Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Postman
Postman clearly comes out ahead of Altair GraphQL Client on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Paid plans start at $7.99/mo for Altair GraphQL Client and $9/mo for Postman.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Company | Samuel Ayeni | Postman, Inc. |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentData & Analytics | DevelopmentData & Analytics |
| Categories | api-management | api-management |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | altair-graphql-client | postman |
|---|---|---|
| Full Control | ||
| 50 Ai Credits | ||
| Query History | ||
| Advanced Rbac & Organization Controls | ||
| Query History (Up To 10 Revisions) | ||
| Advanced Security Administration (Add-On) | ||
| Unlimited Collections | ||
| Api Catalog | ||
| Unlimited Queries | ||
| Api Client & Core Tools | ||
| Unlimited Team Members | ||
| Basic Role-Based Access Control (Rbac) | ||
| Unlimited Teams | ||
| Collection Runner & Performance Testing Runs | ||
| Up To 2 Team Members | ||
| Custom-Branded Documentation | ||
| Up To 20 Queries | ||
| Data-Driven Testing With Exports | ||
| Everything In Free | ||
| Everything In Solo | ||
| Everything In Team | ||
| Expanded Api Monitoring | ||
| Governance, Audit Logs & Reporting | ||
| Insights | ||
| Manual Flows | ||
| Native Git | ||
| Private Api Network | ||
| Private Test & Flows Runners | ||
| Sdk Generation | ||
| Simple Security (Add-On) |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Postman comes out ahead overall, though Altair GraphQL Client can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Altair GraphQL Client's paid plans start at $7.99/mo and Postman's start at $9/mo, so Altair GraphQL Client is the lower entry price. Check the pricing comparison for higher tiers and per-seat costs.
Both Altair GraphQL Client and Postman offer a free tier.
Altair GraphQL Client scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
Altair GraphQL Client is open source, and Postman exposes a public API. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
