Bruno vs NativeRest
Bruno
usebruno.com
NativeRest
nativesoft.comSide by side
| Figure | Bruno | NativeRest |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $6/mo | $199/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 5 | 6 |
| Spec score · API clients | 9.4 (#3) | 7.9 (#28) |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| GraphQL support | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | The official 2025 recap says Bruno opened a new headquarters in Bangalore. | Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA |
| Scripting | JavaScript scripts can run during request lifecycles, and recent releases added gRPC lifecycle scripting and safer QuickJS execution. | Its scripting engine supports automated tests, conditional logic, generated test data, and interaction with the local file system and Windows Registry. |
| Support | Support is available through [email protected], documentation, a GitHub issue tracker and sales contact. | Support is available by email, contact form, and GitHub issue tracker. |
Plans
Bruno
- Open SourceFree
- Pro$6 a month
- Ultimate$11 a month
- Pro$72 a year
- Ultimate$132 a year
NativeRest
- Personal$199 a month
- Cloud$399 a month
- Team$799 a month
- Personal$199, paid once
- Cloud$399, paid once
- Team$799, paid once
In their own words
Bruno
Bruno is a Git-native client for exploring and testing APIs, supporting REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and WebSocket protocols. API collections are plain-text files kept in project repositories, where teams can version and review them with Git. Testing tools include assertions, scripts, collection automation, scheduled runs, and CI/CD integration. Users can create and switch between environments, use variables, and run JavaScript before requests or after responses. Bruno offers a desktop client, CLI, IDE extension, API documentation generator, and mock server using the same collection format. Collections can become interactive HTML documentation with code samples and a live playground. Collections, environments, and secrets remain on the user's device; Bruno says project data is not sent to its cloud. However, a startup HTTPS license check sends an IP address, license key, hashed device ID, and Bruno version. The free Open Source plan includes two workspaces and five OpenAPI syncs per month. Pro is $6 a month billed annually, and Ultimate is $11 a month billed annually. A 14-day Ultimate trial is available without a credit card.
NativeRest
NativeRest has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.