Postman vs Tower
Postman and Tower are both developer tools tools. Postman is aimed at developers and small businesses, while Tower is aimed at developers and freelancers. Tower costs less, from $5.75/mo versus $9/mo for Postman. Only Postman has a free plan.
API platform for testing, mocking, documenting and sharing APIs
Desktop Git client for Mac and Windows with undo and PR workflows
| Pricing | Freemium · $9 | Paid · $6 |
| Starting price | $9/mo | $5.75/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | — | 30 days |
| Built for | Developers, Small businesses, Enterprise | Developers, Freelancers, Small businesses, Enterprise |
| Platforms | web, macos, windows, linux | macos, windows |
| Country | US · 2014 | DE · 2010 |
| Rating | — | — |
Choose Postman if
Development teams that want a shared, full-featured workspace for testing, mocking and documenting APIs.
- Industry standard; many API vendors ship ready Postman collections
- Testing, mocking, docs and monitoring in a single tool
- Capable Free plan for solo developers
Look elsewhere if: Developers who want a lightweight Git-native client or just a docs portal (Bruno, Insomnia, ReadMe, Scalar).
Choose Tower if
Developers and small teams on Mac or Windows who use Git heavily and want a fast, full-featured GUI with safe undo.
- One license works on both macOS and Windows
- Undo covers mistakes that are hard to fix on the command line
- Exposes advanced Git features without hiding how Git works
Look elsewhere if: Linux users or anyone who wants a free or one-time-purchase Git GUI (GitKraken, Sourcetree, Fork).
Postman vs Tower pricing
Postman
- Free$01 user; collections, mock servers, up to 5 integrations
- Solo$9/moBilled annually; 1 user, 400 AI credits/mo
- Team$19/user/moBilled annually; unlimited users, 400 AI credits/user
- EnterpriseCustomGovernance, 800 pooled AI credits/user, 100 integrations
Tower
- Basic$5.75/seat/mo$69/yr, annual only; 1 user, cloud-hosted PRs
- Pro$10.75/seat/mo$129/yr; workflows, stacked branches; 10% off 10+ seats
- Enterprise$12.42/seat/mo$149/yr; SAML SSO, invoicing, priority support
Postman · Key features
- Collections with pre-request scripts, tests and environment variables
- Requests for REST, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSocket and MQTT APIs
- Mock servers that simulate endpoints before the backend exists
- Scheduled monitors for uptime and response checks
- Collection runner and Postman CLI for CI/CD pipelines
- Spec Hub and native Git sync for API definitions
Cons
- Free plan no longer allows team collaboration
- Heavy desktop app and a cloud account needed for most features
- Collections live in a proprietary format, not plain files in your repo
Tower · Key features
- Undo for commits, branch deletions, discarded changes and more
- Pull requests for GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and Azure DevOps
- Interactive rebase, single-line staging and drag-and-drop actions
- Conflict wizard plus external diff tools such as Kaleidoscope
- Worktrees, submodules, Git LFS and built-in git-flow support
- Stacked branches, advanced custom workflows and Graphite support in Pro
Cons
- No Linux version
- Subscription only, with no perpetual license or monthly billing
- No free plan for commercial use
Postman vs Tower: FAQ
Which is cheaper, Postman or Tower?
Tower starts at $5.75/mo and Postman at $9/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.
Do Postman and Tower have a free plan?
Postman has a free plan. Tower has no free plan, a 30-day free trial.