Instead of Postman

Build and test API requests, share collections.

Swap it

Bruno stores collections as files in your repo, which is how it should have worked all along. Hoppscotch is the browser-based one.

You lose: The cloud workspace and the mock servers.

Start here

Bruno

MITa containeractive

Desktop app with git-friendly files. Collaboration is through git, not a cloud.

github.com/usebruno/bruno www.usebruno.com

One container, no domain needed.

Also worth a look

HoppscotchMITan eveningactive
Browser-based and self-hostable. Smaller than Postman's feature set.
github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch hoppscotch.io
InsomniaApache-2.0a containeractive
Local app, and the account prompts have annoyed a lot of people. Still good at the job.
github.com/Kong/insomnia insomnia.rest

Facts checked 8 November 2026. Licences, activity and archive status come from each project's own repository; the verdict and the cost lines are the desk's.