I've recently started using Postman mainly for creating collections and doing manual tests. I'm curious if it can also be effectively utilized to monitor API health and performance. What do others think about it?
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I abandoned Postman back in 2023 when it became too unwieldy. I switched to tools like Insomnia and Bruno since then. Just not impressed with Postman anymore.
Honestly, I've found Postman to be bloated and frustrating to use. I switched back to building my own curl commands because it just wasn't worth it anymore.
Postman has turned into a bloated SaaS that often pushes for subscriptions. I now use the built-in HTTP client from my JetBrains IDE, which is just simpler and works without extra steps.
Monitoring with Postman is possible through features like Postman Flows, which allows you to create dashboards for your APIs. When combined with their insights and monitors, it can be a capable system monitor.
Yeah, I've found it pretty useful for setting up visual dashboards for performance metrics.
If you’re looking for alternatives, you might try Yaak. It's lightweight, open-source, and it syncs through Git, which is a nice feature without the bloat of Postman.
No kidding! And with all the downtime from AWS, I can't rely on it.