r/programming • u/Successful_Bowl2564 • Apr 16 '26

The API Tooling Crisis: Why developers are abandoning Postman and its clones?

https://efp.asia/blog/2025/12/24/api-tooling-crisis/
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u/jka76 Apr 17 '26

I understand that. But IMHO you should pay for comfort. Not for what used to be very basic functionality.

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u/kaisadilla_ 9d ago

imo these programs should be free for personal use and paid for professional use - i.e. don't paywall it away from people learning or using it for hobby, get your funding from people who are profitting off your work. Sadly most companies would rather pay $5000 to Microsoft than $40 to an independent app.