Postman vs Kong
Side-by-side from the Top 11 rankings of Postman vs Bruno vs Insomnia: 11 Best API Testing Tools 2026 and Kong vs Google Cloud Apigee vs MuleSoft Anypoint Platform: 11 Best API Management Tools and Platforms 2026. Last verified July 14, 2026.
The short answer
Kong ranks higher on Top 11 (#1 vs #1) for Backend engineers, QA automation teams, and platform teams validating REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and SOAP APIs / Engineering teams and platform architects building, securing, and monitoring APIs. Top choice for raw performance and extensibility, especially in Kubernetes environments.
At a glance
| Postman | Kong | |
|---|---|---|
| Top 11 rank | #1 / Postman vs Bruno vs Insomnia: 11 Best API Testing Tools 2026 | #1 / Kong vs Google Cloud Apigee vs MuleSoft Anypoint Platform: 11 Best API Management Tools and Platforms 2026 |
| Score (out of 9.4) | 9.2 | 9.3 |
| Best for | All-round team API testing | High-performance, extensible K8s gateway |
| Pricing | $$ (Free tier, teams ~$14-$29/user/mo) | $$$$ (Starts free, enterprise >$2,500/mo) |
| HQ | San Francisco, USA | San Francisco, USA |
| Founded | 2014 | 2017 |
Postman
The most complete option for teams that need authoring, automation, and CI in one place.
www.postman.com/See full entry in Postman vs Bruno vs Insomnia: 11 Best API Testing Tools 2026
Kong
Top choice for raw performance and extensibility, especially in Kubernetes environments.
konghq.com/Methodology and scoring weights live at /methodology. No vendor pays for placement — see about.