Testing against the API layer on the Component Level Newman is an official open-source project associated with Postman. Its purpose is to enable the execution of any Postman collection test suite within a Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipeline. It can also be integrated natively into a JavaScript-based execution environment using an npm module. Moreover, Newman can successfully function with collections located within Postman’s SaaS platform, files on the local file system, and files within a version control system that follows the official collection format. In essence, collections can be run using this open-source tool. However, for convenient maintenance of collections and other artefacts, Postman is required. On September 15th, Postman removed the legacy Scratch Pad component from its Postman Desktop App, but you can still continue using the same API testing, documentation and design functionality in the same app for free, in combination with a SaaS account that provides additional free functionality like monitors, mocking, real time collaboration and developer portal integration. Pricing is not changed, unless you have not paid for Postman before and need to adapt an Enterprise plan in order to use Postman’s SaaS offering in a company specific compliance manner. Still compliance requirements make it necessary for many companies to switch to an Enterprise plan. Postman change on the 15th of September 2023 System Testing against the API layer is a vital part of software development, as it ensures that the APIs are functioning correctly and meeting the expected requirements. However, not all API testing tools are created equal. In this blog post, I will compare and contrast two types of API testing tools: code based open source tools and GUI based tools like Postman or Insomnia. While Postman and Insomnia have both value in the context of exploratory API Testing – I will argue that code based open source tools are better for automated API system testing, especially in terms of maintainability and integration into existing development infrastructures. Postman is a great tool for exploratory API Testing. However, it is not the best tool for automated API system testing and there will be a change in September which can result in higher costs for using Postman. In this blog post, I will explain why from my perspective code based open source tools are often better for automated API system testing than GUI based tools like Postman or Insomnia. I will also provide some recommendations which tool to use for which technology stack. Alternatives to Postman for Exploratory and Automated API Testing
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