Postman vs Refit
Postman
postman.comRefit
reactiveui.github.ioSide by side
| Figure | Postman | Refit |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $9/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 0 |
| Spec score · API clients | 9.0 (#7) | 7.3 (#35) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Platforms | Postman offers a web version and desktop downloads for Windows, macOS, and Linux, plus a VS Code extension and browser extensions for Chrome, Safari, Edge, and Firefox. | web_and_desktop |
| Testing | Postman offers collection runs, automated testing, Postman CLI, integration testing, performance testing, regression testing, and end-to-end testing. | Refit’s testing guidance shows how to provide local replies, inspect requests and check which routes were called. |
Plans
In their own words
Postman
Postman is a platform for building, exercising, sharing, documenting, and monitoring APIs. Its API client handles multiple protocols and includes authentication, response inspection and visualization, variables, environments, and request history. For API design, it supports specifications, mock servers, importing definitions, multiple definition formats, and third-party integrations. Testing options include collection runs and automated, integration, performance, regression, and end-to-end testing, with Postman CLI also available. Listed integrations include Jira, Slack, GitHub, GitLab, Microsoft Teams, VS Code, Amazon API Gateway, AWS Secrets Manager, and 1Password Vault. Postman describes local secret protection, cloud detection, runtime resolution, and connections to secret-management services. Its stated compliance credentials include SOC 2 Type II, PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, and others. It says customer data is not used to train its models and Enterprise teams control AI access and usage. The Free plan includes 50 AI credits. Solo is $9 a month, billed annually. Basic and Professional plans are closed to new customers; existing Professional customers retain their current plan and pricing.