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Disqus vs Postman: What are the differences?
Developers describe Disqus as "Elevating the discussion, anywhere on the web". Disqus looks to make it very easy and rewarding for people to interact on websites using its system. Commenters can build reputation and carry their contributions from one website to the next. On the other hand, Postman is detailed as "Only complete API development environment". It is the only complete API development environment, used by nearly five million developers and more than 100,000 companies worldwide.
Disqus can be classified as a tool in the "Commenting Service" category, while Postman is grouped under "API Tools".
Some of the features offered by Disqus are:
- Clean & Intuitive- We designed the platform to be clutter-free, which keeps people's eyes focused on the discussion itself.
- Fully real-time Live discussions- Discussions unfold in real-time. Comments stream as they are posted and user activity indicates life on your website.
- Activity indicators- Indicators make it easier for people to notice, see, and interact with new content and activity as it happens.
On the other hand, Postman provides the following key features:
- Compact layout
- HTTP requests with file upload support
- Formatted API responses for JSON and XML
"Ease of use", "Free" and "Great ui" are the key factors why developers consider Disqus; whereas "Easy to use", "Great tool" and "Makes developing rest api's easy peasy" are the primary reasons why Postman is favored.
Udemy, Postman, and Freetrade are some of the popular companies that use Postman, whereas Disqus is used by Accenture, Signal, and Swat.io. Postman has a broader approval, being mentioned in 3636 company stacks & 50443 developers stacks; compared to Disqus, which is listed in 2048 company stacks and 436 developer stacks.
Pros of Disqus
- Ease of use141
- Free116
- Great ui62
- Sign-up not required45
- Wordpress integration40
- Replies26
- Up votes18
- Threaded discussion8
- Easy ghost integration6
- Tumblr Integration4
Pros of Postman
- Easy to use490
- Great tool369
- Makes developing rest api's easy peasy276
- Easy setup, looks good156
- The best api workflow out there144
- It's the best53
- History feature53
- Adds real value to my workflow44
- Great interface that magically predicts your needs43
- The best in class app35
- Can save and share script12
- Fully featured without looking cluttered10
- Collections8
- Option to run scrips8
- Global/Environment Variables8
- Shareable Collections7
- Dead simple and useful. Excellent7
- Dark theme easy on the eyes7
- Awesome customer support6
- Great integration with newman6
- Documentation5
- Simple5
- The test script is useful5
- Saves responses4
- This has simplified my testing significantly4
- Makes testing API's as easy as 1,2,34
- Easy as pie4
- API-network3
- I'd recommend it to everyone who works with apis3
- Mocking API calls with predefined response3
- Now supports GraphQL2
- Postman Runner CI Integration2
- Easy to setup, test and provides test storage2
- Continuous integration using newman2
- Pre-request Script and Test attributes are invaluable2
- Runner2
- Graph2
- <a href="http://fixbit.com/">useful tool</a>1
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Cons of Disqus
- Ads4
- Poor support1
- Bugs with migration tool1
Cons of Postman
- Stores credentials in HTTP10
- Bloated features and UI9
- Cumbersome to switch authentication tokens8
- Poor GraphQL support7
- Expensive5
- Not free after 5 users3
- Can't prompt for per-request variables3
- Import swagger1
- Support websocket1
- Import curl1
