# Bruno vs firecrawl

| Attribute | Bruno | firecrawl |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 63.3 (65% (medium)) | 61.3 (62% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 1 | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 47,596 | 191,380 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 262,968 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Open-source API client that stores collections as plain-text code files in your repository, integrating with Git workflows and running entirely on your local machine. It is indexed under API Development Tools.","source":"https://www.usebruno.com/pricing","question":"What is Bruno?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Bruno is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. A commercial or hosted edition starts at $6 per user per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.usebruno.com/pricing","question":"Is Bruno free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Bruno supports Windows, macOS, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.usebruno.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does Bruno support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Bruno can be deployed on-premise, air-gapped and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.usebruno.com","question":"Can Bruno be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 3 integrations for Bruno, including Vault, AWS Secrets Manager and OpenAPI. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.usebruno.com/pricing","question":"What does Bruno integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 for Bruno. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Bruno not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.usebruno.com","question":"What security certifications does Bruno have?","confidence":0.48},{"answer":"Yes. Bruno is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/usebruno/bruno","question":"Is Bruno open source?","confidence":0.99},{"answer":"Bruno is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://www.usebruno.com/pricing","question":"Where is Bruno available?","confidence":0.5}]` | `[{"answer":"Firecrawl extracts clean, structured web content in various formats, automatically handles JavaScript rendering and dynamic page structures, and supports use cases from research and data extraction to competitive intelligence and content monitoring. It is indexed under API Development Tools.","source":"https://firecrawl.dev","question":"What is firecrawl?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"firecrawl is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the AGPL-3.0 licence. A commercial or hosted edition starts at £445 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://firecrawl.dev","question":"Is firecrawl free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"firecrawl supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://firecrawl.dev","question":"What platforms does firecrawl support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. firecrawl can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://firecrawl.dev","question":"Can firecrawl be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 6 integrations for firecrawl, including MCP, Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, Codex and OpenCode. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://firecrawl.dev","question":"What does firecrawl integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 for firecrawl. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as firecrawl not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://firecrawl.dev","question":"What security certifications does firecrawl have?","confidence":0.48},{"answer":"Yes. firecrawl is published under the AGPL-3.0 licence, a copyleft licence, so check its terms before embedding it in a closed-source product. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/firecrawl/firecrawl","question":"Is firecrawl open source?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"firecrawl is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://firecrawl.dev","question":"Where is firecrawl available?","confidence":0.5}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An open-source, offline-first API client that stores API collections as plain text files and integrates with Git for version control. It supports HTTP, REST, GraphQL, and gRPC requests without requiring cloud accounts or per-user licensing. | An API service that enables AI agents to search, scrape, and interact with web pages, returning clean structured data in multiple formats with automatic JavaScript rendering and complex content handling. |
| features.capabilities | `{"api_docs":true,"mock_server":true,"rest_client":true,"grpc_support":true,"collaboration":true,"ci_integration":true,"openapi_import":true,"graphql_support":true,"automated_testing":true}` | `{"api_docs":true,"rest_client":true,"collaboration":true,"pricing_model":"pay_per_page_api","ci_integration":true,"automated_testing":true,"architecture_model":"managed_cloud_api","web_scraping_to_markdown_or_json":true,"mit_or_apache_permissive_oss_license":true,"pdf_and_multimodal_image_ocr_parsing":true,"zero_data_retention_privacy_guarantees":true,"javascript_rendering_for_spa_web_scraping":true,"strict_json_schema_forcing_and_validation":true,"tabular_layout_preservation_for_complex_tables":true}` |
| integrations.count | 7 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Vault"},{"name":"Azure Key Vault"},{"name":"AWS Secrets Manager"},{"name":"OpenAPI"},{"name":"Git","native":true,"category":"version_control","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Postman","native":false,"category":"api_client","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Insomnia","native":false,"category":"api_client","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Swagger 2.0","native":false,"category":"api_specification","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"HashiCorp Vault","native":false,"category":"secrets_management","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"OpenAPI / Swagger","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"}]` | `[{"name":"MCP"},{"name":"Claude"},{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"Windsurf"},{"name":"Claude Code"},{"name":"Codex"},{"name":"OpenCode"}]` |
| language.primary | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Open Source","summary":"Free, open source","features":["API Client (HTTP, REST, GraphQL, gRPC)","Testing","Documentation","Scripting","Secret Management","Code Generation","History","Native Git Integration","Public Git Providers","2 Workspaces","GitUI (clone, init, diffs, pull, push, branch, stash, merge)"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Free and open-source edition for individual developers","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$6/user/month, billed annually","features":["All Open Source features","AI Assistant","Public + Private Git Providers","Unlimited Workspaces","Secret Manager Integration (Vault, Azure, AWS)","Collection Runner (unlimited)","Data Driven Testing","Report Generation","OpenAPI/OAS Import (5/month)","Email & Chat Support","48-hour Support SLA"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"user","amount":6,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For teams using Bruno as their primary API tool with Git-based workflows","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Ultimate","summary":"$11/user/month, billed annually","features":["All Pro features","Unlimited OpenAPI/OAS Import","Collection to OAS Generation","User Management (unlimited admins)","CSV Upload","Audit Logs","SSO / SAML","SCIM Provisioning","AI Governance","Dedicated Account Manager","24-hour Support SLA","Custom Terms of Service","Custom Data Processing Agreement","Custom Security Review"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"user","amount":11,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Enterprise-grade features and support for large organizations standardizing Bruno","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free open source edition or $6–11/user/month billed annually. 14-day free trial of Ultimate available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.usebruno.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T13:43:10.470Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"amount":6,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["year"]}` | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Scale","summary":"1 credit per page","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"page"},"kind":"metered","amount":1,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Enterprise plan supporting millions of pages with batch scraping, crawling, and scheduled syncs"}],"summary":"Usage-based: 1 credit per page for scraping/crawling/mapping/monitoring, 2 credits per 10 search results, 2 credits per browser minute for interact. Agent preview with 5 free daily runs. Advanced features cost additional credits.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://firecrawl.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-10-14T11:28:45.952Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"page","amount":1,"currency":"USD"}}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":6,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":1,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 8 | 15 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":1,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40usebruno%2Fcli&per_page=100","last_12m":1,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Ffirecrawl%2Ffirecrawl%2Fapps%2Fgo-sdk&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (API Development Tools)

| Capability | Bruno | firecrawl |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| REST client | ✓ | ✓ |
| GraphQL support | ✓ | - |
| gRPC support | ✓ | - |
| **Design** |  |  |
| Mock servers | ✓ | - |
| **Testing** |  |  |
| Automated / contract testing | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Collaboration** |  |  |
| Team collaboration & sharing | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Docs** |  |  |
| Doc generation | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Standards** |  |  |
| OpenAPI / spec import | ✓ | - |
| **Ops** |  |  |
| CI integration / CLI | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:10:29.096Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*