Positioned as a lightweight, privacy-focused, and Git-friendly alternative to Postman and Insomnia. Emphasizes local-first architecture and open-source values to prevent 'enshitification'.

Leadership

Founders

Anoop M D

Former Senior Software Engineer at SurveyMonkey (2 years) and experience at Mercedes-Benz. Over a decade of experience in programming and building apps with Javascript.

Executive Team

Anoop M D

Founder / CEO

Senior software engineer with background at SurveyMonkey and Mercedes-Benz.

Founding Story

Anoop M D started working on Bruno in December 2021. The vision was to create a paradigm where developers can co-locate their API collections alongside their code in version control, avoiding the 'cloud-mandatory' and 'VC-funded' trajectory of existing tools like Postman and Insomnia. The tool is named after his dog, Bruno.

Business Model

Revenue Model

Subscription-based for Pro and Ultimate tiers; Open-core model.

Pricing Tiers

Open Source

Free, flexible, extensible.

Pro

$6/user/month (annual)

Git integration, automation, and support.

Ultimate

$11/user/month (annual)

Enterprise-grade integrations and support.

Private (Explicitly rejects VC funding)

Target Markets

Industries & Segments

Software Developers
QA Engineers
DevOps Teams
Fortune 500 Enterprises

Use Cases

API Development and Testing
Collaborative API Documentation
CI/CD API Automation
GraphQL exploration

Notable Customers

Fortune 500 companies

Quick Facts

Headquarters

Bengaluru, India

Founded

2021

Entity Type

Inc.

Employees

Total Funding

Unfunded (Bootstrapped)

Office Locations

Bengaluru

History & Milestones

July 16, 2026

Won API World 2026 Award for Best in API Developer Experience.

July 2026

Surpassed 4 million developers.

July 30, 2026

Launched Bruno v4.0.0 with Native AI and Typed Variables.

Nov 2025

Team grew to 23 members.

Late 2024

Reached 200,000 monthly active developers.

Key Capabilities

Local-first (collections stored as files)

Git-friendly (version control integration)

Native AI capabilities

Scripting with Javascript

Declarative collection format (Bru language)

Secret Management

Integrations & Partnerships

Platform Integrations

Git
VS Code
GitHub Actions
Docker

Key Partnerships

GitHub (Action integration)

Docker (Official Image)

Connect

Website

GitHub

X / Twitter

Discord

AI Topics

Bruno focuses on these topics:

AI Coding Assistants(1)

Automated Testing(1)

Documentation(1)

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Bruno

Reinventing the API client from first principles with a local-first, Git-friendly, and open-source approach.

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At a Glance

Bengaluru, IndiaHeadquarters

2021Est.

30Employees

AI Tools by Bruno

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Latest News

07/30/2026

Bruno v4.0.0 Launched with Native AI, Typed Variables, and Apps

blog.usebruno.com

07/16/2026

Bruno Wins API World 2026 Award for Best in API Developer Experience

blog.usebruno.com

07/01/2026

Bruno Surpasses 4 Million Developers

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05/01/2026

Official Bruno Docker Image and GitHub Action Released

blog.usebruno.com

Products & Services

Bruno Open Source

2022

The core open-source API client for individual developers.

Bruno Pro

Professional tier with deeper Git integration, automation, and support.

Bruno Ultimate

Enterprise-grade tier with advanced integrations and support.

Bruno AI

July 2026

AI-powered features for generating requests and tests.

Market Position

Positioned as a lightweight, privacy-focused, and Git-friendly alternative to Postman and Insomnia. Emphasizes local-first architecture and open-source values to prevent 'enshitification'.

Leadership

Founders

Anoop M D

Former Senior Software Engineer at SurveyMonkey (2 years) and experience at Mercedes-Benz. Over a decade of experience in programming and building apps with Javascript.

Executive Team

Anoop M D

Founder / CEO

Senior software engineer with background at SurveyMonkey and Mercedes-Benz.

Founding Story

Business Model

Revenue Model

Subscription-based for Pro and Ultimate tiers; Open-core model.

Pricing Tiers

Open Source

Free, flexible, extensible.

Pro

$6/user/month (annual)

Git integration, automation, and support.

Ultimate

$11/user/month (annual)

Enterprise-grade integrations and support.

Private (Explicitly rejects VC funding)

Target Markets

Industries & Segments

Software Developers
QA Engineers
DevOps Teams
Fortune 500 Enterprises

Use Cases

API Development and Testing
Collaborative API Documentation
CI/CD API Automation
GraphQL exploration

Notable Customers

Fortune 500 companies

Quick Facts

Headquarters

Bengaluru, India

Founded

2021

Entity Type

Inc.

Employees

Total Funding

Unfunded (Bootstrapped)

Office Locations

Bengaluru

History & Milestones

July 16, 2026

Won API World 2026 Award for Best in API Developer Experience.

July 2026

Surpassed 4 million developers.

July 30, 2026

Launched Bruno v4.0.0 with Native AI and Typed Variables.

Nov 2025

Team grew to 23 members.

Late 2024

Reached 200,000 monthly active developers.

Key Capabilities

Local-first (collections stored as files)

Git-friendly (version control integration)

Native AI capabilities

Scripting with Javascript

Declarative collection format (Bru language)

Secret Management

Integrations & Partnerships

Platform Integrations

Git
VS Code
GitHub Actions
Docker

Key Partnerships

GitHub (Action integration)

Docker (Official Image)

Connect

Website

GitHub

X / Twitter

Discord

AI Topics

Bruno focuses on these topics:

AI Coding Assistants(1)

Automated Testing(1)

Documentation(1)

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