TL;DR - Bruno
- Bruno is an open-source IDE for exploring and testing APIs, alternative to Postman
- It stores collections in your filesystem with Git-friendly plain text files
- Free and open-source
Pricing: Free forever
Best for: Individuals & startups
Score: 82/100
Pricing Plans
free trialFree
Free
Open source
- HTTP, REST, GraphQL
- Git integration
- Offline only
- Core features
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Pro
$6/month per user
Teams
- Git UI
- OAS generation
- Priority support
Ultimate
$11/month per user
Enterprise
- Test reports
- Secret managers
- Premium support
About Bruno
Bruno is an API client that stores collections in plain files, not the cloud. Like Postman, but your requests live in Git alongside your code, version-controlled and shareable without vendor lock-in.
The interface is clean and focused. Collections are just folders with JSON files. No account required, no syncing complexity.
Developers who want API testing tools without cloud dependencies choose Bruno for an approach that fits development workflows naturally.
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Bruno FAQ
Yes, Bruno is open source and free. MIT licensed. No paid version. Local-first API client.
Bruno is an open-source API client. Alternative to Postman that stores collections in your filesystem. Git-friendly, no cloud sync required.
Bruno is free, open source, and stores locally. Postman is cloud-first with collaboration features. Bruno for privacy and version control; Postman for team features.
Collections stored as files in your repo. No account needed. Git-friendly format. Good for developers who want API testing version controlled.