# aiobotocore vs Postman

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Postman

| Attribute | aiobotocore | Postman |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 54.9 (60% (medium)) | 64.4 (71% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 33 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 1,982 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 1,427 | - |
| adoption.stackoverflow_questions | - | 22,000 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"aiobotocore is an asynchronous Python client library for AWS services, built on top of botocore and aiohttp. It enables developers to make non-blocking, async/await-based calls to AWS APIs instead of using synchronous blocking requests.","source":"https://aiobotocore.aio-libs.org","question":"What is aiobotocore?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Use aiobotocore when building async Python applications that need to call AWS services without blocking the event loop. It's ideal for async web frameworks, concurrent workloads, or applications where latency-free operation matters.","source":"https://aiobotocore.aio-libs.org","question":"When should I use aiobotocore instead of botocore or boto3?","confidence":0.9},{"answer":"aiobotocore is a mostly full-featured async implementation of botocore, providing access to the same AWS services as botocore. Coverage is extensive but may have minor gaps in newer or less common services.","source":"https://aiobotocore.aio-libs.org","question":"What AWS services does aiobotocore support?","confidence":0.85},{"answer":"aiobotocore uses aiohttp as its HTTP client library. aiohttp provides async HTTP capabilities needed for non-blocking network requests to AWS endpoints.","source":"https://aiobotocore.aio-libs.org","question":"What HTTP library does aiobotocore use under the hood?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"aiobotocore is built on botocore, so the API and method names are familiar. However, usage requires async/await syntax instead of synchronous calls, so code patterns differ from synchronous botocore.","source":"https://aiobotocore.aio-libs.org","question":"How familiar is the aiobotocore API to existing botocore users?","confidence":0.9},{"answer":"Yes, as an async library, aiobotocore is designed to execute multiple AWS requests concurrently without blocking. This enables efficient handling of scenarios with many simultaneous operations.","source":"https://aiobotocore.aio-libs.org","question":"Can aiobotocore handle multiple concurrent AWS requests efficiently?","confidence":0.8},{"answer":"aiobotocore is described as a mostly full-featured async version of botocore. While it covers the vast majority of use cases, coverage is not complete, so documentation review is advisable before production adoption.","source":"https://aiobotocore.aio-libs.org","question":"Does aiobotocore provide feature parity with botocore?","confidence":0.8}]` | `[{"answer":"Postman is a comprehensive platform that simplifies the API lifecycle by providing tools for designing, testing, and collaborating on APIs. It helps teams build and maintain APIs more efficiently. It is indexed under API Development Tools.","source":"https://www.postman.com","question":"What is Postman?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Postman offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $9 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.postman.com","question":"Is Postman free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Postman supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.postman.com","question":"What platforms does Postman support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Postman, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.postman.com","question":"Can Postman be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 4 integrations for Postman, including 1Password, AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault and HashiCorp Vault. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.postman.com","question":"What does Postman integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for Postman. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Postman not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.postman.com/trust/","question":"What security certifications does Postman have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Postman is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://www.postman.com","question":"Where is Postman available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | - | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A Python library that wraps the AWS botocore SDK to provide full asynchronous/await support for AWS services. Used in production for services like S3, SQS, and DynamoDB. | Postman is a comprehensive platform that simplifies the API lifecycle by providing tools for designing, testing, and collaborating on APIs. It helps teams build and maintain APIs more efficiently. |
| features.capabilities | `{"api_docs":true,"rest_client":true}` | `{"api_docs":true,"mock_server":true,"rest_client":true,"collaboration":true,"ci_integration":true,"openapi_import":true,"graphql_support":true,"automated_testing":true}` |
| hosting.model | - | cloud |
| integrations.count | 3 | 9 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"S3"},{"name":"SQS"},{"name":"DynamoDB"}]` | `[{"name":"1Password"},{"name":"AWS Secrets Manager"},{"name":"Azure Key Vault"},{"name":"HashiCorp Vault"},{"name":"Salesforce","category":"crm"},{"name":"Microsoft Graph"},{"name":"Notion"},{"name":"Zoho CRM","category":"crm"},{"name":"Cisco Meraki"},{"name":"Pipedrive","category":"crm"},{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"Atlassian Confluence"},{"name":"PingOne"}]` |
| language.primary | Python | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | - | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://aiobotocore.aio-libs.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T10:16:32.885Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"$0/month","features":["API client & core tools","Specs & mock servers","Native Git","Collection Runner & Performance Testing runs","Manual Flows","50 AI credits/month","Unlimited cloud & local mock servers","MCP Client","Webhooks","Postman CLI"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"ai_credits":"50/mo"}},{"free":false,"name":"Solo","summary":"$9/month (billed annually)","features":["Everything in Free, plus:","400 AI credits/month","Data-driven testing with exports","Unlimited private NPM packages & library","Custom-branded documentation","Unlimited custom domains","Expanded API monitoring"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":9,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"ai_credits":"400/mo"}},{"free":false,"name":"Team","summary":"$19/user/month (billed annually)","features":["Everything in Solo, plus:","400 AI credits/user/month","Team collaboration","Unlimited workspace & collection viewers","Basic role-based access control (RBAC)","SDK generation & distribution"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":19,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"ai_credits":"400/user/mo"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"$49/user/month (billed annually)","features":["Everything in Team, plus:","800 AI credits/user/month (pooled)","API Catalog","Unlimited private and Partner workspaces","Private API Network","SDK auto-distribution","Advanced RBAC & organization controls","Governance, audit logs & reporting","Private test & Flows runners","Insights"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":49,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"ai_credits":"800/user/mo (pooled)"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"AI Credit Overages","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"credit"},"kind":"per_unit","amount":0.05,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"credit"},"kind":"per_unit","amount":0.04,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"credit"},"kind":"per_unit","amount":0.035,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Simple Security"},{"name":"Advanced Security Administration"}],"summary":"From $9/month (Solo) or free tier. Billed annually.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.postman.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T14:11:48.733Z","startingPrice":{"amount":9,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 15 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/aio-libs/aiobotocore/releases/tag/3.9.2","date":"2026-10-01T00:17:46Z","type":"stable","version":"3.9.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/aio-libs/aiobotocore/releases/tag/3.9.1","date":"2026-08-22T02:29:38Z","type":"stable","version":"3.9.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/aio-libs/aiobotocore/releases/tag/3.9.0","date":"2026-08-01T11:42:27Z","type":"stable","version":"3.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/aio-libs/aiobotocore/releases/tag/3.8.0","date":"2026-07-17T02:48:26Z","type":"stable","version":"3.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/aio-libs/aiobotocore/releases/tag/3.7.0","date":"2026-05-09T10:06:04Z","type":"stable","version":"3.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/aio-libs/aiobotocore/releases/tag/3.6.0","date":"2026-05-01T20:13:55Z","type":"stable","version":"3.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/aio-libs/aiobotocore/releases/tag/3.5.0","date":"2026-04-21T07:06:01Z","type":"stable","version":"3.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/aio-libs/aiobotocore/releases/tag/3.4.0","date":"2026-04-07T05:53:00Z","type":"stable","version":"3.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/aio-libs/aiobotocore/releases/tag/3.3.0","date":"2026-03-18T09:38:42Z","type":"stable","version":"3.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/aio-libs/aiobotocore/releases/tag/3.2.1","date":"2026-03-04T22:10:40Z","type":"stable","version":"3.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/aio-libs/aiobotocore/releases/tag/3.2.0","date":"2026-02-24T15:04:22Z","type":"stable","version":"3.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/aio-libs/aiobotocore/releases/tag/3.1.3","date":"2026-02-14T11:51:39Z","type":"stable","version":"3.1.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/aio-libs/aiobotocore/releases/tag/3.1.2","date":"2026-02-05T10:01:24Z","type":"stable","version":"3.1.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/aio-libs/aiobotocore/releases/tag/3.1.1","date":"2026-01-20T16:41:05Z","type":"stable","version":"3.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/aio-libs/aiobotocore/releases/tag/3.1.0","date":"2026-01-02T19:58:43Z","type":"stable","version":"3.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/aio-libs/aiobotocore/releases/tag/3.0.0","date":"2025-12-10T06:41:46Z","type":"stable","version":"3.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/aio-libs/aiobotocore/releases/tag/2.26.0","date":"2025-11-28T07:35:38Z","type":"stable","version":"2.26.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/aio-libs/aiobotocore/releases/tag/2.25.2","date":"2025-11-11T18:29:01Z","type":"stable","version":"2.25.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/aio-libs/aiobotocore/releases/tag/2.25.1","date":"2025-10-28T22:03:55Z","type":"stable","version":"2.25.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/aio-libs/aiobotocore/releases/tag/2.25.0","date":"2025-10-10T17:20:39Z","type":"stable","version":"2.25.0"}]` | - |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 8 | - |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://www.postman.com/sovos-compliance/sovos-developer-guide-public/collection/c7muoks/india-einvoicing-compliance |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=aiobotocore&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (API Development Tools)

| Capability | aiobotocore | Postman |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| REST client | ✓ | ✓ |
| GraphQL support | - | ✓ |
| gRPC support | - | - |
| **Design** |  |  |
| Mock servers | - | ✓ |
| **Testing** |  |  |
| Automated / contract testing | - | ✓ |
| **Collaboration** |  |  |
| Team collaboration & sharing | - | ✓ |
| **Docs** |  |  |
| Doc generation | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Standards** |  |  |
| OpenAPI / spec import | - | ✓ |
| **Ops** |  |  |
| CI integration / CLI | - | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:29:00.862Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*