5 free alternatives in Testing. Sorted by pricing stability.
Current Postman Situation
Risk Level:caution
Why:discovered 2026-09-02 · effective date unknown — The free tier now includes 50 AI credits and has limitations on API monitoring requests (1,000 requests/month). Team collaboration features are no longer removed and require a Team plan ($19/user/month). Source ↗
reduceddiscovered 2026-09-02 · effective date unknownmedium impact
The free tier now includes 50 AI credits and has limitations on API monitoring requests (1,000 requests/month). Team collaboration features are no longer removed and require a Team plan ($19/user/month). Source ↗
restrictedeffective 2026-03-01high impact
Free plan now single-user only. Team collaboration (shared workspaces, collection sharing) requires paid plan at $19/user/month Source ↗
−1 stale_verification Our last read of the vendor's pricing page, on 2026-09-13, could read no amount, tier or rate on the page. This is our confidence in the record, not a change by the vendor.
All Free Alternatives (5)
4 of these carry no recorded demerit and are indistinguishable under every signal we hold; their order rotates daily. 1 are demoted with the reason named, and 0 are listed last because they are not generally available or are not a free offer. How we rank.
−1 stale_verification Our last read of the vendor's pricing page, on 2026-09-13, could read no amount, tier or rate on the page. This is our confidence in the record, not a change by the vendor.
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We publish no ranking of these. Nothing we record measures popularity or generosity, so naming a best or a top few would be our preference rather than our data. We hold 5 free alternatives to Postman, each listed below with its tier, category and the read and catalogue dates we hold. Of those, 4 carry no recorded demerit and are indistinguishable under every signal we hold, so they are listed in an order that rotates daily, 1 is demoted with the reason named. Our ranking rule is published at /criteria.
Is Postman's free tier still available?
Postman has a free tier (Free), but it's flagged as "caution" because of one specific recorded change, discovered 2026-09-02: The free tier now includes 50 AI credits and has limitations on API monitoring requests (1,000 requests/month). Team collaboration features are no longer removed and require a Team plan ($19/user/month). Source: https://www.postman.com/pricing/
How many free alternatives to Postman exist?
There are 5 free alternatives to Postman tracked on AgentDeals across the Testing, API Development categories.
Has Postman changed their pricing?
Postman has 2 recorded pricing changes. The most recent was discovered 2026-09-02: The free tier now includes 50 AI credits and has limitations on API monitoring requests (1,000 requests/month). Team collaboration features are no longer removed and require a Team plan ($19/user/month). Source: https://www.postman.com/pricing/
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