PolyApiIDE and Postman

Not a “Postman killer” — a browser client: local data, collection import, and billing without a mandatory cloud.

If you already live in Postman, you do not need to migrate for the brand. Try PolyApiIDE when you want a light Chrome client, no desktop app or vendor account, or a one-time Lifetime instead of a yearly subscription.

Comparison

Topic PolyApiIDE Postman
Where it runs Chrome / Edge / Chromium extension Desktop, web, cloud
Account Not needed for Free and Send. Server features use a technical client_id, not a cabinet Usually required
Where collections live Local in the browser; cloud only when you click Local and/or team cloud
Protocols REST, GraphQL, WS, SOAP, gRPC (JSON) REST, GraphQL, WS and ecosystem
Import OpenAPI, WSDL, GraphQL, .proto, AsyncAPI, Postman, curl, Insomnia, Hoppscotch, Thunder — on Free; patches are paid. Samples: polyapiclient.ru/examples/ Native formats, OpenAPI, cURL
Variables request > collection > space > environment; empty values skipped Own scope hierarchy
Automation Per-request QA, scenarios, Functional runner, load profiles Collection runner, monitors, Newman
Teams Collection and folder patches, export, snapshot — no realtime workspace Shared workspaces, roles, team billing
Billing Free / Month / Year / Lifetime (one-time: fixes free, major optional; new version immediately in the archive) Subscriptions, team plans
Active sessions Free — up to 2; demo — 1; Month/Year/Lifetime — up to 5 per key Per vendor plan, often via team account
AI Your provider keys, separate proxy Built-in AI by plan

Choose PolyApiIDE when

  • You want “open Chrome — send a request” without an Electron app.
  • Collections and tokens should stay on the machine by default.
  • You already have Postman collections and can import them.
  • You want QA chains and load in the same window before bringing in k6/JMeter.
  • You prefer a one-time Lifetime without a subscription: fixes included, majors optional, new versions immediately in the archive — no store wait.

Stay on Postman when

  • You need a shared cloud workspace, roles and billing for dozens of people.
  • You need vendor-hosted monitors, mock servers and an API network.
  • The team already standardized on Newman in CI and does not want a second tool.
  • You need native gRPC without JSON transcoding.

How to migrate collections

  1. In Postman export Collection v2.1 and the Environment.
  2. In PolyApiIDE: ↓ next to Collections → Postman.
  3. Select the environment on the right and check token and baseUrl in Applied variables.
  4. Empty collection variables do not wipe the environment — a common import trap.

Free also imports OpenAPI, WSDL, GraphQL, .proto, AsyncAPI, Insomnia, Hoppscotch and Thunder. Sample files: polyapiclient.ru/examples/. Collection and folder patches remain on paid plans.

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