Bruno API client
Hacker ApprovedRanked 2 of 5 API clients by recommenders
Free API client that stores requests as plain files in your project, so git can track them. Some find it cumbersome and doubt the free model will last.
Free API client that stores requests as plain files in your project, so git can track them. Some find it cumbersome and doubt the free model will last.
14 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 79%
Recommended in 8 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 3.7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 8 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Plain files stored locally, git-friendly
“having requests stored as plaintext files, so you can easily track it with git”
Comment from 9 Feb 2026 in “SHOW HN: Postman removes free team collaboration (small teams capped at 1 user)” “stores collections as plain Bru files in your project directory”
Comment from 15 Mar 2026 on Hacker News “le request restano locali per design”
Comment from 29 Jun 2026 in “Data Privacy while using API tools”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Free model may not last
“We will see how long that lasts.”
Comment from 22 May 2026 in “Slumber a TUI HTTP Client” “postman, insomnia, bruno all followed the same free -> freemium bait and switch”
Comment from 31 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Ghostman – A fast, keyboard-driven TUI API client and webhook inspector”
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See all 5 API clients, rankedWhat people said
10 of the 15 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Because Bruno lacked some features I needed.”
“postman, insomnia, bruno all followed the same free -> freemium bait and switch”
“lean, dependable and recently got .yml support”
“Bruno consumes 300MB in RAM.”
“le request restano locali per design”
“We will see how long that lasts.”
“they feel a little cumbersome at times”
“stores collections as plain Bru files in your project directory”
“having requests stored as plaintext files, so you can easily track it with git”
“Bruno ticks the boxes for this”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.