Bruno
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
2recommend
3warn against
Dec 22, 2025first mention
Oct 31, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“The biggest benefit for me was having requests stored as plaintext files, so you can easily track it with git.”
switched from Postmanon “SHOW HN: Postman removes free team collaboration (sm…”
“have you tried this one”
Caveats and dissent
“postman, insomnia, bruno all followed the same free -> freemium bait and switch”
“even bruno to some extent is forced to find a viable monetization strategy”
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Often compared with
Threads where it came up
- Ask HN: What developer tool do you wish existed in 2026? 2 mentions
- Show HN: Ghostman – A fast, keyboard-driven TUI API client and webhook inspector 1 mention
- Show HN: Helena – API client with no Electron and no accounts, in Go+Fyne 1 mention
- The API Tooling Crisis: Why developers are abandoning Postman and its clones? 1 mention
- The API Tooling Crisis 1 mention
- SHOW HN: Postman removes free team collaboration (small teams capped at 1 user) 1 mention
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All comments 7
“postman, insomnia, bruno all followed the same free -> freemium bait and switch”
“heavily inspired by Bruno”
“I use Bruno, I use ApiDog, but they feel a little cumbersome at times. Good enough, but not great.”
“even bruno to some extent is forced to find a viable monetization strategy”
“The biggest benefit for me was having requests stored as plaintext files, so you can easily track it with git.”
“Still bloated”
“have you tried this one”