Hey!

I’m currently hitting the limits with Postman’s free tier and need your recommendations for alternatives. My company isn’t planning to upgrade to the paid version, so I’m specifically looking for:

Must-have features:

  • Unlimited API requests
  • Collection runner or similar batch testing capability
  • Data import from spreadsheets for test automation
  • The collection runner feature is crucial for my workflow: I heavily rely on being able to import Excel data to generate and map multiple API calls without manual setup.

Has anyone switched from Postman to something else that offers these capabilities? What’s your experience been like?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions! 🙏

    • dax@feddit.org
      32·
      5 days ago

      I am disappointed about their recent switch to a subscription model though. They quietly removed the single-time purchase “Golden Edition” and introduced multiple subscriptions. Not a good start, let’s see if the enshittification continues like with all API testing tools.

      • heavydust@sh.itjust.works
        26·
        5 days ago

        That’s hilarious. I remember Bruno being sold as the better tool because it had no subscription, and they switched to being evil in less than a year.

        • tias@discuss.tchncs.de
          9·
          5 days ago

          I wonder why is this kind of product so liable to enshittification. It’s just a simple Electron GUI to edit and submit requests to a REST API. Much more complex software has worked fine for years as FOSS.

      • akai_android
        4·
        5 days ago

        wait, really?? bruno is chill and i bought the lifetime. it really was billed as an alternative to that model

    • Maestro@fedia.io
      22·
      5 days ago

      Yes, Bruno is great! The only downside is that everytime I start it, I have that damn Disney song stuck in my head 😆