Compare Yaak and Bruno on encrypted secrets, plugin ecosystem, and multi-protocol support.
Available for Mac, Windows, and Linux
Zero telemetry, end-to-end encrypted secrets, and a Rust core
Free for personal use. Simple paid plan for teams. No feature gating.
Custom auth, template functions, themes, and more via Node.js plugins
After creating and selling Insomnia in 2019, I didn't expect to build another API client. But as the tools got slower and more bloated, I wanted something leaner and developer-first.
Bruno was promising, but it lacked flexibility, polish, and extensibility. So I started from scratch—and built Yaak.
See why others prefer Yaak over the alternatives.
Bruno is a solid open-source API client for developers who prefer their data to be stored as plain text and versioned with Git. It’s lightweight, free, and focused on REST and GraphQL. For teams that primarily need a Git-native way to manage requests without extra complexity, Bruno can be a good fit.
Yaak takes this developer-first approach even further with end-to-end encrypted secrets, more protocols (WebSockets, Server-Sent Events, and gRPC), and a flexible plugin system. Built with Rust, performance is as good as it gets. If you like the Git-centric model of Bruno but want broader protocol support and a more polished, extensible client, Yaak is a natural next step.
Yaak keeps things simple by default, but has everything you need to migrate from Bruno.
Integrate with your existing workflow by importing data from many places:
Mix multiple protocols together and work on any API within a single workspace.
Automatically handle complex request authentication, so you don't have to:
Export your Bruno data in Postman format, then import into Yaak.
