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

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