Bruno
8.8#4 in api clientsFrom $6 a monthFree planAPIExtensionLinuxmacOS
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What both publish
| Fact | Bruno | SoapUI |
|---|---|---|
| Company size | The 2025 company recap says the team grew from 6 to 23 people globally during 2025. | LinkedIn lists SmartBear as a privately held company with 501–1,000 employees. |
| Documentation depth | Official support links to documentation, GitHub issue tracking, email support and sales assistance; the public docs cover CLI, Docker, converters, Git, licensing and the VS Code extension. | The documentation includes installation, SOAP/WSDL, REST, OpenAPI, mocking, security, automation, FAQs and generated Java API documentation. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| GraphQL support | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | The product lists Git providers, GitHub Actions, Docker, OpenAPI import and external secret managers including AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault, HashiCorp Vault and Google Secret Manager. | ReadyAPI documentation describes command-line and native Jenkins integration, plus Maven-based automation. |
| Notable release news | The August 11, 2026 funding announcement says gRPC, WebSocket, response visualization, terminal mode and file mode were made free after previously being paid features. | The 5.10.0 release added a combined macOS x64/ARM archive, disabled Mixpanel usage analytics and refreshed bundled security libraries. |
| Protocols | The API client supports REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and WebSocket APIs. | The product page lists SOAP/WSDL, REST, GraphQL, and JMS protocol support. |
| Purpose | Bruno is a Git-native API client for exploring and testing APIs. | SoapUI is an open source API testing tool for testing REST, SOAP, and GraphQL web services. |
Bruno plans
- Open SourceFree
- Pro$6 a month
- Ultimate$11 a month
SoapUI plans
- ReadyAPI trialFree
- SoapUI Open SourceFree
- ReadyAPI API Functional & Security Testing$1,069 a year
- ReadyAPI API & Service Virtualization$1,415 a year
- ReadyAPI Performance Small$7,389 a year
Pick Bruno if…
Bruno may suit developers who want API collections kept alongside project files and managed with Git. Its CLI, scripting, and CI/CD features may also fit API testing and automation workflows.
Pick SoapUI if…
SoapUI suits developers and testers beginning API testing or building functional and regression tests. It can also fit teams that need API mocks, command-line runs or CI integrations.