Bruno vs Yaak

Both keep collections on your computer and in Git. Pick Bruno if you want it free at work with no account. Pick Yaak for a faster app, an MCP server plugin for your agents, and a lifetime licence.

Choose Bruno if

You use it at work and want it free.
You never want to sign in.
You want team plans from $6 a user a month.

Choose Yaak if

You want an app that opens in 0.47 s, not 1.70 s.
Your agents need an MCP server.
You'd rather pay once than every month.

Bruno Pro, 10 people$720a year
Yaak Business, 10 people$1,490a year
Bruno, first window1.70 s411 MB at idle
Yaak, first window0.47 s234 MB at idle

Where they differ

Price

For a team of 10, a year of Bruno Pro costs $720 and Yaak Business $1,490, so Bruno Pro saves $770.

Bruno: The open source edition is free, with two workspaces and public Git providers¹
Pro $6, Ultimate $11 a user a month, billed annually¹
Yaak: Free for personal use; a licence is needed at work²
Individual $79 a year or $399 once; Business $149 a user a year²

Where your work lives

Bruno works without an account, while Yaak works only partly without an account.

Bruno: Yes, in a folder on your filesystem³
Yes, Bruno is offline-only with no cloud sync³
Yaak: Yes, offline-first⁴
Yes for personal use; work licences are tied to a Yaak account²

AI coding agents

Bruno has no official MCP server, while Yaak has an MCP server for coding agents.

Bruno: No official server; community servers exist⁵
Yaak: Yes, as a plugin⁶

Speed

In our benchmark on an Apple M4 Pro, macOS 26.4, arm64, 18 Oct 2026, Bruno opened its first window in 1.70 s and Yaak in 0.47 s. At idle Bruno used 411 MB of memory and Yaak 234 MB; on disk they take 500 MB and 239 MB. See how we measured.

Side by side

	Bruno	Yaak
Free plan	The open source edition is free, with two workspaces and public Git providers¹	Free for personal use; a licence is needed at work²
Paid plans	Pro $6, Ultimate $11 a user a month, billed annually¹	Individual $79 a year or $399 once; Business $149 a user a year²
Use it without an account	Yes, Bruno is offline-only with no cloud sync³	Yes for personal use; work licences are tied to a Yaak account²
Collections kept on your computer	Yes, in a folder on your filesystem³	Yes, offline-first⁴
Collections as files in Git	Yes, the folder goes in Git like any other³	Yes, workspaces mirror to a folder for Git⁴
MCP server for coding agents	No official server; community servers exist⁵	Yes, as a plugin⁶
CLI for CI	Yes, the Bruno CLI³	Yes, the Yaak CLI⁷

Every fact comes from each app's own pages, checked on 20 Oct 2026. The numbers link to the sources at the end.

What each does better

Where Bruno is stronger

Bruno is open source under the MIT licence.³
Its paid plans start lower, at $6 a user a month.¹

Where Yaak is stronger

Yaak's source is MIT-licensed, and personal use of its builds is free.⁴
It sells a lifetime licence for one person.²

Or skip both: Porticol

Porticol has an MCP server for coding agents, and opened its first window in 0.24 s in our benchmark. Free for one seat.

Download free Porticol vs Bruno

Questions

Do Bruno and Yaak work without an account?

Bruno: Yes, Bruno is offline-only with no cloud sync. Yaak: Yes for personal use; work licences are tied to a Yaak account.

Do Bruno and Yaak have an MCP server for AI agents?

Bruno: No official server; community servers exist. Yaak: Yes, as a plugin.

How much do Bruno and Yaak cost?

Bruno: The open source edition is free, with two workspaces and public Git providers; Pro $6, Ultimate $11 a user a month, billed annually. Yaak: Free for personal use; a licence is needed at work; Individual $79 a year or $399 once; Business $149 a user a year. For a team of 10, a year of Bruno Pro costs $720 and Yaak Business $1,490, so Bruno Pro saves $770.

Is there an alternative to both Bruno and Yaak?

Yes, Porticol. Porticol has an MCP server for coding agents, and opened its first window in 0.24 s in our benchmark. Free for one seat.