Bruno
by Bruno · Git-native, local-first API client for REST, GraphQL, gRPC and WebSocket
BenchRank score
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Overview
Bruno is an open-source API client for REST, GraphQL, gRPC and WebSocket requests. Collections are stored as plain-text files on your filesystem using the OpenCollection YAML format, so they can be branched, diffed, reviewed and merged in Git alongside the code they belong to. There is no cloud sync, account or login, and it runs in the desktop app, VS Code and the terminal.
- Best for
- Development teams who want API collections version-controlled in Git rather than synced to a vendor cloud.
- Pricing
- Open-source tier is free; Pro is $6 per user/month and Ultimate $11 per user/month, both billed annually, with a 14-day Ultimate trial and a contact-sales option.
- Runs on
- macOSWindowsSelf-hostedCLI
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Collections are plain-text files you version with Git
- No cloud sync or account; requests stay on your machine
- Free open-source tier covers HTTP, REST, GraphQL and gRPC
- SSO, SCIM and secret manager integrations on paid plans
Trade-offs
- Free tier caps workspaces at 2 and OpenAPI syncs at 5 a month
- Private Git provider support requires a paid plan
- SSO, SCIM and audit logs are on the Ultimate plan only
- Open-source tier has community support only, with no SLA
How Bruno markets itself
A structured read of the promise, proof and page design on Bruno’s captured homepage.
Homepage capture
“The Git-native API client”
- Angle: Open source / ownership
- Hero: Product screenshot
Pricing
Published plans and prices from Bruno’s own pricing page.
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
MCP support
Whether an agent can drive the product through the Model Context Protocol, and how much setup that takes.
API quality
Public API surface: machine-readable spec, official SDKs, documented auth, errors, rate limits and versioning.
Documentation
Publicly reachable docs — coverage, freshness, code samples and machine readability.
Agent friendliness
How readable the site is to an automated client: llms.txt, structured data, server-rendered content, crawler access.
Pricing transparency
Whether real prices are published, self-serve signup exists, and usage costs are knowable without a sales call.
Changelog
A public, dated record of what shipped and when — the clearest signal that a product is still alive.
Marketing site structure
Whether the site answers a buyer's questions: clear positioning, the pages that matter, and accessibility.
Page speed
How fast the site loads for real visitors: Chrome UX Report 75th-percentile LCP, INP and CLS, with a Lighthouse mobile run standing in where a site has too little traffic for field data.
Operational trust
Status page and incident history, security disclosure, compliance and data-processing documentation.
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
Openness
Source availability, self-hosting, data export and open standards. Scored and shown, but not part of the composite — paid SaaS is not worse for being paid SaaS.
Maintenance
Release cadence and repository activity. Scored and shown, but not part of the composite — it is only measurable for open repositories.
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Where this comes from
The Bruno pages BenchRank reads when it scores the product — its documentation, release notes, status and security pages, and its repository where there is one.
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