Bruno
Bruno is an open-source, self-hosted app in the API Management category, licensed MIT and written mainly in JavaScript. It is a self-hosted alternative to Postman. It has 47,847 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 24, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 47,847
- Forks
- 3,030
- Open issues
- 1,353
- Commits, last 12 months
- 1,653
- Last commit
- Oct 24, 2026
- Latest release
- v4.3.0Oct 22, 2026
- Created
- Sep 27, 2022
- License
- MITOpen source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 24, 2026, 1,653 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases9 releases in 12 months
- Welcomes contributors18 open good-first-issue or help-wanted issues and a contributing guide
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 24, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 1,653 |
| Latest release | v4.3.0 (Oct 22, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 9 |
| Releases, all time | 175 |
| Open issues | 1,353 |
| Open pull requests | 586 |
| Good first issues | 14 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Sep 27, 2022 |
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About Bruno
Fast, git-friendly open-source API client, an alternative to Postman.
Description written by appsgit. Source code: github.com/usebruno/bruno.
Topics
- api-client
- git
- graphql-client
- opensource
- automation
- javascript
- testing
- api-testing
- developer-tools
- http-client
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Is Bruno free and open source?
Yes. Bruno is open-source software released under the MIT license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Bruno with Docker?
Bruno does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (Electron), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to Bruno?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Bruno include Hoppscotch Community Edition, Kong and Hasura. Bruno itself is a self-hosted alternative to Postman.
Is Bruno actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Bruno was on Oct 24, 2026 with 1,653 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v4.3.0, published Oct 22, 2026. It had 1,353 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.