Bruno vs Posting
Bruno
usebruno.comPosting
posting.shSide by side
| Figure | Bruno | Posting |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $6/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 5 | 1 |
| Spec score · API clients | 9.4 (#3) | 7.7 (#32) |
| Environments | Users can create multiple environments, switch between them, use variables, and write pre-request and post-response JavaScript scripts. | Variables can be loaded from one or more .env files and substituted into outgoing requests. |
| License | The public Bruno repository is MIT licensed, while the company states that paid binary features are supplied from a private upstream repository. | The GitHub repository lists the Apache-2.0 license. |
| Scripting | JavaScript scripts can run during request lifecycles, and recent releases added gRPC lifecycle scripting and safer QuickJS execution. | Python setup, pre-request, and post-response scripts can prepare or modify requests and process responses. |
| Support | Support is available through [email protected], documentation, a GitHub issue tracker and sales contact. | The FAQ directs feature suggestions to GitHub Discussions and bug reports to GitHub Issues. |
Plans
Bruno
- Open SourceFree
- Pro$6 a month
- Ultimate$11 a month
- Pro$72 a year
- Ultimate$132 a year
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.