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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (42.2% of reviews)
Mid-Market (38.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
Free
HiveMQ
Star Rating
(64)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (42.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(1,651)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (38.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansHiveMQ vs Postman
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use and administer. However, Postman is easier to set up, while HiveMQ is easier to do business with overall.
- Reviewers felt that HiveMQ meets the needs of their business better than Postman.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that HiveMQ is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of HiveMQ over Postman.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
HiveMQ
HiveMQ Self-Managed Editions
Free Trial
MQTT messaging solution that runs anywhere
Choose from:
-Community Edition
-Starter Edition
-Professional Edition
-Enterprise Edition
- 24/7 Support available
- Clustering for high availability and scalability
- Essential security features
Postman
Free Plan
Free
For individuals or a small team of 3 or less to start testing APIs.
- Up to 3 collaborators
- Access to API Client
- 3 Packages
Free Trial
HiveMQ
Free Trial is available
Postman
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.4
60
9.3
1,297
Ease of Use
9.1
60
9.1
1,313
Ease of Setup
9.0
52
9.3
559
Ease of Admin
8.9
17
8.9
180
Quality of Support
9.0
58
8.7
1,078
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
17
9.0
152
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
59
9.2
1,257
Features by Category
Functionality
9.1
27
Not enough data
9.1
25
Not enough data
9.5
25
Not enough data
9.1
27
Not enough data
Integration
9.5
26
Not enough data
9.2
26
Not enough data
9.0
26
Not enough data
Management
9.1
27
Not enough data
9.2
26
Not enough data
9.2
25
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Message Queue (MQ)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
API Management
Not enough data
8.8
147
Not enough data
9.1
149
Not enough data
8.7
145
Not enough data
8.7
141
Security Testing
Not enough data
8.7
140
Not enough data
9.4
143
Not enough data
9.5
146
Security Management
Not enough data
8.8
137
Not enough data
8.4
135
Not enough data
8.0
135
Platform
9.4
31
Not enough data
8.5
30
Not enough data
9.1
29
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Reporting
9.0
25
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Systems Management
8.3
10
Not enough data
9.8
8
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
9.8
8
Not enough data
IoT Capabilities
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Industrial IoT
Not enough data
Not enough data
Development
Not enough data
9.5
560
Not enough data
8.8
514
Not enough data
8.7
495
Not enough data
8.8
508
Collaboration
Not enough data
8.8
521
Not enough data
8.8
499
Not enough data
8.9
511
Functionality
Not enough data
9.4
31
Not enough data
9.1
29
Not enough data
8.9
30
Not enough data
9.6
30
Usability
Not enough data
9.1
29
Not enough data
9.0
31
Not enough data
9.5
33
Customization - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
8.6
17
Not enough data
8.4
17
Not enough data
8.4
17
Functionality - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
8.2
16
Not enough data
8.1
16
Not enough data
7.8
16
Not enough data
8.0
16
Data and Analytics - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
8.8
16
Not enough data
8.8
16
Not enough data
9.0
15
Integration - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
8.6
17
Not enough data
8.9
17
Not enough data
8.9
16
Not enough data
8.8
16
Development - API Platforms
Not enough data
9.4
305
Not enough data
8.9
292
Not enough data
8.7
280
Not enough data
8.8
284
Collaboration - API Platforms
Not enough data
8.8
285
Not enough data
8.8
283
Not enough data
8.6
277
API Management - API Platforms
Not enough data
9.0
285
Not enough data
8.4
281
Not enough data
8.5
275
Not enough data
8.9
280
Not enough data
8.3
272
Agentic AI - Software Testing
Not enough data
8.1
175
Not enough data
8.0
175
Not enough data
8.2
176
Cloud Visibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Identity
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
API Construction
Not enough data
9.5
827
Not enough data
8.7
726
Not enough data
8.6
668
Not enough data
8.8
376
API Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
761
Not enough data
8.9
738
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
648
Data Integration
Not enough data
8.8
680
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
HiveMQ and Postman share no categories
Unique Categories
HiveMQ is categorized as Message Queue (MQ), IoT Management, IoT Connectivity Management, and Industrial IoT
Postman is categorized as Service Virtualization, API Platforms, API Development, API Security, API Management, Software Testing, Build Automation, and AI Agent Builders
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
HiveMQ
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Postman
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
25.0%
Information Technology and Services
15.6%
Industrial Automation
4.7%
Retail
3.1%
Renewables & Environment
3.1%
Other
48.4%
Computer Software
35.0%
Information Technology and Services
30.8%
Financial Services
3.2%
Banking
2.0%
Internet
1.8%
Other
27.1%
Alternatives
Discussions
Is HiveMQ open source?
1 Comment
JH
Hi there! HiveMQ has a Community Edition as well as a public MQTT broker.
You can find the details here: https://www.hivemq.com/developers/community/ Read more
How much does HiveMQ cost?
1 Comment
JH
Kindly visit the page: https://www.hivemq.com/pricing/Read more
What is HiveMQ broker?
1 Comment
Official Response from HiveMQ
HiveMQ is an enterprise MQTT platform that underpins business critical systems so they can securely move data between devices and the cloud at enterprise...Read more
What is Postman used for?
7 Comments
KK
Personnaly i used postman for connect multiple softwares through API.Read more
Is it possible to make such a service in the form of a Web App ?
3 Comments
VN
Hey Shrini,
We recently launched Postman on the Web feature to use on a browser. Make sure to install the Postman Agent file to bypass any CORDS...Read more
Is there any alternative?
3 Comments
LP
There exists Postwoman as an alternative:
https://postwoman.ioRead more
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