Bruno
Best for a Git-friendly client that keeps data on disk
License: Open source
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- Command line
Status: Active
Bruno vs Postman
Postman and Bruno, one of its free alternatives, side by side.
Postman
API platform for building, testing and documenting APIs with collections, mock servers and team workspaces. Has a free single-user plan.
License: Free tier- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- Web
- Command line
Status: Verified
Side by side
| Fact | Bruno | Postman |
|---|---|---|
| License | License: Open sourceMIT | License: Free tier |
| Maintenance | Status: Active | Status: Verified |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Web | No | Yes |
| Command line | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hostable | No | No |
| Works offline | Yes | No |
| No account needed | Yes | No |
| Parity with Postman | 81% | The reference |
License classes: Open source and Free tier. Status rules: Active means a commit in the last 90 days. See the methodology.
Feature parity with Postman
How Bruno covers what people use Postman for.
| Feature | Bruno |
|---|---|
| Requests | |
| Send REST, GraphQL, gRPC and WebSocket requests | YesNote 1REST, GraphQL, gRPC and WebSocket requests |
| Organize | |
| Collections and environment variables | YesNote 2Collections are plain files; environments and secrets are supported |
| Testing | |
| Test scripts and assertions | YesNote 3JavaScript pre-request and post-response scripts with assertions |
| Automation | |
| Run collections from the command line or CI | YesNote 4Bruno CLI runs collections in CI |
| Design | |
| Mock servers | PartialNote 5Mock servers are in beta and must be switched on in Preferences |
| Docs | |
| Generated API documentation | PartialNote 6Markdown docs on requests and folders; there is no hosted documentation site |
| Collaboration | |
| Shared workspaces for a team | PartialNote 7Teams share collections through Git; the free edition supports public Git providers only |
| Import | |
| Import Postman collections and OpenAPI files | YesNote 8Imports Postman collections and environments |
| Parity score | 81% |
- Bruno, Send REST, GraphQL, gRPC and WebSocket requests: REST, GraphQL, gRPC and WebSocket requests
- Bruno, Collections and environment variables: Collections are plain files; environments and secrets are supported
- Bruno, Test scripts and assertions: JavaScript pre-request and post-response scripts with assertions
- Bruno, Run collections from the command line or CI: Bruno CLI runs collections in CI
- Bruno, Mock servers: Mock servers are in beta and must be switched on in Preferences
- Bruno, Generated API documentation: Markdown docs on requests and folders; there is no hosted documentation site
- Bruno, Shared workspaces for a team: Teams share collections through Git; the free edition supports public Git providers only
- Bruno, Import Postman collections and OpenAPI files: Imports Postman collections and environments