Bruno Alternatives

Bruno is described as 'Lightweight open source API client for testing endpoints, saving requests as plain text files, offline use, git-compatible collaboration, and privacy-focused storage' and is a popular API Client in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Bruno for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Flathub apps. The best Bruno alternative is Postman, which is free. Other great apps like Bruno are Insomnia REST Client, Yaak, Insomnium and ApiArk.

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  1. OlympAPI icon
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    Native API client for Windows & Linux — collections, environments, OpenAPI import, Git sync, request chaining, and response testing.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. Restretto icon
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    Minimal native and free REST API client for Mac.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Native desktop workspace for macOS, Windows, Linux combining REST and GraphQL API requests, Postman and OpenAPI import, PostgreSQL/MySQL/SQLite management, SSH/SFTP, encrypted vault for credentials, docs, Kanban boards, offline use, and integrated team chat.

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    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. Free, privacy-first API client built natively into VS Code. Test REST, GraphQL & WebSocket APIs locally — no login, no cloud sync, no telemetry.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Visual Studio Code
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  5. RequesterX icon
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    RequesterX is a free desktop HTTP client for API testing and development. Organize requests into nested collections, use environment variables for easy context switching, generate code snippets in 13 languages, and keep everything stored locally — no account required.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  6. Routebase icon
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    Routebase keeps your API's design, docs, mock servers, contract tests and monitoring in one living OpenAPI spec so they can't drift apart.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  7. RedfireForge icon
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    Visual API testing & load-testing workbench for HTTP, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSocket, SSE, and Kafka — with a workflow designer, API mock server, and CI-ready CLI.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
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  8. Atrahasis icon
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    Api client and Development Platform.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  9. RestRuno icon
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    Fast, offline-first REST API client for testing and debugging APIs — no account, no cloud, collections stored as plain JSON files on your disk.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  10. Flowtest icon
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    Create multi-step HTTP API checks in a visual editor by chaining requests, extracting response values, applying conditional logic, and setting assertions. Runs can be scheduled or triggered in CI/CD, logging payloads, assertion results, and timings for debugging.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  11. Test API icon
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    Use Test API for restful api testing. This postman alternative test rest api online and use post request online to test API endpoint.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
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  12. Lightweight, free and open-source offline REST and GraphQL API client for Visual Studio Code. A privacy-focused client for testing APIs, HTTP requests and web services.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Cursor
    • Windsurf
    • Visual Studio Code
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