Bruno alternatives for Mac
Bruno — Open source IDE for exploring and testing APIs — is installed 4,776 times a month through Homebrew. These are hand-picked alternatives that occupy the same slot, ordered by how comparable their user base is.
Run
brew install --cask bruno to install Bruno itself.- Postman9,104 installs/mo
- Microsoft Visual Studio Code7.6× the installs
- Zed8,832 installs/mo
- Tower45.9× smaller user base
- DBeaver Community Edition2.1× the installs
- Insomnia5.9× smaller user base
- Atlassian SourceTree4.6× smaller user base
- OrbStack4.4× the installs
Full comparison
| Bruno | Postman | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | GUI app | GUI app |
| Category | Developer Tools | Developer Tools |
| Open source | Yes (inferred) | Not declared |
| Licence | Not declared | Not declared |
| Apple silicon | Universal | Universal |
| Latest version | 4.3.0 | 12.33.4 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 |
| Installs (30 days) | 4,776 | 9,104 |
| Install command | brew install --cask bruno | brew install --cask postman |
How we picked these
The list comes from a hand-maintained set of same-purpose apps, not from keyword matching. Alternatives are removed automatically when Homebrew no longer carries them. Ordering reflects 30-day install volume, not paid placement. Data updated 2026-10-26.