100% Postman-compatible, with full support for test scripts.
The Best Free Postman Alternative for Teams
Apidog is the superior Postman alternative designed to keep your team connected. Unlike Postman's strict limits, Apidog’s free plan allows for 4 users, ensuring that small teams can continue to design, debug, and test APIs together at no cost.
Why Choose Apidog Over Postman
Postman is restricting team collaboration. Apidog keeps your team connected with a 4-user forever-free plan and unlimited test runs.
Postman Free
No Free Plan Once You Add a Second User
1 User
Strict Workspace Limit
Collaborating teams pay $14+/mo per user
25 Collection Runs / Month
Automated testing is capped daily
Detached workflow
API specs and collections are separate
Manual maintenance
Scripts must be rewritten as APIs evolve
Apidog Free
Free Forever for Small Teams
4 Users
Full Team Collaboration
SAVE ~$672/YEAR PER TEAM
Unlimited Runs
Run tests as often as you need with unlimited APIs, requests, and projects
Unified, design-first workflow
Specs, requests, and mocks stay in sync
Automated maintenance
Requests and mocks auto-update with spec changes
A Better API Design-first Platform
Apidog implements API Design-first, where API specifications and modifications can be automatically
synchronized across every stage of the API lifecycle.
Postman vs Apidog
| HTTP | ||
| WebSocket | ||
| SOAP | ||
| GraphQL | ||
| gRPC | ||
| SSE |
| Design APIs visually | ||
| Import/export OAS | ||
| Generate API spec from request | ||
| Generate example automatically | ||
| Branches |
| Pre/Post-request Scripts | ||
| Response validation | ||
| Connect to databases | ||
| Reference other programming languages |
| Visual orchestration (no code) | ||
| Visual assertions | ||
| CI/CD | ||
| Run collections | Unlimited | 25/mo (Free) · Unlimited (Paid) |
| Scheduled task | ||
| Performance test | ||
| Online test reports | ||
| Self-hosted runner |
| Custom domain | ||
| Custom documentation layout | ||
| Markdown pages | ||
| Versioning |
| Fixed response mocking | ||
| Smart mock engine | ||
| Cloud mock server | ||
| Customized mocking scripts | ||
| Self-hosted mock server |
| MCP Server (expose API specs to AI) | ||
| MCP Client (debug/test MCP servers) | ||
| Visual MCP debugging | ||
| MCP transport: STDIO | ||
| MCP transport: Streamable HTTP | ||
| MCP OAuth 2.0 auto-config | ||
| Generate MCP server from APIs | ✓ (AI Tool Builder) | |
| MCP-enabled published API docs |
| IDE plugin | IDEA | VS Code |
| Users on Free Plan | Up to 4 | 1 |
| Entry Price | $9/user/mo | $19/user/mo |
Unlock the Power of Unified API Development
Stop paying for basic collaboration. Migrate your team to Apidog today and experience a platform that grows with you, not against you.
Built for the AI-Agent Era
Apidog CLI is built to work with AI agents like Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex—bringing API workflows into your automated development pipeline.
Built for AI Agents
Designed from the ground up to work seamlessly with AI agents. Automate API operations, test scenarios, and documentation updates.
CI/CD Ready
Integrate with Jenkins, GitLab, or GitHub Actions. Run test scenarios automatically and get detailed HTML reports after each build.
Command-Line Control
Docs, schemas, mocks, environments, tests, imports, exports—manage it all from the terminal. Same capabilities as the Apidog app, right in your CI pipeline.
# Install Apidog CLI
npm install -g apidog-cli
# Run a test scenario in CI
apidog run scenario --scenario-id 12345 --env production
# Sync your specifications with Git
apidog spec sync --project-id my-project
# Install Apidog Skill for AI Agents (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor)
npx apidog-cli install-skill
Built for Enterprise, Ready for Compliance.
Deployment options that meet your strict security and regulatory requirements.
Apidog Europe
GDPR-compliant deployment with data stored exclusively in AWS Ireland/Germany. Separate European accounts for data residency.
Learn MoreSelf-Hosted Runner
Run automation on your infrastructure. Scheduled tests, imports, and mock responses from your servers.
Learn MoreIdentity Integration
Single sign-on with Okta, Microsoft Entra ID. SCIM provisioning for automatic user management.
Learn MoreRole-Based Access
Team roles, organization roles, project-level permissions. Fine-grained control over who sees what.
Learn More#1 Easiest to Use API Development Software
Ranked by real users on G2, the world's #1 B2B software review platform.
Frequently asked questions about Apidog vs Postman
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