Bruno vs Restfox
Bruno
usebruno.com
Restfox
restfox.devSide by side
| Figure | Bruno | Restfox |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $6/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 1 |
| Spec score · API clients | 9.4 (#3) | 7.8 (#30) |
| Purpose | Bruno is a Git-native API client for exploring and testing APIs. | Restfox describes itself as an offline-first, minimalistic HTTP and socket testing client for web and desktop. |
| Self-hosting | API documentation generated by Bruno is self-hosted as a standalone site, and collections remain in infrastructure controlled by the user. | The README provides Docker and Docker Compose instructions for running the web app on port 4004 by default. |
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.