Horizontal comparison of domestic API management platforms, which one is stronger?

background

With the popularity of front and rear end frame separation , agile development 、 Version iterations are more frequent .API The management of interface documents is becoming more and more necessary , And it's becoming more and more meaningful .

In the current industry , Yes postman、jmeter On behalf of the free open source tool faction , Can solve basic interface testing , But it can not solve all the problems on the interface link , It is difficult for a tool to support the whole process .

Domestic products that have appeared in the past six months API Management tool promotion , Include Apifox、Apipost、Eolink, At first glance, the product functions are similar , This article will make a complete horizontal comparison , Only for the presence or absence of functions , And describe the use process .

Tool is introduced

eolink

eolink It is a one-stop shop with professional positioning API Collaboration platform , It is also the first person in China to devote himself to API One of the platforms for tool development , The team was back in 2016 The first collection in China was released in Swagger+Postman+Mock+Jmeter Open source products with single point tools Eoapi, Can quickly solve API Document management 、 Quick test 、Mock、API Automated testing and other issues . And in 2017 In, it officially released the world's first online API Life cycle management platform , Help developers around the world develop more efficiently 、 Testing and operation and maintenance API,Eolink From this iteration .

You can click to view ,eolink official , See more details .

apipost

ApiPost It is a model that supports simulation POST、GET、PUT Etc HTTP request , Support teamwork , And can directly generate and export html、markdown Interface document in the same format API debugging 、 Management tools .

You can click to view ,apipost official

apifox

Apifox = Postman + Swagger + Mock+JMeter, Set interface documentation tool 、 Interface Mock Tools 、 Interface automation testing tools .

You can click to view ,apifox official , See more details .

Functional comparison

In practice ,eolink、apifox、apipost Three tools , I personally use . Next , I will compare the three functions , So I drew up a list of function comparison .

In particular : The following comparison , Don't blow not black , Column only function , Pure objective comparison , It doesn't have any commercial significance .

eolink、aifox、apipost The three tools have many functional modules , This time, only three commonly used function modules are selected , The interface test 、Mock data 、 Online document .

The following is the interface test 、Mock data 、 Comparison of several sub functions such as online documents .

We will select several common functions for actual use comparison , Show us the similarities and differences of the three tools .

Interface test comparison

http/https Protocol testing

http/https Protocol testing is the most commonly used function in daily work ,eolink、aifox、apipost All three tools support this function , We mainly compare UI Interface and functional ease of use .

Use here get Request the interface for demonstration : https://suggest.taobao.com/sug?code=utf-8&q=%E6%B5%8B%E8%AF%95&callback=cb

eolink

Click Create interface , At the top tab Show in , Include : file 、 edit 、 test 、mock、 Monitoring and other five functions .

Click test tab You can see , contain : Request header 、 Request body 、Query Parameters 、REST Parameters 、 Permission to check 、 Pre script 、 Post script 、 Advanced settings and other functions .

Click the send button to receive the request , Display the interface data in the return result section . Show the time analysis function in the return results section , The entire network request process from interface request to interface return data can be analyzed .

apifox

Click Create interface , Show the document at the top 、 Modify the document 、 function 、 senior Mock And other four functions .

Click test tab You can see , contain :Params、Body、Headers、Cookies、 Front operation 、 Post operation and other functions .

Click the send button to request the interface , Back in Body Show the returned data in .

apipost

apipost Create interface page of , and eolink、apifox The layout is different , It feels more like postman Page layout for .mock Data needs to be switched at the bottom .

Click the send button to send the interface test , View the returned data in the real-time response section , Display the response header status code 、 Interface response time and other data .

Summary : stay http/https Protocol testing ,eolink、aifox、apipost The three tools can well support the utility of functions , The difference is the layout difference on the page and the user experience difference .

WebSocket Protocol testing

When we do interface testing , In addition to the usual http Interface , There is another kind that is more common , Namely WebSocket Interface .

WebSocket Protocol test function , stay eolink and apipost Support , But in apifox China does not support it. .

eolink

Select... On the edit page ws agreement , Input ip+ Port information .

Click the create link button , First set up WebSocket Connect .

If the connection is established successfully and the send button appears , This indicates that the connection was established successfully . Enter... In the parameter name and parameter value name:1234, Click Send button .

Click after sending , In the message content section, you can see {"name":"1234"}, explain WebSocket The protocol message was sent successfully .

apipost

On the create interface page , choice Raw Protocol and enter ip And port , Click the connect button , If the connection is successful , explain ws Successful connection .

In the send content area , Input name:1111, After clicking send message , You can see the message just sent in the message list .

Summary : eolink、apipost All support WebSocket Protocol testing , In the process of use, it can be carried out very well WebSocket test .

The timing test is at eolink The use of

The timing test function is very practical in work , For example, an online interface needs to determine whether the health service status code and the returned data are normal , In the past, it was used jenkins Or a third-party tool to implement the timing test function , It is hoped that the interface testing tool can support this function .

contrast eolink、aifox、apipost Three functions , Only eolink It has this function , Next, I will briefly introduce the timing test in eolink Use .

First , Select... At the top API Monitor Space , solve 7 * 24 Hourly timing monitoring , Prevent and reduce because API Business loss caused by abnormality .

Select an interface to be monitored , Select the monitoring frequency 10 Minutes at a time , The monitoring frequency can be adjusted according to business needs .

eolink Monitoring implemented , It is not monitored locally , Instead, use cloud monitoring solutions , Adopt monitoring nodes all over the country , The advantage of this is , Some interfaces may have problems in some area networks , Use monitoring nodes all over the country to monitor , Cover a wider range .

Click start monitoring , Will follow 10 Minute frequency monitoring , If something goes wrong, it will be displayed in the market , At the bottom, request the line chart of the interface according to the sequence .

Summary : stay eolink The function of using timing test in , On the whole, it is relatively simple and has rich functions . in addition , With the powerful chart function, the effectiveness of monitoring can be more intuitively reflected .

Interface document sharing

After we have written the interface document , It will provide development docking for other teams or cooperative companies . In the past, it has provided word Document or table view , If there are parameter changes , Unable to view the latest interface documents . We hope to provide each other with an online interface document that is updated in real time , It can improve the cooperation efficiency in work .

The interface document sharing function only has eolink and apipost Yes , We will use these two tools to compare .

eolink

choice API And click the share project button . Click to start sharing , Share address will be generated automatically , You can set visible page permissions and set passwords .

Copy the generated link address to the browser , You can look at 、 Execute interface use cases . If in eolink The interface parameter changes on the client , Refresh the access address of the browser .

apipost

Choose to share tab And create a new custom share , Then check the interface to be shared . Will generate an online browsing address , Put it in the browser to access .

But on the web , You can only view interface documents and cannot perform interface tests .

Summary : On interface document sharing ,eolink、aifox、apipost All three tools support the most basic function of viewing interface protocol , however eolink Can be in PC More complex operations are performed on the page and the experience is also very good .

Conclusion

That's all eolink、aifox、apipost Basic use and comparison of the three tools . In short , The three tools can meet the daily requirements for interface documents 、 Requirements for interface testing . But in practice , We will use several tools related to connection , It is hoped that eventually there will be a tool that can manage the entire life cycle of the interface , Reduce the cost of our switching tools , Currently in eolink It is the best tool for me to experience , Powerful support , The timing test mentioned in this article 、 Project monitoring 、 Ability to collaborate , If you think it's good , You can experience ~.