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Bruno

Open source IDE for exploring and testing APIs

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The Lens

By Erik Loyd, SaaS CEO and former COO/CFO of an AWS Premier Partner.

Updated Oct 2026

Bruno is the Postman replacement that keeps every API request as a plain text file in your repo: no account, no login, no cloud sync. The desktop app is MIT licensed, free, and covers REST, GraphQL and gRPC with scripting, tests and an unlimited collection runner.

Setup is a download. Collections are YAML (OpenCollection) or older .bru files, so they diff and review like code. Version 4 added an AI assistant for scripts and docs, free tier included.

The paywall is about teams. Free caps you at two open workspaces, public Git providers only, and no commit or push from Bruno's built-in Git panel. Pro is $6 per user per month, billed annually, and lifts that. Ultimate is $11 and adds SSO, SCIM and audit logs. The $19 one-time Golden Edition is gone. Solo: free. Small teams: free, or Pro once the Git limits bite. Larger teams: Ultimate, well under Postman Team at $19.

The catch: collections are code, so treat them that way. A path-traversal bug lets a malicious collection read and send your local files (CVE-2026-85665), and its issue is still open. The CLI also caught the March 2026 axios npm compromise. Don't run collections you didn't write.

Free vs Self-Hosted vs Paid

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Free: The MIT-licensed desktop app (Mac, Windows, Linux) with HTTP, REST, GraphQL and gRPC, testing, scripting, secret management, code generation, history, native Git integration (clone and pull), the AI Assistant, and an unlimited collection runner. Limits: 2 workspaces open at a time, public Git providers only, 5 OpenAPI syncs per month, no commit, push or branch creation from the built-in Git UI, no data-driven runs, community support only. No account or login at all, and no user cap.

Self-hosted: Nothing to host. Bruno is offline-only with no cloud sync; collections live in your repo as YAML (OpenCollection) or .bru files, so your existing Git hosting is the infrastructure. The CLI runs collections in CI via npm (@usebruno/cli) or the usebruno/cli Docker image.

Paid: Only annual billing is shown. Pro is $6 per user per month, billed annually ($72 per user per year): private Git providers, unlimited workspaces and OpenAPI syncs, full Git UI (commit, push, branches, merge conflicts), data-driven testing, 2 license admins, 48-hour email and chat support, credit card only. Ultimate is $11 per user per month, billed annually ($132 per user per year): adds report generation, secret-manager integrations, SSO, SCIM, audit logs, AI governance, unlimited license admins, 24-hour SLA, a dedicated account manager, PO invoicing and custom terms. 14-day Ultimate trial, no credit card. The old $19 one-time Golden Edition is no longer sold. For comparison, Postman's free plan is limited to 1 user and Postman Team is $19 per user per month billed annually.

Free for any number of users with no account, but capped at two open workspaces and no commit or push from the built-in Git panel. Pro is $6 and Ultimate $11 per user per month, both billed annually; the $19 one-time Golden Edition is gone.

What to do by team size

Solo: free; the full API client with no account, collections live in your repo
Small team: free if you commit collections with your own Git tools; Pro at $6 per user per month billed annually for in-app push and private Git providers
Medium team: Pro at $6 per user per month billed annually, under a third of Postman Team at $19
Large team: Ultimate at $11 per user per month billed annually for SSO, SCIM, audit logs and PO invoicing

Self-hosting ops:trivial

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