Hey!
I’m currently hitting the limits with Postman’s free tier and need your recommendations for alternatives. My company isn’t planning to upgrade to the paid version, so I’m specifically looking for:
Must-have features:
- Unlimited API requests
- Collection runner or similar batch testing capability
- Data import from spreadsheets for test automation
- The collection runner feature is crucial for my workflow: I heavily rely on being able to import Excel data to generate and map multiple API calls without manual setup.
Has anyone switched from Postman to something else that offers these capabilities? What’s your experience been like?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions! 🙏
Curl. Everything you described is not hard to do via scripts. I use it every day for all of my API testing needs. You’re also not limited to the features Postman provides.
How would you test a GraphQL API with curl?
EDIT: Nevermind I just looked it up and I’ll just stick with postman for now.
This is like telling someone who needs a new table saw that they can use a handsaw.
Like sure it works great, but it’s going to be a long process getting things done compared to something like postman.
It does not take long to use curl, not sure what you’re talking about. There’s not particularly special about what Postman does.
It’s almost 30 years old. Not to knock cURL, it’s a staple for sure.
HTTPie and xh claim to have a more intuitive UX. If the functionality is comparable, I choose tools written in memory-safe languages by default.
