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Comparison

Postman vs Redocly

No clear leader: Redocly (66.8) and Postman (62.8) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Postman full profile →Redocly full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Postman63
Redocly67
Score
Vioscale score
Postman63 / 100medium · 74%updating
Redocly67 / 100high · 76%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Postman✓
Redocly✓
Model
Postmanfreemium
Redoclycommercial
Price level
Postmanlow
Redoclylow
Transparent
Postman✓
Redocly✓
Integrations
Count
Postman4
Redocly1
Security
Disclosure policy
Postman✓
Redocly–
Gdpr
Postman✓
Redocly✓
Iso27001
Postman–
Redocly✓
Pci
Postman–
Redocly✓
Scorecard
Postman–
Redocly6.5
Soc2
Postman✓
Redocly✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Postman–
Redocly99.9
Status page
Postman✓
Redocly✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Postman–
Redocly2,769
Github stars
Postman–
Redocly25,888
Package downloads weekly
Postman–
Redocly1,522,119
Stackoverflow questions
Postman22,000
Redocly–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Postman–
Redocly3
Release
Cadence days
Postman–
Redocly43
History
Postman–
Redocly20 items
License
Spdx
Postman–
RedoclyMIT
Language
Primary
Postman–
RedoclyTypeScript
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Postman7 items
Redocly–
Hosting
Model
Postmancloud
Redocly–

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for api development tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

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

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Postman

A comprehensive platform that enables teams to develop, test, manage, and distribute APIs with integrated artificial intelligence capabilities.

Independently observed

Redocly

A suite of tools for generating API reference documentation from specifications, enabling collaborative API design, and maintaining an internal catalog of APIs with governance and discovery features.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Postman

from $9/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $9/month (Solo) or free tier. Billed annually.

  • FreeFree
    • API client & core tools
    • Specs & mock servers
    • Native Git
    • Collection Runner & Performance Testing runs
    • Manual Flows
    • +5 more
  • Solo$9/month (billed annually)
    • Everything in Free, plus:
    • 400 AI credits/month
    • Data-driven testing with exports
    • Unlimited private NPM packages & library
    • Custom-branded documentation
    • +2 more
  • Team$19/user/month (billed annually)
    • Everything in Solo, plus:
    • 400 AI credits/user/month
    • Team collaboration
    • Unlimited workspace & collection viewers
    • Basic role-based access control (RBAC)
    • +1 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Team, plus:
    • 800 AI credits/user/month (pooled)
    • API Catalog
    • Unlimited private and Partner workspaces
    • Private API Network
    • +5 more
as of verify ↗

Redocly

from $10/moHybridFree tier30-day trial

From $10/seat/month (Pro). 30-day free trial. Respect Monitoring from free (first 1,000 requests/month) with usage-based or commitment tiers.

  • Pro$10/seat/month
    • Custom domain hosting
    • 1 Project
    • 100 Pages
    • OpenAPI/GraphQL/AsyncAPI/SOAP support
    • Mock servers
  • Enterprise$24/seat/month
    • Everything in Pro
    • 500 Pages
    • SSO
    • Guest SSO
    • RBAC
    • +4 more
  • Enterprise+Contact sales
    • Everything in Enterprise
    • Data residency options
    • Sales-assistance
    • Procurement forms
    • Security questionnaires
    • +4 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Postman✓
Redocly✓
CLI
Postman✓
Redocly✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Postman✓
Redocly✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Postman

4 total
  • 1Password
  • AWS Secrets Manager
  • Azure Key Vault
  • HashiCorp Vault
Independently observed

Redocly

1 total
  • GitHub
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.