Comparison

Postman vs Restfox

On the evidence we track, Postman leads this comparison with a composite score of 64/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Postman64
Restfox53
Score
vioscaleAI score
Postman64 / 100medium · 71%
Restfox53 / 100low · 37%
Pricing
Free tier
Postman✓
Restfox✓
Model
Postmanfreemium
Price level
Postmanlow
Restfoxfree
Transparent
Postman✓
Restfox–
Integrations
Count
Postman9
Restfox2
Security
Disclosure policy
Postman✓
Restfox–
Gdpr
Postman✓
Restfox–
Soc2
Postman✓
Restfox–
Reliability
Status page
Postman✓
Restfox–
Adoption
Github stars
Postman–
Restfox2,767
Stackoverflow questions
Postman22,000
Restfox–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Postman–
Restfox19
Release
Cadence days
Postman–
Restfox8
History
Postman–
Restfox20 items
License
Spdx
Postman–
RestfoxMIT
Language
Primary
Postman–
RestfoxVue
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Postman7 items
Restfox5 items
Hosting
Model
Postmancloud
Restfox–

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Postman

Leader

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.

Independently observed

Restfox

A compact API testing client for HTTP and WebSocket requests that prioritizes offline functionality. Runs as a web application or as desktop software across multiple platforms, including macOS, Windows, and Linux.

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

Leader
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 ↗

Restfox

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Postman✓
Restfox✓
macOS
Postman✗
Restfox✓
Windows
Postman✗
Restfox✓
Linux
Postman✗
Restfox✓
CLI
Postman✓
Restfox✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Postman✓
Restfox✗
Self-hosted
Postman✗
Restfox✓

Integrations

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

Postman

Leader
13 total
  • 1Password
  • AWS Secrets Manager
  • Azure Key Vault
  • HashiCorp Vault
  • Salesforce
  • Microsoft Graph
  • Notion
  • Zoho CRM
  • Cisco Meraki
  • Pipedrive
  • Datadog
  • Atlassian Confluence
  • PingOne
Independently observed

Restfox

2 total
  • Postman
  • Insomnia
Independently observed
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