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Apidog Review

Worth it

Should I use Apidog?

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· 1 month ago

Buy if your team wants a cheaper all-in-one Postman replacement and accepts an early-stage vendor's security maturity. Skip it if you need enterprise-grade security posture, proven scale, or a deep ecosystem.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~45 public sources; several review snippets were truncated and funding reports conflict.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo reliable evidence on support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Free

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Basic$9/user/month
Pro / EnterpriseContact vendor

Best for

  • Startups and small teams replacing Postman on a budget
  • API-first teams wanting docs, mocks, tests in one tool
  • Design-first OpenAPI spec-driven workflows
  • Solo developers on the free tier

Not for

  • Enterprises needing proven security posture and vendor maturity
  • Teams relying on a large community and plugin ecosystem
  • Buyers uncomfortable with unclear funding and vendor longevity
  • Quick one-off API testing — a lighter client is simpler

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Only the Basic tier ($9/user/month) is publicly priced; higher tiers need sales contact.

medium

Guess: projects live in Apidog's cloud; set an OpenAPI export routine to limit lock-in.

medium

A stored XSS CVE exists; confirm your client version includes the fix before heavy use.

low

Official Apidog subreddit was banned; community support beyond vendor channels looks limited.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • All-in-one: design, debug, mock, test, and document APIs in one tool.
  • Basic tier costs $9/user/month, well under Postman Team's $19 seat.
  • Earns top G2 badges for API development and management categories.
  • Reddit developers actively recommend it as a Postman alternative.
  • Free tier available; marketed as free Postman alternative for teams.

Cons

  • Third-party security posture grade is D+ (38/100).
  • Stored XSS vulnerability CVE-2025-41085, rated medium risk.
  • Thin enterprise adoption: just 2 Gartner reviews.
  • Postman ranked #1 over Apidog in G2's first API platforms report.
  • Funding reports conflict; vendor longevity and scale unproven.

Sources & method

- 14 sources - One medium-risk stored XSS CVE (CVE-2025-41085); third-party posture grade D+. No breaches reported.

official x2review x7security x3news x2
  • CVE-2025-41085 — Stored Cross-Site Scripting, Stored XSS in Apidog, rated medium risk; tracked by NVD.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 14

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Undercuts Postman's $19 seat; users cite value
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Users consistently praise it across review sites
  • Feature depth: 5/5. Design, mock, test, docs, MCP in one platform
  • Support quality. No reliable evidence on support quality
  • Security posture: 2/5. Stored XSS CVE; D+ third-party grade
  • 217+ G2 reviews Vendor-reported #1 badges for API development & management
  • $9/user/month Starting price Basic tier; 4 plans total
  • Yes Free tier Marketed as a free Postman alternative for teams
  • D+ (38/100) Security posture SaaSPosture third-party grade

Pricing

Free

$0

  • Core design, debug, mock, test tools (per Apidog marketing)

Basic

$9/user/month

  • Entry paid tier per CheckThat listing

Pro / Enterprise

Contact vendor

  • Named in the 4-plan lineup; pricing not public

Security

One medium-risk stored XSS CVE (CVE-2025-41085); third-party posture grade D+.

  • CVE-2025-41085 — Stored Cross-Site ScriptingStored XSS in Apidog, rated medium risk; tracked by NVD.⁹

No breaches reported.

What users say

Reddit and review-site users broadly rate Apidog a good-value, capable Postman alternative, while enterprise adoption stays thin.

“I've been using Apidog recently…”
Reddit, r/webdev

Alternatives

Compare Apidog with each alternative.

Companies that could

  • SailPoint Uses Postman instead
Full analysis

Based on ~45 public sources; several review snippets were truncated and funding reports conflict.

Strong-value, well-liked all-in-one Postman alternative; security maturity and enterprise depth still catching up.

Methodology

Based on ~45 public sources; several review snippets were truncated and funding reports conflict.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Apidog Reviews — G2g2.com
    review
  2. Apidog Details, Reviews, Pricing — CheckThat.aicheckthat.ai
    review
  3. Apidog Pricing — TrustRadiustrustradius.com
    review
  4. Apidog Software Pricing — Capterracapterra.com
    review
  5. is there any API testing tool better than postman? — Redditreddit.com
    review
  6. Keploy vs Apidogkeploy.io
    review
  7. Apidog — Gartner Reviewsgartner.com
    review
  8. Postman ranked #1 in G2's first Best API Platforms reportblog.postman.com
    news
  9. CVE-2025-41085 — NVDnvd.nist.gov
    security
  10. Apidog Security Grade D+ — SaaSPosturesaasposture.com
    security
  11. CVE-2025-41085 — SentinelOnesentinelone.com
    security
  12. Apidog Plans & Pricingapidog.com
    official
  13. Apidog vs Postman — Apidogapidog.com
    official
  14. Apidog Company Profile — Tracxntracxn.com
    news

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