Fern
2026
Why
Docs and SDK company with 25 staff and more than 200 customers, announced January 8, 2026.
Outcome
Fern keeps its product, brand and roadmap inside Postman.
Postman, Inc.
API Development PlatformFounded 2014- HQ today: San Francisco, California, United States
Reviewed by Swet Parvadiya
Company data updated: October 2026
Acquisitions
Postman Acquisitions
4
Major Deals Covered
What are Postman's biggest acquisitions?
This page covers 4 major deals from 2023 to 2026, each with its price where disclosed and the reason behind it.
- Major deals covered
- 4
- First deal
- 2023
- Most recent
- 2026
| Company | Year | Price | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akita Software | 2023 | Undisclosed | API observability startup founded by former Carnegie Mellon professor Jean Yang that models APIs from live traffic. |
| Orbit | 2024 | Undisclosed | Platform for building and managing developer communities. |
| liblab | 2025 | Undisclosed | Dallas-based platform that automates generation and maintenance of SDKs, announced November 14, 2025. |
| Fern | 2026 | Undisclosed | Docs and SDK company with 25 staff and more than 200 customers, announced January 8, 2026. |
- What companies has Postman bought?
- Major acquisitions by Postman documented here include Fern (2026), liblab (2025), Orbit (2024) and Akita Software (2023).
- What is Postman's most recent acquisition?
- The most recent Postman acquisition documented here is Fern, in 2026.
liblab
2025
Why
Dallas-based platform that automates generation and maintenance of SDKs, announced November 14, 2025.
Impact
Extends Postman from API design and testing into API consumption.
Orbit
2024
Why
Platform for building and managing developer communities.
Akita Software
2023
Why
API observability startup founded by former Carnegie Mellon professor Jean Yang that models APIs from live traffic.
Impact
Added traffic-based API discovery and monitoring to Postman.
Outcome
Integrated into Postman's observability features.
Postman, Inc.'s Growth & Acquisition Strategy
Postman's growth strategy has three parts. First, cover the whole API lifecycle: Akita added traffic-based observability in 2023, Orbit added developer community tooling in 2024, liblab added automated SDK generation in November 2025 and Fern added docs and SDKs in January 2026. Second, move enterprise work into Git: the March 2026 platform introduced Git-connected Workspaces and an API Catalog that acts as a management plane for an organization's APIs and services. Third, own agent connectivity through Agent Mode, Postman.ai and Fabric Gateway. Pricing changes in 2026 support all three by turning more free usage into paid Team and Enterprise seats.
How Postman, Inc. Makes Money
Postman makes money from subscriptions. The free plan gets developers in the door; since March 1, 2026 it supports a single user, so teams that share workspaces must pay. Paid plans are Solo (about $9 per month for individuals who want more AI credits and automation), Team (from about $19 per user per month, replacing the old Basic plan) and Enterprise (custom contracts with SSO, SCIM, audit logs, API Catalog, governance and private API networks). On top of seats, Postman sells usage: AI credits beyond plan allowances are billed pay-as-you-go, and monitors, mock calls and other automation have plan limits. The bottom-up pattern is typical of product-led growth: individual engineers adopt the tool, teams standardize on it, and the company later signs an enterprise agreement. Postman does not disclose how revenue splits across these lines.
Postman Acquisitions FAQ
What companies has Postman acquired?
Akita Software (2023), Orbit (2024), liblab (November 2025) and Fern (January 2026). Postman did not disclose the prices.
Why did Postman acquire Akita Software?
Akita, founded by former Carnegie Mellon professor Jean Yang, models APIs by watching live traffic, adding API discovery and observability to Postman.
What is liblab?
liblab is a Dallas-based platform that automates generating and maintaining SDKs. Postman announced the acquisition on November 14, 2025 as part of its unified API lifecycle strategy.
Why did Postman buy Fern?
Fern makes API documentation and SDK generation tools used by API teams at companies such as Square, Auth0, Adobe, Twilio and ElevenLabs. It had 25 staff and more than 200 customers, and keeps its brand and roadmap inside Postman.
What was Orbit?
Orbit was a platform for building and managing developer communities, acquired by Postman in 2024.
Why did Postman acquire API observability pioneer Akita Software in 2023?
In July 2023, Postman acquired Akita Software, founded by Jean Yang. Akita developed eBPF-based network traffic analysis tools that automatically discover live API endpoints and model API behavior in production, expanding Postman from pre-production testing into live API observability.
What was the strategic logic behind Postman acquiring developer community platform Orbit in 2024?
In January 2024, Postman acquired developer community management platform Orbit. Orbit's algorithms allow Postman to analyze open-source developer engagement, map developer networks, and power the global developer growth flywheel for the Postman Public API Network.
How did Postman's acquisition of liblab accelerate client SDK generation?
Postman acquired code-generation tool liblab in 2024 to enable developers to instantly generate production-ready client SDKs in multiple programming languages (Python, TypeScript, Go, Java) directly from Postman API specifications.
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