Alternatives to Bruno
Bruno ranks #17 in API Development with a BenchRank score of 49.9/100. These are the 25 other api development tools we rank, best first. Rank numbers show each tool's position in the full API Development ranking.
Ranked 1
86 — BenchRank score out of 100Postman
Postman · API platform for designing, testing, monitoring and distributing APIs
Best for: Development teams building, testing and managing APIs who want one tool from spec to monitoring.
Ranked 2
84.8 — BenchRank score out of 100Scalar
Scalar · API docs, SDKs, MCP servers and an API client from one OpenAPI file
Best for: API teams that want docs, SDKs and MCP servers generated from one OpenAPI document
Ranked 3
72.5 — BenchRank score out of 100Fern
Fern · Docs, SDKs and a CLI generated from your API spec
Best for: Teams with an OpenAPI-style spec who want hosted docs, generated SDKs and a CLI from one source
Ranked 4
70 — BenchRank score out of 100WunderGraph
WunderGraph · GraphQL Federation platform with an open-source, self-hosted router
Best for: Platform teams running GraphQL Federation across many subgraphs who want a self-hosted router
Ranked 5
68.5 — BenchRank score out of 100Fiddler
Fiddler · Web debugging proxy for capturing and modifying HTTP traffic
Best for: Developers and QA teams debugging HTTP/HTTPS traffic on Windows, macOS or Linux
Ranked 6
66.3 — BenchRank score out of 100Insomnia
Insomnia · Open-source API platform for design, debugging, testing and mocking
Best for: API teams that need one tool to design, debug, test and mock APIs with local, Git or cloud storage
Ranked 7
65.5 — BenchRank score out of 100Unkey
UnKey · API deployment, gateway and observability on one platform
Best for: Teams that want API deployment, key auth, rate limiting and logs from a single vendor
Ranked 8
62.8 — BenchRank score out of 100Tyk
Tyk · API management and AI agent governance on one control plane
Best for: Teams running REST, GraphQL, gRPC and AI agent traffic that need self-hosted API management
Ranked 9
62.6 — BenchRank score out of 100Voiden
Voiden · Offline-first, Git-native API workspace built on plain Markdown
Best for: Developers and teams who version-control everything and want API specs, docs and tests in Git
Ranked 10
57 — BenchRank score out of 100Yaak
Yaak · Local-first desktop API client for HTTP, GraphQL, gRPC and WebSocket
Best for: Developers wanting an offline, local-first API client with Git-based sharing and a CLI for agents.
Ranked 11
56.4 — BenchRank score out of 100Gravitee
Gravitee · API, event and AI agent management on one platform
Best for: Enterprises governing APIs, Kafka event streams and AI agent traffic on one platform
Ranked 12
55 — BenchRank score out of 100KrakenD
Krakend · Stateless open source API and AI gateway
Best for: Teams running many microservices that need one gateway for routing, auth and AI traffic.
Ranked 13
53.8 — BenchRank score out of 100ForgeCode
Tailcall · Open-source coding harness that runs inside your ZSH terminal
Best for: Developers who work in a ZSH terminal and want an open-source, model-agnostic coding agent.
Ranked 14
51.5 — BenchRank score out of 100Optic
Optic · Open-source CLI for OpenAPI linting, diffing and testing
Best for: API teams on OpenAPI who want to catch breaking changes and keep specs matching real traffic
Ranked 15
51.1 — BenchRank score out of 100Requestly
Requestly · Git-native desktop API client storing collections as local JSON
Best for: Development teams who want their API collections version-controlled in Git rather than a vendor cloud.
Ranked 16
50.7 — BenchRank score out of 100Mockoon
Mockoon · Local, open-source mock REST API servers with a cloud option
Best for: Developers and small teams needing local mock REST APIs for development and integration testing
Ranked 18
47.6 — BenchRank score out of 100Hive
Hive · Open-source schema registry, analytics and gateway for GraphQL federation
Best for: Teams running federated GraphQL APIs that want a self-hostable schema registry and gateway
Ranked 19
45.2 — BenchRank score out of 100Hoppscotch
Hoppscotch · Open-source API client for building, testing and sharing requests
Best for: Developer teams wanting an open-source API client they can use on the cloud or self-host.
Ranked 20
39.5 — BenchRank score out of 100Firecamp
Firecamp · Open-source multi-protocol API client with shared team workspaces
Best for: Dev teams testing REST, GraphQL, WebSocket and SocketIO APIs who want an open-source Postman alternative
Ranked 21
36.7 — BenchRank score out of 100Dash for macOS
Dash for macOS · Offline API documentation browser and snippet manager for macOS
Best for: Mac developers who want offline API docs and reusable code snippets in one searchable app
Ranked 22
29.6 — BenchRank score out of 100Charles
Charles · HTTP proxy and monitor for viewing HTTP and HTTPS traffic
Best for: Developers who need to inspect HTTP and HTTPS traffic between their machine and the internet
Ranked 23
29.5 — BenchRank score out of 100HTTP Toolkit
HTTP Toolkit · Open-source tool to intercept, inspect and edit HTTP(S) traffic
Best for: Developers and testers who need to intercept, inspect and edit HTTP(S) traffic from specific clients.
Ranked 24
29.3 — BenchRank score out of 100mitmproxy
mitmproxy · Interactive HTTPS proxy for intercepting, inspecting and replaying traffic
Best for: Developers and security testers who need to intercept, inspect and modify HTTPS traffic
Ranked 25
22.9 — BenchRank score out of 100Scaphold.io
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Ranked 26
10.8 — BenchRank score out of 100HTTPie
HTTPie · API testing client for the terminal, web and desktop
Best for: Developers testing HTTP APIs who want a command-line client or a graphical app
