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title: "Postman vs Swagger: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Postman or Swagger? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the API development tools set in New Zealand. 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Postman vs Swagger: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Postman or Swagger? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the API development tools set in New Zealand. 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 Swagger
- **Competitive set**: API development tools
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Postman Share of Search**: 46.9%
- **Swagger Share of Search**: 22.2%

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

- In August 2026, Postman had more branded searches than Swagger among API development tools in New Zealand. Postman was estimated to have 2.1K branded searches compared to Swagger’s 1K, and held a 46.9% Share of Search versus Swagger’s 22.2%.
- Postman was ahead of Swagger 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 development tools in New Zealand moved from 50.9% to 46.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.7K to 2.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Swagger’s estimated Share of Search among API development tools in New Zealand moved from 16.2% to 22.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 850 to 1K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand API development tools in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Swagger gained estimated Share of Search among API development tools in New Zealand, from 21.4% to 22.2%.
- In August 2026, Postman lost estimated Share of Search among API development tools in New Zealand, from 48.7% to 46.9%.

## Month by month

| Month | Postman estimated searches | Postman Share of Search | Postman rank | Swagger estimated searches | Swagger Share of Search | Swagger rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.7K | 50.9% | 1 | 850 | 16.2% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.7K | 51.9% | 1 | 1.1K | 20.5% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.8K | 40.9% | 1 | 850 | 19.9% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.8K | 49.4% | 1 | 730 | 20.2% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.1K | 53.4% | 1 | 730 | 18.4% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.7K | 52.4% | 1 | 920 | 17.9% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.1K | 48.6% | 1 | 750 | 17.5% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 2.2K | 46.9% | 1 | 730 | 15.8% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.2K | 53.3% | 1 | 770 | 18.9% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.8K | 48.7% | 1 | 800 | 21.4% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.1K | 46.9% | 1 | 1K | 22.2% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Postman’s and Swagger’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 “dl postman”, “installing postman”, “postman”, “postman api client”, “postman api docs”, “postman api testing”, “postman com”, “postman near me”, “postman online” and “postman web”, summed into one figure.
- **Swagger**: Measured on the search terms “swagger”, “swagger api client”, “swagger api docs”, “swagger api testing”, “swagger io”, “swagger near me”, “swagger online” and “swagger ui”, summed into one figure.

- [Postman profile](/demand/nz/brands/postman)
- [Swagger profile](/demand/nz/brands/swagger)
- [All API development tools in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-api-development-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 Swagger?

In August 2026, Postman had more branded searches than Swagger among API development tools in New Zealand. Postman was estimated to have 2.1K branded searches compared to Swagger’s 1K, and held a 46.9% Share of Search versus Swagger’s 22.2%.

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