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Open-source alternatives to Postman

The best open-source alternative to Postman is Hoppscotch Community Edition (MIT, 80,684 GitHub stars, Docker image). Bruno stands out for the most commits in the last 12 months (1,653), and Kong stands out for a permissive Apache-2.0 license.

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Top picks

  1. Rank 1:

    Hoppscotch Community Edition

    hoppscotch/hoppscotch

    Fast and beautiful API request builder.

    Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026

    API ManagementTypeScriptDocker

    Stands out for the most GitHub stars.

  2. Rank 2:

    Bruno

    usebruno/bruno

    Fast, git-friendly open-source API client, an alternative to Postman.

    Active · last commit Oct 24, 2026

    API ManagementJavaScript

    Stands out for the most commits in the last 12 months (1,653).

  3. Rank 3:

    Kong

    Kong/kong

    Microservice API Gateway and Platform.

    Active · last commit Oct 19, 2026

    API ManagementLuaDocker

    Stands out for a permissive Apache-2.0 license.

At a glance

Postman alternatives compared

Open-source apps come first, then source-available ones and apps whose license appsgit could not verify; within each group, projects with at least 12 commits in the last 12 months come before less active or archived ones, then by GitHub stars.

Postman alternatives compared, data as of 2026-10-26
AppStands out forLicenseGitHub starsCommits (12 mo)Last commitDocker image
Hoppscotch Community Editionthe most GitHub starsMIT80,684322Oct 26, 2026Yes
Brunothe most commits in the last 12 months (1,653)MIT47,8471,653Oct 24, 2026No
Konga permissive Apache-2.0 licenseApache-2.044,30135Oct 19, 2026Yes

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  1. 1

    Hoppscotch Community Edition

    Fast and beautiful API request builder.

    Stands out for the most GitHub stars. Hoppscotch Community Edition has 80,684 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 322 commits in the last year.

  2. 2

    Bruno

    Fast, git-friendly open-source API client, an alternative to Postman.

    Stands out for the most commits in the last 12 months (1,653). Bruno has 47,847 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license and had 1,653 commits in the last year.

  3. 3

    Kong

    Microservice API Gateway and Platform.

    Stands out for a permissive Apache-2.0 license. Kong has 44,301 GitHub stars, uses the Apache-2.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 35 commits in the last year.

FAQ

Postman alternatives: FAQ

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Is there a free alternative to Postman?

Yes. All 3 apps on this page are open source and free to self-host, so you can replace Postman without per-user fees. You pay only for the server.

Can I self-host an alternative to Postman with Docker?

Yes. 2 of the 3 apps here publish a Docker image, including Hoppscotch Community Edition and Kong, so you can run them on a home server or VPS with Docker Compose.

Which Postman alternative is the most actively developed?

Bruno (MIT), with 1,653 commits in the last 12 months. Activity is a good sign that bugs and security issues get fixed.

How is this list ranked?

Open-source apps come first, then source-available ones and apps whose license appsgit could not verify; within each group, projects with at least 12 commits in the last 12 months come before less active or archived ones, then by GitHub stars.