# Private and open-source alternatives to Postman

1. [gitGost](https://privacyratings.com/developer-tools/gitgost/): B (80/100). Relay for contributing to Git repositories anonymously: add it as a Git remote and it opens a pull request from a shared bot account with author name, email and commit metadata removed.
2. [Yaak](https://privacyratings.com/developer-tools/yaak/): C (65/100). Offline-first desktop API client for REST, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSocket and server-sent events, storing data locally with optional Git sync. Free for personal use, with a license required for commercial use.
3. [DevToys](https://privacyratings.com/developer-tools/devtoys/): D (50/100). Offline desktop toolbox for developers with utilities for JSON, YAML, hashes, JWTs, Base64, text comparison and more, so data does not need to be pasted into online tools.
4. [Insomnia](https://privacyratings.com/developer-tools/insomnia/): D (45/100). API client from Kong for REST, GraphQL, gRPC and WebSocket requests, with API design and testing tools. Data can be stored locally, in Git, or synced to Kong's cloud.
5. [Hoppscotch](https://privacyratings.com/developer-tools/hoppscotch/): D (40/100). API development tool for REST, GraphQL, WebSocket and other requests, available as a web app, desktop app and self-hostable server.
6. [Bruno](https://privacyratings.com/developer-tools/bruno/): F (25/100). Local-first API client that stores collections as plain text files in the filesystem, so they can be versioned with Git. Supports REST, GraphQL, gRPC and WebSocket requests.

Source: https://privacyratings.com/alternatives/postman/