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1.7Postman Limitations
| Limitation | Impact | Alternative |
|---|---|---|
| Not ideal for CI/CD | Requires Newman for command-line execution | Use Newman or pytest directly |
| Collections become unwieldy at scale | Hard to manage 500+ requests | Use code-based tests (pytest) |
| Limited programming model | JavaScript only, limited libraries | Full language ecosystem in pytest/Jest |
| Version control | JSON export is hard to diff | Code-based tests in Git |
| Complex assertions | Difficult to build reusable assertion libraries | Python/TypeScript assertion libraries |
Postman excels at exploration and prototyping. For production CI/CD pipelines, transition to code-based automation.