API management · October 2026 Edition
Postman vs Amazon API Gateway
Zero of fourteen models named Postman first on the direct prompt; zero named Amazon API Gateway. Postman was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Amazon API Gateway by fourteen and Postman carries 16 labels and Amazon API Gateway 52, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in four categories this edition.
First-choice share5%3%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate6%23%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#6#8A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels1652A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Postman reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Kong Gateway was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Kong Gateway vs Postman · Kong Gateway vs Amazon API Gateway · Tyk vs Postman
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the API management page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
PostmanFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAmazon API Gateway
Direct00
Paraphrase302 against Amazon API Gateway
Comparative011 against Postman
Budget-constrained02
Scale-constrained001 against Amazon API Gateway
Negative009 against Amazon API Gateway
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Postman and Amazon API Gateway stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | | | |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | ||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | ||
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | ||
| Kimi K2 | | | | |||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | ||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | |||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | |
Postman Amazon API Gateway first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Postman on the left and Amazon API Gateway on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Postman and Amazon API Gateway stood in it.
Neither was the first choice, one was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.GPT-5.4 miniKong Gateway alternatives: Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, Boomi, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, Workato
Perplexity SonarApigee alternatives: Azure API Management, Postman, Zuplo
Grok 4.1 FastAzure API Management alternatives: Amazon API Gateway, Kong Gateway
DeepSeek V4 FlashKong Gateway alternatives: Axway Amplify API Management, Azure API Management, Postman
GLM 4.7 FlashXKong Gateway alternatives: Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, Azure API Management, Gravitee
MiniMax M2.5Apigee, Azure API Management alternatives: Amazon API Gateway, Kong Gateway, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, Postman, Tyk
Muse Glimmer 30BJitterbit Harmony alternatives: Amazon API Gateway, Azure API Management, Boomi, Kong Gateway, Tyk
Neither was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Azure API Management, Kong Gateway alternatives: Boomi, Jitterbit
Gemini 3.5 FlashZuplo alternatives: Gravitee, Kong Gateway, Tyk
Mistral SmallAzure API Management, Kong Gateway, Tyk
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashAzure API Management, Kong Gateway alternatives: Jitterbit, Merge
Kimi K2Boomi, Kong Gateway alternatives: Azure API Management, Gravitee
GPT-6 LunaKong Gateway alternatives: Apigee, Azure API Management, Tyk
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Amazon API Gateway leads by three points.
Amazon API Gateway11%#3 of 13Postman8%#5 of 13Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Postman leads at mid-market.
Postman5%#6 of 12Amazon API Gateway3%#8 of 12Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Postman0%#– of 10Amazon API Gateway0%#10 of 10What the models said about Postman
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“less ideal as a primary enterprise gateway for production traffic” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · soft negative
“### 1. Best All-in-One Lifecycle & Portal: Postman API Platform” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend Postman Enterprise as the best default choice” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Postman is the safest bet for a mid-sized B2B company.” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Amazon API Gateway
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“AWS API Gateway alone — if you're not already deeply AWS-native, the developer portal and lifecycle features are more limited.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“Avoid this platform if you are a small team, a startup, or if your primary goal is rapid development and clear documentation.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“widely recommended to avoid if your infrastructure is multi-cloud or hybrid” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“best default choice is usually Amazon API Gateway for a company already on AWS” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.