Use case · API testing

Test every API from one workspace

REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and WebSocket, validated with real assertions, versioned in Git, and run the same way by everyone on the team.

Bruno's test runner showing per-request pass/fail rows, assertion results, status codes, and response times.
The challenge

Testing an API shouldn't take three tools

One tool per protocol

Separate clients for REST, GraphQL, and gRPC mean constant context switching, and lost time.

Collections locked in the cloud

Tests you can't diff, review in a pull request, or run offline without an account.

Bloat over speed

Heavy clients that do everything except get out of the way when you just want a fast request.

How Bruno helps

One workspace, real assertions, versioned in Git

1

Every protocol in one place

REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and WebSocket share a single interface, with no switching tools mid-task.

2

Assertions that read like intent

Validate status codes, headers, and nested JSON. Write tests and scripts in JavaScript when a case needs it.

3

Tests live in your repository

Collections are plain text files. Branch them, review them in a pull request, and roll them back like any other code.

4

Environments without surprises

Keep dev, staging, and production separate, switch in a click, and share variables securely with the team.

After the switch

Teams don't miss their old client

93%
of surveyed developers rated Bruno as good as or better than Postman.
88%
said Git-based syncing improved how their team works.
4.2/5
onboarding and training satisfaction, even for first-time users.

From a recent enterprise migration of nearly 700 developers from Postman to Bruno.

Test your APIs the way your team already works

Free, open source, and local-first. No account required.

Free and open source · macOS, Windows & Linux · No account needed