 | $108 | $324 | Flat rate — seats are not charged separately on this plan |
Based on the Solo plan at $9 a month. Three years at the current monthly price. The vendor does not publish a renewal rate, so no increase is assumed.
- The vendor does not publish a renewal price, so three-year totals assume today's price holds.
- No annual price recorded, so annual figures are twelve times the monthly price.
Work out your own cost
- Flat rate — the price does not change with team size.
- No renewal increase is published, so today's price is held flat.
Postman against the field
The highest-scoring alternatives in the same category, compared on the figures we hold for all of them.
| PostmanThis page | Supabase | GitHub | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ReviewCost score | 8.3/10 | 8.8/10 | 8.6/10 |
| Cheapest plan | Free | — | — |
| From | — | — | — |
| Renews at | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Biggest strength | Intuitive, user-friendly interface accessible to developers of all skill levels | Postgres foundation means you're not locked into a proprietary database — you can self-host or migrate if needed | GitHub Copilot demonstrably accelerates development — customers like Duolingo report 25% speed gains and Mercado Libre cuts coding time by 50% |
| Biggest drawback | Can become slow and resource-heavy when handling large collections or multiple environments | Dashboard can be overwhelming for developers new to Postgres — the SQL editor and migration tools assume some database literacy | Pricing can become punitive at scale — enterprise features and Copilot seats add up quickly for larger teams, making alternatives like GitLab worth evaluating |
Prices are the published figures at the time of writing and change often. Renewal pricing is shown where the vendor publishes it. See how we review.
What people ask about Postman
Straight answers to what buyers actually ask, drawn from the documentation and published user reports.
Can I still use Postman for free with my team?
What's the actual difference between Solo and Team plans?
Is Postman pricing negotiable?
Are there free alternatives to Postman?
What happens if I hit usage limits on paid plans?
Page history
- Published
- 22 May 2026
- Last updated
- 1 October 2026
- Pricing checked against vendor
- 26 September 2026
Sources & verification
Pricing on this page was taken from the vendor's published pricing page on 26 September 2026.
- About plans | Postman DocsOfficial documentation · Postman · read 26 September 2026
- Free and Solo experience | Postman DocsOfficial documentation · Postman · read 26 September 2026
- Plans & Pricing | Postman API PlatformOfficial pricing page · Postman · read 26 September 2026