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Bruno alternative: every API client feature free, no account, no plan

Bruno is a well-liked open-source API client, but its Git UI, extra workspaces, unlimited OpenAPI sync, secret-manager integrations and AI assistant sit behind Pro and Ultimate plans. MyDevTools is a free, open-source desktop API client with nothing gated: REST, GraphQL, WebSocket and gRPC, a local mock server, a collection runner, sandboxed scripts and secrets from an encrypted local vault — with 80+ other developer tools in the same app.

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Choose Bruno when

Bruno remains the right choice when the files-on-disk model is the point.

  • You need collections as plain-text files reviewed in Git today.
  • You run collections in CI with the bru CLI, Docker image or GitHub Action.
  • You need Windows or Linux builds — MyDevTools ships macOS builds today.

Choose MyDevTools when

MyDevTools covers the same daily API work without a paid tier or a sign-in, and goes further on protocols and languages.

  • REST, GraphQL with introspection, WebSocket, and native gRPC with server reflection, unary and streaming calls.
  • Local mock server from saved examples, a runner with CSV/JSON data and JUnit export, environments, response chaining and pm.* scripts.
  • Secrets resolved from the encrypted local vault and never written into collections, a UI in 27 languages, and JSON, JWT, SQL, MongoDB and Redis tools one click away.

Verdict

Bruno is best for Git-tracked collection files and CI. MyDevTools is best when you want a private, offline client with every feature free and a full toolkit around it.

  • Best Git-native files and CLI: Bruno.
  • Best free, offline, account-free client: MyDevTools.
  • Best API client plus 80+ developer tools: MyDevTools.

Common comparison questions

Does MyDevTools have a paid tier like Bruno Pro?

No. MyDevTools is licensed under the AGPL-3.0 and every feature — mock server, runner, gRPC, vault-backed secrets, imports and exports — is free with no plan, no trial and no account.

Can I import my Bruno collections?

Not directly yet. Export from Bruno as a Postman collection and import that into MyDevTools, which also accepts OpenAPI, HAR and cURL.