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Comparison

Postman vs Scalar

No clear leader: Postman (62.8) and Scalar (61.7) 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 →Scalar full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Postman63
Scalar62
Score
Vioscale score
Postman63 / 100medium · 74%
Scalar62 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tier
Postman✓
Scalar✓
Model
Postmanfreemium
Scalarcommercial
Price level
Postmanlow
Scalarfree
Transparent
Postman✓
Scalar✓
Integrations
Count
Postman4
Scalar1
Security
Disclosure policy
Postman✓
Scalar✓
Gdpr
Postman✓
Scalar✓
Soc2
Postman✓
Scalar✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Postman✓
Scalar✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Postman–
Scalar1
Github stars
Postman–
Scalar15,999
Package downloads weekly
Postman–
Scalar824,329
Stackoverflow questions
Postman22,000
Scalar–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Postman–
Scalar100
Release
Cadence days
Postman–
Scalar3
History
Postman–
Scalar20 items
License
Spdx
Postman–
ScalarMIT
Language
Primary
Postman–
ScalarTypeScript
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Postman7 items
Scalar–
Hosting
Model
Postmancloud
Scalar–

Capabilities

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

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

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

Scalar

An open-source platform for building API documentation sites that includes automatically generated SDKs, a browser-based API client, and API registry capabilities. Supports OpenAPI and AsyncAPI specifications.

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 ↗

Scalar

from $72/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $72/month. Free tier. SDK languages available: TypeScript, Python, C#, Java, PHP, Go, Ruby (+$100 each for Pro/Enterprise).

  • FreeFree
    • Hosted OpenAPI docs
    • Built-in API client
    • Themes
    • Unlimited viewer seats
    • 1 editor seat
  • Pro$72/month
    • Custom domains and subdomains
    • Git Sync, Markdown, and MDX support
    • API References from OpenAPI/AsyncAPI
    • Custom HTML/CSS/JS
    • Email domain access control
    • +10 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Full developer portals
    • SSO/SAML
    • Role-based access control (RBAC)
    • Priority support and SLAs
    • SDK and MCP migration services
    • +2 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✓
Scalar✓
CLI
Postman✓
Scalar✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Postman✓
Scalar✓
Self-hosted
Postman✗
Scalar✓

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

Scalar

1 total
  • Agent
Independently observed

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