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At a Glance
DreamFactory
DreamFactory
Star Rating
(47)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (45.7% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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Postman
Postman
Star Rating
(1,219)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (34.2% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
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DreamFactory vs Postman

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Postman easier to use, set up, and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of administration with DreamFactory.

  • Reviewers felt that Postman meets the needs of their business better than DreamFactory.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that DreamFactory is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Postman over DreamFactory.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
DreamFactory
Open Source
Free
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Postman
Free Plan
Free
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Free Trial
DreamFactory
Free Trial is available
Postman
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
41
9.3
909
Ease of Use
8.5
41
9.1
916
Ease of Setup
8.1
30
9.2
163
Ease of Admin
8.9
29
8.8
133
Quality of Support
8.8
38
8.7
721
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
27
8.9
106
Product Direction (% positive)
7.7
36
9.0
872
Features by Category
Not enough data
9.0
308
API Management
Not enough data
9.0
33
Not enough data
9.5
34
Not enough data
8.9
32
Not enough data
8.9
29
Security Testing
Not enough data
8.8
29
Not enough data
9.4
32
Not enough data
9.6
32
Security Management
Not enough data
8.9
29
Not enough data
8.9
29
Not enough data
8.0
29
Not enough data
8.9
2,168
Development
Not enough data
9.5
350
Not enough data
8.8
308
Not enough data
8.8
286
Not enough data
8.8
307
Collaboration
Not enough data
8.8
316
Not enough data
8.8
295
Not enough data
8.9
306
Service VirtualizationHide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
8.9
115
Functionality
Not enough data
9.4
17
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
8.4
16
Not enough data
9.4
16
Usability
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.6
17
Not enough data
9.3
19
API Documentation ManagementHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Organization
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.2
37
Not enough data
Functionality
8.1
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
Governance
8.3
6
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Visibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Identity
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
3,706
API Construction
Not enough data
9.4
602
Not enough data
8.6
510
Not enough data
8.6
456
Not enough data
8.7
161
API Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
544
Not enough data
8.8
524
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
439
Data Integration
Not enough data
8.8
470
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
DreamFactory
DreamFactory
Postman
Postman
DreamFactory and Postman share no categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
DreamFactory
DreamFactory
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
45.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
28.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
26.1%
Postman
Postman
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
34.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
34.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
31.8%
Reviewers' Industry
DreamFactory
DreamFactory
Computer Software
21.7%
Information Technology and Services
13.0%
Logistics and Supply Chain
8.7%
Government Administration
8.7%
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
4.3%
Other
43.5%
Postman
Postman
Computer Software
33.9%
Information Technology and Services
29.5%
Financial Services
3.5%
Internet
2.5%
Hospital & Health Care
2.1%
Other
28.5%
Most Helpful Reviews
DreamFactory
DreamFactory
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Peter B.
PB
Peter B.
Verified User in Computer Software

The Form Factory Application was very easy to learn and with just a small amount of training. Easy to use and can be a good replace to Conga Merge which is NOT free. Support via email was very quick and resposive to my needs.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Construction

Dying product, overpriced, terrible customer service

Postman
Postman
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Mohit C.
MC
Mohit C.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

I have only good things to say about postman. It gives a super rich yet lightweight developer experience. We can create advance test frameworks and seamless team collaboration. It is stable and does exactly it has to do.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management

Very sad customer service experience. Our team was new to Postman and accidentally added several more seats that were needed or used. We explained this mistake and Postman could see that these seats were never used as well. We kindly asked for a credit but...

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Discussions
DreamFactory
DreamFactory Discussions
What does DreamFactory do?
1 comment
Terence B.
TB
At a high level: DreamFactory.com is an enterprise-grade code automation platform for APIs. DreamFactory instantly generates database and network APIs to...Read more
What is DreamFactory database?
1 comment
Terence B.
TB
DreamFactory can easily connect to one or many database sources to create an API endpoint. Here is a list of SQL, Big Data, and NoSQL databases that...Read more
Is DreamFactory opensource?
1 comment
Terence B.
TB
Yes, DreamFactory is Open Source and we sell additional enterprise features and support. You can find the repo at...Read more
Postman
Postman Discussions
Is it possible to make such a service in the form of a Web App ?
3 comments
Vu N.
VN
Hey Shrini, We recently launched Postman on the Web feature to use on a browser. Make sure to install the Postman Agent file to bypass any CORDS...Read more
Is there any alternative?
3 comments
Laurent P.
LP
There exists Postwoman as an alternative: https://postwoman.ioRead more
How do you plan to improve Postman?
2 comments
SK
A native app for mac, linux, and windows would be super fast and resource optimized.Read more