Postman vs Bolt.new
The world's most popular API platform — 30M+ developers
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Pricing tiers
Postman
Free
$0. 3 users. 1,000 collection runs/mo. Unlimited collections. 1,000 calls/mo to mock servers. 14-day history.
Free
Basic
$19/user/mo. 10,000 collection runs, 50 integrations, 60-day history, integrations.
$19/mo
Professional
$39/user/mo. 250,000 runs, API mocking, monitoring, version tags, governance lite.
$39/mo
Enterprise
$99/user/mo (Ultimate). Unlimited runs, SSO/SAML, RBAC, IP allowlist, private cloud, audit.
$99/mo
Bolt.new
Free
1M tokens/month. 300K tokens/day cap. Public + private projects. 10MB file uploads. Hosting + unlimited DBs.
Free
Pro
$25/month. Starts at 10M tokens/month, no daily cap. No Bolt branding, 100MB uploads, custom domains, SEO support, image AI edit. Rollover tokens.
$25/mo
Teams
$30/member/month. Centralized billing, team access, private NPM registries, design system knowledge.
$30/mo
Enterprise
Custom. SSO, audit logs, dedicated account manager, 24/7 support.
Custom
Free-tier quotas head-to-head
Comparing free on Postman vs free on Bolt.new.
| Metric | Postman | Bolt.new |
|---|---|---|
| No overlapping quota metrics for these tiers. | ||
Features
Postman · 17 features
- API Documentation — Public + private docs from collections.
- API Versioning — Manage multiple API versions.
- Collection Runner — Run N iterations with data.
- Collections — Saved request groups + runners.
- Desktop App — Native Mac/Win/Linux.
- Environments — Per-env variables.
- Flows (low-code) — Visual workflow builder.
- Governance — API design rules enforcement.
- Mock Servers — Auto-generated mocks.
- Monitors — Scheduled collection runs + alerts.
- Newman CLI — CI/CD collection runner.
- Postman AI — Generate tests + docs with AI.
- Pre-request / Test Scripts — JS scripts + assertions.
- Public API Network — Discoverable APIs marketplace.
- Request Builder — GUI for any HTTP request.
- Request History — Per-user request log.
- VS Code Extension — Requests inside VS Code.
Bolt.new · 14 features
- Browser Terminal — Real shell in-browser. Run npm install, scripts, etc.
- Deploy to Netlify — One-click deploy to Netlify.
- Deploy to Vercel — One-click deploy to Vercel.
- Design System Knowledge — Team plan: shared design-system context for consistent UI.
- Expo Support — Build React Native/Expo apps too.
- GitHub Export — Push full project to a new GitHub repo.
- Image Input — Upload image/sketch → Bolt generates matching UI.
- Import Existing Project — Upload an existing repo and iterate in Bolt.
- Live Edit + Run — Edit code + hot reload alongside AI agent.
- Private NPM Registries — Team plan: use private packages.
- Prompt to App — Describe app → Bolt scaffolds + codes + runs it in the browser.
- Stripe Integration — Hook up Stripe payments in-chat.
- Supabase Integration — Provision + connect Supabase from chat.
- WebContainer runtime — Node.js + terminal + filesystem running entirely in your browser.
Developer interfaces
| Kind | Postman | Bolt.new |
|---|---|---|
| CLI | newman (CLI) | — |
| REST | Postman API | — |
| OTHER | Postman Desktop, Postman VS Code Extension, Postman Web, Public API Network | Bolt Web App, GitHub Export, StackBlitz Sync, WebContainer runtime |
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