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title: "Postman vs SoapUI: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Postman or SoapUI? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the API testing tools set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Postman vs SoapUI: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Postman or SoapUI? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the API testing tools set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Postman and SoapUI
- **Competitive set**: API testing tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Postman Share of Search**: 27.3%
- **SoapUI Share of Search**: 32.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Postman or SoapUI?

- In August 2026, SoapUI had more branded searches than Postman among API testing tools worldwide. SoapUI was estimated to have 27.3K branded searches compared to Postman’s 22.7K, and held a 32.8% Share of Search versus Postman’s 27.3%.
- SoapUI was ahead of Postman in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Postman’s estimated Share of Search among API testing tools worldwide moved from 23.6% to 27.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 31.3K to 22.7K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, SoapUI’s estimated Share of Search among API testing tools worldwide moved from 37.5% to 32.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 49.7K to 27.3K.

## How did search popularity change for API testing tools worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Postman overtook Bruno to rank 2nd among API testing tools worldwide, at 27.3%.
- In August 2026, SoapUI gained estimated Share of Search among API testing tools worldwide, from 30.5% to 32.8%.

## Month by month

| Month | Postman estimated searches | Postman Share of Search | Postman rank | SoapUI estimated searches | SoapUI Share of Search | SoapUI rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 31.3K | 23.6% | 2 | 49.7K | 37.5% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 27.2K | 26.5% | 2 | 40.7K | 39.6% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 23.8K | 27.6% | 2 | 33.3K | 38.6% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 23.8K | 24.7% | 2 | 33.3K | 34.6% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 27.2K | 26.8% | 2 | 33.3K | 32.8% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 27.5K | 22.7% | 3 | 40.7K | 33.5% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 27.2K | 26.9% | 2 | 33.2K | 32.8% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 22.3K | 23.2% | 3 | 33.2K | 34.6% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 22.7K | 25.2% | 2 | 33.3K | 36.9% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 22.7K | 25.5% | 3 | 27.2K | 30.5% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 22.7K | 27.3% | 2 | 27.3K | 32.8% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Postman’s and SoapUI’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Postman**: Measured on the search terms “api testing postman”, “postman api” and “postman com”, summed into one figure.
- **SoapUI**: Measured on the search terms “api testing soapui”, “soapui”, “soapui app”, “soapui org” and “soapui software”, summed into one figure.

- [Postman profile](/demand/global-en/brands/postman)
- [SoapUI profile](/demand/global-en/brands/soapui)
- [All API testing tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/api-testing-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Postman or SoapUI?

In August 2026, SoapUI had more branded searches than Postman among API testing tools worldwide. SoapUI was estimated to have 27.3K branded searches compared to Postman’s 22.7K, and held a 32.8% Share of Search versus Postman’s 27.3%.

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