Difference Between SoapUI and Postman

SoapUI is a great open-source web service testing tool that stands for Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP). Its functionality covers web services inspection, invoking, development, simulation and mocking, functional testing, load, and compliance testing. SoapUI Core feature which includes web services are inspection, invoking, development, simulation, and mocking, functional, compliance, and security testing.  

Advantages of SoapUI:

• SoapUI is a tool that is used for both functional and non -functional testing and is not limited to the services it provides. It supports functional, performance testing.
• It is a user-friendly interface with better drag and drops, point and pick options.
• It is data-driven API automation testing.
• It has the ability to use pre-written scripts used for different projects.
• Asynchronous API calls.

Disadvantages of SoapUI:

• It has lower stability.
• It seems a little difficult to interface with first-time users.
• Also, needs WSDL for web service testing.

Postman is a great software tool for connecting and making test calls to Restful APIs despite disadvantages. These are designed in a sleek and smooth manner which enables the users to make HTTP requests to special web addresses called URIs. It returns and displays the response. Some common HTTP requests are GET, POST, PUT, DELETE.

Advantages of Postman:

• Postman is a platform where users can design, build and test APIs to modify different APIs. You can make various HTTP requests.
• User friendly and has a simpler interface as comparatively SoapUI
• Easier access from an application or browser with an account.
• It provides an easy tracking facility with several status codes.

Disadvantages of Postman:

• Provides a limited testing area.
• Users are Unable to use pre-written scripts for different projects.
• Consists of constraint integration.

Difference between SoapUI and Postman:

S.NO.	SOAPUI	POSTMAN
01.	It is used by API protocols like soap, REST, GraphQL.	It is used by the testing only the REST API.
02.	It is an API tool that provides data-driven testing.	It’s a google chrome extension that does not have data-driven testing features.
03.	It supports the customization of reports in various formats.	However, It supports only JSON and HTML formats.
04.	Mainly used for API automation testing.	Used for REST API’s physical and analytic testing.
05.	SoapUI automated tests can be executed through the command-line interface.	Strictly Does not support a command-line interface.
06.	Scripts can be reused very easily. It consists of asynchronous testing.	REST calls are saved for further use and accept swagger and RAML API formats.
07.	Supports SOAP API testing.	Does not support SOAP API testing.
08.	A scripting language is Groovy.	A scripting language is JavaScript.
09.	SoapUI requests are easily accessible.	Limited features are its drawback.