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Bruno vs Postman: catalog facts
Bruno	Postman
Freemium Most features are free and open source under the MIT licence. Paid editions add features…	Freemium A free tier covers individual use with limits on collaborators, collection runs and…
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Browser extension
Collections are plain files, so Git does the versioning and sharing Offline only, with the project committing to never adding cloud sync	The most widely used API client, so collections and tutorials for it are everywhere Collections with environments, pre-request and test scripts, and a built-in runner
Some team features are paid The Bru markup is a format specific to Bruno	Built around a cloud workspace, and an account is effectively required Offline and local-only use has become harder over successive versions
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Web application, Browser extension
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	License not stated
No account needed	Account needed
Works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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