Análise comparativa entre Cypress e Postman para automação de testes de API

Abstract

Software quality assurance represents a significant challenge due to the complexity of modern products. Automated testing has emerged as a superior alternative to manual methods, offering benefits such as increased speed, cost reduction, and minimization of risks associated with development failures. Comparative analysis between automation tools, such as Cypress and Postman, reveals not only their advantages and disadvantages, but also specific functionalities that adapt to different testing scenarios. This study allows a better understanding of the tools, going beyond the information in the documentation. In addition, case studies in controlled environments confirm the effectiveness of these tools and identify areas for future improvements. This work focuses primarily on comparing Cypress and Postman for API testing, seeking to understand user preferences and analyze the performance, learning curve, and suitability of the tools for different needs in API testing.