# Postman alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 458 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where Postman holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/postman/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Kong Gateway: 49
- Salt Security: 36
- Zuplo: 35
- Apigee: 32
- Akamai API Security: 25
- Tyk: 20

## API management

**Small business**: 62 of 84 answers did not name Postman (Postman is #5 of 13 at 8%).

- Zuplo: first choice in 21 of those 62
- Kong Gateway: first choice in 18 of those 62
- Amazon API Gateway: first choice in 11 of those 62
- Tyk: first choice in 7 of those 62
- Azure API Management: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Apache APISIX: first choice in 1 of those 62
- Apidog: first choice in 1 of those 62
- Backstage: first choice in 1 of those 62

**Mid-market**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Postman (Postman is #6 of 12 at 5%).

- Kong Gateway: first choice in 25 of those 76
- Azure API Management: first choice in 6 of those 76
- Tyk: first choice in 6 of those 76
- Zuplo: first choice in 6 of those 76
- Amazon API Gateway: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Apigee: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Gravitee: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Apidog: first choice in 2 of those 76

**Enterprise**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Postman.

- Apigee: first choice in 28 of those 81
- Kong Gateway: first choice in 6 of those 81
- Tyk: first choice in 4 of those 81
- Azure API Management: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Gravitee: first choice in 3 of those 81
- MuleSoft Anypoint Platform: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Axway Amplify API Management: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Google Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 81

## API security platforms

**Small business**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Postman (Postman is #7 of 14 at 5%).

- 42Crunch: first choice in 13 of those 77
- Zuplo: first choice in 8 of those 77
- StackHawk: first choice in 7 of those 77
- Cloudflare API Shield: first choice in 6 of those 77
- Wallarm API Security: first choice in 5 of those 77
- OWASP ZAP: first choice in 4 of those 77
- Akto: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Escape: first choice in 3 of those 77

**Mid-market**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Postman (Postman is #11 of 13 at 2%).

- Salt Security: first choice in 12 of those 78
- Aikido Security: first choice in 6 of those 78
- Akamai API Security: first choice in 5 of those 78
- Traceable AI: first choice in 5 of those 78
- Wallarm API Security: first choice in 5 of those 78
- 42Crunch: first choice in 3 of those 78
- OWASP ZAP: first choice in 3 of those 78
- Noname Security: first choice in 2 of those 78

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Postman.

- Salt Security: first choice in 24 of those 84
- Akamai API Security: first choice in 20 of those 84
- Tyk: first choice in 3 of those 84
- 42Crunch: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Gravitee: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Wallarm API Security: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Apigee: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Cequence Unified API Protection: first choice in 1 of those 84

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