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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (62.0% of reviews)
Mid-Market (37.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free
IBM MQ
Star Rating
(174)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (62.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Browse all 4 pricing plansPostman
Star Rating
(1,646)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (37.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansIBM MQ vs Postman
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Postman easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Postman overall.
- Reviewers felt that Postman meets the needs of their business better than IBM MQ.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Postman is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Postman over IBM MQ.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
IBM MQ
No pricing availablePostman
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
IBM MQ
No trial information availablePostman
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
123
9.3
1,293
Ease of Use
8.2
125
9.1
1,308
Ease of Setup
8.2
91
9.3
554
Ease of Admin
8.0
87
8.9
180
Quality of Support
8.3
118
8.7
1,074
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
85
9.0
152
Product Direction (% positive)
8.0
116
9.2
1,253
Features by Category
Functionality
9.0
78
Not enough data
8.4
70
Not enough data
8.5
59
Not enough data
8.2
73
Not enough data
Integration
8.7
75
Not enough data
8.6
71
Not enough data
8.1
68
Not enough data
Management
8.5
69
Not enough data
8.6
65
Not enough data
8.5
65
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Message Queue (MQ)
6.7
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
Risk
8.3
15
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
Recovery
7.9
15
Not enough data
8.1
14
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Activity Monitoring
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
Development
Not enough data
9.5
559
Not enough data
8.8
514
Not enough data
8.7
494
Not enough data
8.8
508
Collaboration
Not enough data
8.8
521
Not enough data
8.8
498
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
300
Not enough data
8.9
290
Not enough data
8.7
280
Not enough data
8.8
284
Collaboration - API Platforms
Not enough data
8.8
284
Not enough data
8.7
282
Not enough data
8.6
276
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
279
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
823
Not enough data
8.7
725
Not enough data
8.6
668
Not enough data
8.8
374
API Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
760
Not enough data
8.9
738
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
647
Data Integration
Not enough data
8.8
680
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
IBM MQ and Postman share no categories
Unique Categories
IBM MQ is categorized as Message Queue (MQ) and Business Activity Monitoring
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
IBM MQ
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
Banking
20.3%
Information Technology and Services
15.2%
Financial Services
10.1%
Insurance
6.3%
Hospital & Health Care
5.1%
Other
43.0%
Computer Software
35.0%
Information Technology and Services
30.7%
Financial Services
3.2%
Banking
2.0%
Internet
1.8%
Other
27.2%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is IBM MQ used for?
2 Comments
AS
Messaging and monitoring Read more
Is IBM MQ free?
1 Comment
DA
IBM offers both server and client packages.
The clients are free and readily available to download from https://ibm.com, but are not usable on their own,...Read more
IBM MQ has no more discussions with answers
What is Postman used for?
6 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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