Thunder Client

Plans and prices

Every plan, in full

On the record

CI/CD

Paid plans include the Thunder Client CLI and CI/CD integration; the pricing page says CI/CD collection runs are unlimited.thunderclient.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Collection-run limits

Starter includes 250 and Business 500 local collection runs per user monthly; Enterprise includes unlimited local runs.thunderclient.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Collections

Users can build, test, and share API collections with their team.thunderclient.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Company and audience

Thunder Client says it is a bootstrapped startup based in Dublin, Ireland, founded by Ranga Vadhineni in 2021.thunderclient.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Encrypted environments

Enterprise can store environment variable values in encrypted format, while Free, Starter, and Business store them in plain text.docs.thunderclient.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Git collaboration

Users can save collections to a Git repository for team collaboration.thunderclient.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Local storage

Requests and API client data are stored locally on the user's machine, with no cloud sync.docs.thunderclient.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Privacy

The extension collects basic anonymized telemetry, but the maker says it collects no personal or request data and allows telemetry opt-out in VS Code settings.docs.thunderclient.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Protocols

Paid plans include WebSocket, SSE, and gRPC support.thunderclient.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Response testing

The product supports GUI-based response validation without requiring scripts.thunderclient.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Secret managers

The Enterprise plan integrates with Azure Key Vault and AWS Secrets Manager to retrieve secrets for request variables.docs.thunderclient.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Paid from

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Trial

A 14-day free trial can be requested, and the maker says it is available only to business email addresses.thunderclient.com · read 7 Oct 2026

What it does

Thunder Client is a lightweight REST API client for testing APIs inside VS Code and JetBrains IDEs.thunderclient.com · read 7 Oct 2026

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