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Bruno vs Scalar API Client: catalog facts
BrunoScalar API Client
Freemium

Most features are free and open source under the MIT licence. Paid editions add features…

Freemium

The open-source client is free; the wider Scalar platform has commercial offerings.

Windows, macOS, Linux Web
  • Collections are plain files, so Git does the versioning and sharing
  • Offline only, with the project committing to never adding cloud sync
  • Understands OpenAPI descriptions
  • Open source on GitHub
  • Some team features are paid
  • The Bru markup is a format specific to Bruno
  • The website focuses on the commercial docs and SDK platform rather than the client
  • Most useful when an OpenAPI description exists
Downloadable app Web application
Open source Open source
License: MIT License not stated
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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