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PorticolPorticol vs Bruno
Bruno is an offline API client that keeps collections as files. Porticol is a native API client that works offline with no account, keeps collections in Git, and lets your coding agents run them over MCP. Every fact about Bruno below cites its source, checked on 20 Oct 2026.
| Porticol | Bruno | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Free for up to 3 seats1 | The open source edition is free, with two workspaces and public Git providers2 |
| Paid plans | Team $12, Business $24, Enterprise $48 a seat a month1 | Pro $6, Ultimate $11 a user a month, billed annually2 |
| Use it without an account | Yes, the desktop app needs no account and no network3 | Yes, Bruno is offline-only with no cloud sync4 |
| Collections kept on your computer | Yes, in one SQLite file on your computer3 | Yes, in a folder on your filesystem4 |
| Collections as files in Git | Yes, linked to a folder in a Git repository as readable files5 | Yes, the folder goes in Git like any other4 |
| MCP server for coding agents | Yes, built in, read-only until you allow writes6 | No official server; community servers exist7 |
| CLI for CI | Yes, porticol-cli with JUnit, JSON and HTML reports8 | Yes, the Bruno CLI4 |
Sources
- porticol.app/pricing
- www.usebruno.com/pricing
- porticol.app/docs/faq
- github.com/usebruno/bruno
- porticol.app/docs/api-design
- porticol.app/docs/mcp
- mcp.directory/blog/bruno-mcp-complete-guide-2026
- porticol.app/docs/cli
Speed on the same Mac
- Porticol opened its first window in 0.24 s; Bruno took 1.70 s.
- At idle Porticol used 114 MB of memory; Bruno used 411 MB.
- Porticol takes 29 MB on disk; Bruno takes 500 MB.
Measured on 18 Oct 2026 on an Apple M4 Pro, macOS 26.4, arm64, the median of five launches each; see how we measured.
Where Bruno is stronger
- Bruno is open source under the MIT licence. Source
- Its paid plans start lower, at $6 a user a month. Source
Switching from Bruno
Porticol imports Postman collections and environments, Insomnia v4, OpenAPI 3, HAR and cURL; see Import.