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Stoplight - API Management Software

Stoplight Reviews in June 2025: User Ratings, Pros & Cons

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Stoplight Reviews & Ratings

4.3

Very Good

Based on 397 ratings & 262 reviews

Rating Distribution

Excellent

(191)

Very Good

(60)

Good

(4)

Poor

(7)

Terible

(0)

Expert's Review

Stoplight has garnered widespread praise for being an exceptional API design and documentation platform, setting itself apart from its competitors. Users consistently highlight its intuitive graphical interface that simplifies API design, seamless code view switching, and real-time collaboration capabilities. The platform's user-friendly layout caters to both ...Read more

Stoplight pros and cons

  • Provides an excellent API design and documentation platform, making it a standout solution in the market.

  • Features a user-friendly interface that accommodates both seasoned developers and newcomers, enhancing accessibility.

  • Offers intuitive and easy-to-use design tools, including a graphical interface for real-time editing and git integration.

  • Facilitates the creation of scalable and exportable OpenAPI specs for structured API documentation.

  • The platform can be complex and intimidating for newcomers due to the richness of features and customizations, requiring proper support for onboarding.

  • Limited selection in the Marketplace for additional apps and connectors may restrict advanced functionalities, potentially limiting customization options.

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02/05/19

5 out of 5

Lots of great integrations and common ground for API building

What do you like best? I like that stoplight supports importing my API via swagger. It makes the early integration with the tool approachable. I also enjoy that the UI helps ensure I think of all parts of building a new endpoint and even provides tooling around mocking. What do you dislike? At times it can feel a bit overwhelming. If there was a basics UI, then it could rapidly prototype? What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? We are trying ...

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Robert A

02/05/19

5 out of 5

Lots of great integrations and common ground for API building

What do you like best? I like that stoplight supports importing my API via swagger. It makes the early integration with the tool approachable. I also enjoy that the UI helps ensure I think of all parts of building a new endpoint and even provides tooling around mocking. What do you dislike? At times it can feel a bit overwhelming. If there was a basics UI, then it could rapidly prototype? What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? We are ...

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Consultant in Computer Software

02/05/19

5 out of 5

Smooth API development

What do you like best? Mocking endpoint Testing endpoints Documentation What do you dislike? there have been too many new versions. Personally - i still use app.stoplight.io - because i couldn't get comfortable with the new user interface. UI is bit un intuitive - can be worked upon better. A quick tutorial on the homepage would work wonders Recommendations to others considering the product: Strong dev evangelism needs to happen at Stoplight side. This ...

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02/05/19

4.5 out of 5

Start documentation here.

What do you like best? You can design and test against the stoplight mock platform while changing the responses per web-service What do you dislike? If I really need to complain, Sometimes hard to find the mocking endpoint (UI Recommendations to others considering the product: a cleaner way of automating test cases after a deployment. Yes this is extremely vague. I want to deploy a service and make sure this service's endpoints works as per the documentation. What problems are ...

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Steven O

02/05/19

4.5 out of 5

Comprehensive tool to manage and share your API collections

What do you like best? Published documentation sites are a great feature to allow us to collaborate with out clients on API usage. What do you dislike? Some aspects of the tool user interface and usability Recommendations to others considering the product: Definitely give this product a try. It's way more that Postman, and allows comprehensive management and testing of your API projects. What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? ...

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Agency in Logistics and Supply Chain

02/05/19

4.5 out of 5

Using Stoplight to show off our great API

What do you like best? The presentation is very clear, easy to setup and the final design is great to provide confidence and great understanding of our funtions and services What do you dislike? The fact that we have to import by hand all code from our Symfony API Recommendations to others considering the product: Go and Try! What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? Looking pro to our partners and customers = better understanding ...

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Tiaan S

02/05/19

4.5 out of 5

Start documentation here.

What do you like best? You can design and test against the stoplight mock platform while changing the responses per web-service What do you dislike? If I really need to complain, Sometimes hard to find the mocking endpoint (UI) Recommendations to others considering the product: a cleaner way of automating test cases after a deployment. Yes this is extremely vague. I want to deploy a service and make sure this service's endpoints works as per the documentation. What ...

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02/05/19

4.5 out of 5

Comprehensive tool to manage and share your API collections

What do you like best? Published documentation sites are a great feature to allow us to collaborate with out clients on API usage. What do you dislike? Some aspects of the tool user interface and usability Recommendations to others considering the product: Definitely give this product a try. It's way more that Postman, and allows comprehensive management and testing of your API projects. What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? Ability to ...

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02/05/19

4.5 out of 5

Using Stoplight to show off our great API

What do you like best? The presentation is very clear, easy to setup and the final design is great to provide confidence and great understanding of our funtions and services What do you dislike? The fact that we have to import by hand all code from our Symfony API Recommendations to others considering the product: Go and Try! What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? Looking pro to our partners and customers = better understanding of all the ...

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Sergii S

02/05/19

4 out of 5

Best tool for api schema

What do you like best? Schema editor with model references is very useful tool to quickly build and modify path definitions. Also it is possible to share public documentation based on scheme. What do you dislike? No support for OAS 3. No possibility to add custom lint rules. Recommendations to others considering the product: Try to use it for free. Organizations are good way to group your projects. What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you ...

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