Is Bruno free to use?

Yes, Bruno is open source under the MIT license. You can use, modify, and distribute it freely within the terms of the license.

Can I self-host Bruno?

Bruno is not typically self-hosted. Check the project documentation for available deployment and hosting options.

What does Bruno replace?

Bruno is an open source alternative to Postman. It provides similar functionality while being free and community-driven.

How popular is Bruno?

Bruno has 43.1k stars on GitHub, indicating a strong and active community of users and contributors.

Bruno

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Fast, Git-friendly API client — Postman alternative

MITJavaScriptReactNode.js

api-clientgit-friendlyofflinetesting

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Last updated: 3 days ago

43.1k

Stars

2.3k

Forks

406

Contributors

Apr 2026

Last Commit

Project Health

88/ 100

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