Compare Postman and Rational Build Forge - Mar 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Mar 21, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Postman or Rational Build Forge?

Rational Build Forge is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Postman, and Rational Build Forge is rated higher (90/100) than Postman (62/100). Postman offers users more features (4) than Rational Build Forge (3).

Looking for the right Development Tools Platform solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Postman Vs. IBM

Postman: Postman empowers teams of all sizes to seamlessly collaborate in real time across shared workspaces and collections. Postman team workspaces ensure teams stay organized and maintain a single source of truth throughout the entire API development lifecycle.

IBM: International Business Machines Corporation, or IBM, is an American corporation. IBM manufactures and markets computer hardware and software, and offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology.

Who is more expensive? Postman or Rational Build Forge?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Development Tools Platform software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Postman and Rational Build Forge.

Postman price starts at $8 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Postman is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Development Tools Platform software. Rational Build Forge price starts at $799 per user/year , When comparing Rational Build Forge to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average Development Tools Platform software cost.

Bottom line: Rational Build Forge is more expensive than Postman.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Postman Vs. Rational Build Forge based on some of the most important and required Development Tools Platform features.

Postman: API, API Availability, Document Management, Data integration.

Rational Build Forge: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

Postman's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, and Rational Build Forge's target customer size include: Start up, Small business, Medium business, Large business.



Postman

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $8 per user/month

Postman empowers teams of all sizes to seamlessly collaborate in real time across shared workspaces and collections. Postman team workspaces ensure teams stay organized and maintain a single source of truth thr...

Categories: Payment gateway Integration, Document Management, Data integration, Log Management.

Rational Build Forge

ITQlick rating
(4/5)

starts at $799 per user/year

Rational Build Forge is a growing cloud-based Development Tools Platforms software, it is designed to support small, medium and large size business. Rational Build Forge received a rating of 4 from ITQlick tea...

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Postman: 4 Features

API
API Availability
Document Management
Data integration

Rational Build Forge: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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4.5/5
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62/100
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4.4/10
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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.