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Bruno vs Zaylo
Offline-first API client for testing APIs, not an inference server; Zaylo serves AI models locally.
BrunoOffline-first, Git-friendly open-source API client
ZayloTurn your hardware into a private AI serverWhich to pick
Pick Bruno if you want…
- Git-native API client
- Offline API testing
- Integrations with Vault or Azure Key Vault (on Bruno's list, not Zaylo's)
Pick Zaylo if you want…
- Private local AI inference
- A free, open-source tool
- Integrations with Meta Llama 3.2, Qwen 2.5 or Mistral AI (on Zaylo's list, not Bruno's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Bruno:Bruno is an open-source, offline-first API client that stores collections as plain-text files in Git.
- Zaylo:Zaylo turns your computer into a private, OpenAI-compatible local AI inference server.
- Best for
- Bruno:Git-native API client
- Zaylo:Private local AI inference
- Who it’s for
- Bruno:Developers and teams who need a secure, local-first API testing tool.
- Zaylo:Developers and teams needing offline, secure AI model serving.
- Pricing
- Bruno:Freemium
- Zaylo:Open source
- Plans
- Bruno:Open Source $0 · Pro $6user/month per month, billed annually · Ultimate $11user/month per month, billed annually
- Zaylo:—
- Open source
- Bruno:Yes, 47,301 GitHub stars
- Zaylo:Yes, 0 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Bruno:Vault, Azure Key Vault
- Zaylo:Meta Llama 3.2, Qwen 2.5, Mistral AI, DeepSeek-R1, Microsoft Phi-3.5, Apple Silicon (Metal), NVIDIA CUDA, SQLite
Bruno features
- Git-native collections. Store API requests as YAML files in your repo, enabling diff, branch, and merge workflows.
- No cloud sync. All data stays on the local machine; no account or login required.
- Multi-protocol support. Send HTTP, REST, GraphQL, gRPC and WebSocket requests.
- Secret manager integration. Connect to Vault, Azure Key Vault and AWS Secrets Manager for credentials.
- Built-in terminal & scripting. Run JavaScript scripts and use an integrated terminal for automation.
- Workspace & collection runner. Organize requests in workspaces and run entire folders of requests at once.
Zaylo features
- OpenAI API Gateway. Provides a drop-in local replacement for /v1/chat/completions with streaming SSE.
- Local Document RAG. Ingests files and offers hybrid BM25 + dense vector search with SQLite persistence.
- Multimodal Vision (VLMs). Runs vision models with clipboard paste and visual analysis support.
- Zero-Install Mobile QR. Creates an encrypted local web chat accessible via QR code on any smartphone.
- Hardware Benchmark Suite. Measures generation speed, TTFT, ingestion rate and memory bandwidth across quantizations.
- SQLite WAL Persistence. Embeds all catalogs, embeddings and keys in a local SQLite WAL database.
Bruno vs Zaylo FAQ
Is Bruno or Zaylo free?+
Bruno has a free plan (Open Source) and paid plans. Zaylo is free and open source.
Is Bruno or Zaylo open source?+
Yes, both are open source: Bruno (usebruno/bruno on GitHub, MIT license) and Zaylo (loftytechlabs/Zaylo on GitHub, MIT license).
Do Bruno and Zaylo integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Bruno lists Vault and Azure Key Vault; Zaylo lists Meta Llama 3.2, Qwen 2.5, Mistral AI, DeepSeek-R1 and 4 more.
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