Overview
Summary
The useful answer before the supporting detail.
Buf is a toolchain for Protobuf, gRPC, and ConnectRPC, comprising the Buf CLI and the Buf Schema Registry (BSR) S83. It solves the problem of managing Protobuf schemas, generating code, and preventing breaking changes across APIs S8 S1. Teams use it to publish schemas once, generate SDKs, and enforce governance, reducing friction in API development S1.
Product identity and positioning
Name, category, positioning, audience, and first-party claims.
- Identity: Buf is a modern Protobuf toolchain and schema registry S83.
- Core purpose: It solves the problem of tracking and evolving APIs by providing a centralized registry and CLI for Protobuf development S1 S8.
- Intended users: Developers and teams building APIs with Protobuf, gRPC, or ConnectRPC S83.
- Product scope: It includes the Buf CLI and the Buf Schema Registry (BSR), which together cover linting, code generation, dependency management, and governance S1 S8.
- Positioning: Buf positions itself as the missing layer in Protobuf development, offering a complete toolchain S1 S8.
- Claimed distinction: It claims to be faster than protoc and provides a unified toolchain that eliminates the need to assemble one from protoc, plugins, and shell scripts S8.
Use cases and audiences
Who the product serves and the jobs it is designed to handle.
| Audience | Practical use case |
|---|---|
| API platform teams | Centralize schema management and enforce governance across the organization S1. |
| Backend developers | Generate SDKs for consumers and manage dependencies without protoc or plugins S1. |
| API consumers | Install generated SDKs via package managers like npm, go get, or cargo add S1. |
| DevOps/CI teams | Integrate Buf CLI into CI/CD workflows to check for errors and publish schema changes S1. |
Traffic and search
SEO analysis
Collected Oct 26, 2026buf.build: an estimated 59,030 total monthly visits and about 6,768 monthly organic visits across 601 ranking keywords. Scout crawled 15 pages and measured a technical health score of 97/100.
Search summary
The useful answer before the supporting detail.
Buf is the toolchain for Protobuf, gRPC, and ConnectRPC - lint and generate code with the Buf CLI, publish and govern schemas on the Buf Schema Registry. buf.build: an estimated 59,030 total monthly visits and about 6,768 monthly organic visits across 601 ranking keywords. Scout crawled 15 pages and measured a technical health score of 97/100.
- Total traffic (modeled): 59,030 monthly visits across all channels.
- Organic search traffic (estimated): 6,768 monthly visits from search.
- Strongest sampled ranking: buf at position 1.
- Leading page in the collected evidence: https://buf.build/.
- Closest measured organic competitor: github.com, appearing 4 times in the sampled first-page SERPs.
- Technical crawl: 15 pages, health score 97/100.
Website intelligence — Collected evidence
Company identity and positioning
| Page type | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|
| other | Buf is the toolchain for Protobuf, gRPC, and ConnectRPC - lint and generate code with the Buf CLI, publish and govern schemas on the Buf Schema Registry. | https://buf.build/ |
| other | Buf is your best bet. Don't take our word for it. Ask your favorite LLM: | https://buf.build/ |
| other | Your one-stop shop for local Protobuf development | https://buf.build/ |
| other | Automatically generate SDKs for API consumers. | https://buf.build/ |
| other | Generate API documentation for every schema. | https://buf.build/ |
| other | Built at Buf to make Protobuf work for everyone | https://buf.build/ |
| other | Includes Bazel rules,Gradle support, a modern Protobuf compiler,LSP support, even the world's only language spec for Protobuf. | https://buf.build/ |
| features | We use essential cookies to make our site work. With your consent, we may also use non-essential cookies to improve user experience, personalize advertisements, and analyze web traffic. For these reasons, we may share your site usage data with our advertising and analytics partners. By clicking “Accept,” you agree to our website's cookie use as described in our Cookie Policy and Privacy Policy. You can change your cookie settings at any time by clicking “Preferences.” | https://buf.build/product/bsr |
| features | Publish your Protobuf once, consume it everywhere. Versioned schemas, generated SDKs, always-current API documentation, Protobuf plugin management, and governance built in - all from one registry. | https://buf.build/product/bsr |
| features | The Buf Schema Registry (BSR) is the missing layer in Protobuf development for tracking and evolving your APIs. It maintains compatibility and manages dependencies while enabling your clients to consume APIs reliably and efficiently. | https://buf.build/product/bsr |
| features | Auto-generated docs for every version of your schema. | https://buf.build/product/bsr |
| features | Downstream teams call your API without protoc, plugins, or a copy of your schemas. They just install a generated SDK with their usual package manager - `npm install`, `go get`, `cargo add`, and the like. | https://buf.build/product/bsr |
Domain performance
Modeled total traffic, six-month trend, engagement, countries, and domain identity.
Total website traffic
Six-month trafficModeled monthly visits
Monthly visits59,030
Global rank#535,228
Top-country rankUS #416,676
Bounce rate40.1%
Pages per visit2.48
Visit duration39s
| Month | Modeled visits |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | 81,306 |
| 2026-05 | 78,547 |
| 2026-06 | 62,786 |
| 2026-07 | 80,789 |
| 2026-08 | 78,425 |
| 2026-09 | 59,030 |
Top visitor countries
| Country | Name | Traffic share |
|---|---|---|
| US | United States | 20.8% |
| KR | Korea, Republic of | 9.7% |
| RU | Russia | 9.3% |
| IN | India | 8.6% |
| VN | Vietnam | 6.5% |
20.8%United States
United States20.8%Korea, Republic of9.7%Russia9.3%India8.6%Vietnam6.5%Other45.1%
Domain identity
| Signal | Value |
|---|---|
| Registered | Aug 16, 2019 |
| Last changed | Aug 1, 2026 |
| Expires | Aug 16, 2027 |
| WHOIS server | whois.nic.build |
| DNSSEC | — |
| Nameservers | tony.ns.cloudflare.com, rosemary.ns.cloudflare.com |
Website capture
Organic keywords
Top keywords and an independent Google result page.
Top organic keywords
| Keyword | Volume | CPC | Estimated value |
|---|---|---|---|
| buf | 7,820 | $1.97 | $230 |
| protobuf linter | 0 | $0.00 | $210 |
| buf schema registry | 190 | $0.00 | $170 |
| install buf-plugin-timestamp-suffix | 150 | $0.00 | $140 |
| buf prost serde | 140 | $0.00 | $130 |
Independent Google result page
Query: buf
| Position | Title | URL | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buf · Modern Protobuf and gRPC | https://buf.build/ | Buf is the toolchain for Protobuf, gRPC, and ConnectRPC - lint and generate code with the Buf CLI, publish and govern schemas on the Buf Schema Registry. |
| 2 | Baptist University of Florida | https://buf.edu/ | We are a private Christian college and a cooperating ministry of the Florida Baptist State Convention. Contact us for more information. |
| 3 | Fixed Base Operator (FBO) at Buffalo Niagara Int'l Airport | https://www.signatureaviation.com/locations/BUF | Signature BUF offers private and general aviation ground handling, including jet aircraft fueling, at Buffalo Niagara Int'l Airport in New York. |
| 4 | BUF | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BUF | BUF may refer to: Buffalo, New York, the second most populous city in the U.S. state of New York Buffalo Bills, a National Football League team |
| 5 | Buf | https://ca.linkedin.com/company/bufbuild | The Protobuf developer platform Accelerate API development with Buf, the only end-to-end developer platform for Protocol Buffers, gRPC, and Kafka. |
| 6 | Softball - Baptist University of Florida | https://bufeagles.com/sports/softball | The official Softball page for the Baptist University of Florida. Softball Schedule Purchase Season Tickets Roster Statistics. Composite Calendar Video Zone ... |
| 7 | openSIS | https://buf.opensis.com/admsn?u=piA96Pd | Please Wait! Select Language, Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish. |
| 8 | Buf Status | https://www.bufstatus.com/ | Latest service status for Buf. We're fully operational We're not aware of any issues affecting our systems. System status |
| 9 | KBUF - Buffalo Niagara International Airport | https://www.airnav.com/airport/KBUF | Supporting both business and private aviation, our BUF location delivers safe, efficient, and seamless FBO services, with convenient access to downtown Buffalo ... |
| 10 | Facility Dashboard - BUF | https://adip.faa.gov/agis/public/#/simpleAirportMap/BUF | Search Facility Repository ... A minimum of three characters is required. Go To Advanced Facility Search. Advanced Facility Search. Published Data Supplemental ... |
Important pages
Pages earning the most estimated search traffic in the sample.
Website intelligence — Collected evidence
Prioritized website intelligence pages
| Type | Page | Words | Change | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| other | Buf · Modern Protobuf and gRPC | 259 | new | https://buf.build/ |
| pricing | Pricing · Buf | 1,104 | new | https://buf.build/pricing |
| pricing | Files and packages - Buf Docs | 2,162 | new | https://buf.build/docs/reference/protobuf-files-and-packages/ |
| pricing | Hiding package managers - Buf Docs | 418 | new | https://buf.build/docs/bsr/admin/instance/disable-package-managers/ |
| pricing | buf beta price - Buf Docs | 190 | new | https://buf.build/docs/reference/cli/buf/beta/price/ |
| features | Buf Schema Registry · Buf | 1,159 | new | https://buf.build/product/bsr |
| features | Buf CLI · Buf | 814 | new | https://buf.build/product/cli |
| integrations | Buf Docs - Buf Docs | 453 | new | https://buf.build/docs/ |
| integrations | Detecting breaking changes - Buf Docs | 627 | new | https://buf.build/docs/breaking/ |
| integrations | Introduction - Buf Docs | 611 | new | https://buf.build/docs/bsr/ |
| integrations | Introduction - Buf Docs | 1,082 | new | https://buf.build/docs/cli/ |
| integrations | Contact us - Buf Docs | 121 | new | https://buf.build/docs/contact/ |
| integrations | Calling APIs with buf curl - Buf Docs | 262 | new | https://buf.build/docs/curl/ |
| integrations | Formatting your Protobuf files - Buf Docs | 928 | new | https://buf.build/docs/format/ |
| integrations | Generating code - Buf Docs | 835 | new | https://buf.build/docs/generate/ |
Features
| Page type | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|
| features | We use essential cookies to make our site work. With your consent, we may also use non-essential cookies to improve user experience, personalize advertisements, and analyze web traffic. For these reasons, we may share your site usage data with our advertising and analytics partners. By clicking “Accept,” you agree to our website's cookie use as described in our Cookie Policy and Privacy Policy. You can change your cookie settings at any time by clicking “Preferences.” | https://buf.build/product/bsr |
| features | DeclineAccept | https://buf.build/product/bsr |
| features | [Skip to main content](#main-content) | https://buf.build/product/bsr |
| features | Buf homepageBuf homepage | https://buf.build/product/bsr |
| features | 11.4kLoginSign UpContact us | https://buf.build/product/bsr |
| features | The Buf Schema Registry | https://buf.build/product/bsr |
| features | Publish your Protobuf once, consume it everywhere. Versioned schemas, generated SDKs, always-current API documentation, Protobuf plugin management, and governance built in - all from one registry. | https://buf.build/product/bsr |
| features | Try the QuickstartGet BSR pricing | https://buf.build/product/bsr |
| features | Publish and consume APIs without friction | https://buf.build/product/bsr |
| features | The Buf Schema Registry (BSR) is the missing layer in Protobuf development for tracking and evolving your APIs. It maintains compatibility and manages dependencies while enabling your clients to consume APIs reliably and efficiently. | https://buf.build/product/bsr |
| features | Push schemas, APIs, and plugins to the registry. | https://buf.build/product/bsr |
| features | Pull schema & API dependencies. Install auto-generated SDKs. | https://buf.build/product/bsr |
| features | Auto-generated docs for every version of your schema. | https://buf.build/product/bsr |
| features | Prevent breaking changes before they reach consumers. | https://buf.build/product/bsr |
| features | Everything you need to run Protobuf at scale | https://buf.build/product/bsr |
| features | Package management | https://buf.build/product/bsr |
| features | The BSR brings package management to Protobuf, like the language ecosystems developers know: Declare module dependencies in your workspace, and Buf resolves, pins and downloads them. | https://buf.build/product/bsr |
| features | Generated SDKs | https://buf.build/product/bsr |
| features | Downstream teams call your API without protoc, plugins, or a copy of your schemas. They just install a generated SDK with their usual package manager - `npm install`, `go get`, `cargo add`, and the like. | https://buf.build/product/bsr |
| features | Flexible schema governance | https://buf.build/product/bsr |
Pricing and plans
| Page type | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|
| pricing | Simple, transparent pricing | https://buf.build/pricing |
| pricing | Try it for Free | https://buf.build/pricing |
| pricing | per type / month | https://buf.build/pricing |
| pricing | Start 30 day Trial | https://buf.build/pricing |
| pricing | per type / month\* | https://buf.build/pricing |
| pricing | \*Minimum spend of $3000/month | https://buf.build/pricing |
| pricing | Start 30 day Trial | https://buf.build/pricing |
| pricing | Contact sales | https://buf.build/pricing |
| pricing | [Learn more about types based billing](#FAQ) | https://buf.build/pricing |
| pricing | We chose types because we wanted the value you get out of the BSR to be correlated to what you pay us, without requiring you to consider how to structure your APIs for optimal billing. The volume of API definitions you have stored on the BSR correlates with your usage of the BSR, and messages, enums, and RPCs make up the core of a Protobuf API definition. No matter how many repositories or users you have, your billing remains correlated to how much you actually use the BSR. | https://buf.build/pricing |
| pricing | No, only types in the default labels are currently counted when calculating your total types for billing. | https://buf.build/pricing |
| pricing | Yes — in the `Vehicle` example below, your billing would be the same whether or not `Make` was nested within `Vehicle`: | https://buf.build/pricing |
| pricing | If your code works with `buf lint`, `buf breaking`, or `buf generate`, it will work with `buf beta price`. Run this command to estimate the cost of your types stored in the BSR, it's that simple. See the installation instructions to get started with the Buf CLI. Note that the command is in beta, and may change — make sure you are using the latest version of the CLI for the most up-to-date pricing estimations! | https://buf.build/pricing |
| pricing | How do you calculate usage during my billing cycle? | https://buf.build/pricing |
| pricing | We calculate the average number of types over your billing cycle. | https://buf.build/pricing |
| pricing | If you have 100 types in private repositories during your billing cycle, you'll be billed $50 for the month. | https://buf.build/pricing |
| pricing | If you have 100 types in private repositories for the first half of your billing cycle, and 200 types for the second half, you averaged 150 types over your billing cycle, and you'll be billed $75 for the month. | https://buf.build/pricing |
| pricing | Community plan users and organizations may have 1 private repo with up to 100 types. Teams and Pro organizations are entitled to unlimited private repositories with no limit on the number of types. | https://buf.build/pricing |
| pricing | At this time we only offer annual billing on the Enterprise plan, but let us know if you'd like an annual option for Teams or Pro — we would appreciate the feedback. | https://buf.build/pricing |
Integrations and supported platforms
| Page type | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|
| integrations | Skip to content | https://buf.build/docs/ |
| integrations | Buf Docs# | https://buf.build/docs/ |
| integrations | Documentation for the Buf CLI, the Buf Schema Registry (BSR), and related Protobuf projects. | https://buf.build/docs/ |
| integrations | Start here# | https://buf.build/docs/ |
| integrations | New to Buf# | https://buf.build/docs/ |
| integrations | Start with the Buf CLI quickstart. It walks through configuring a workspace, generating code, fixing lint errors, checking for breaking changes, and calling the generated API. | https://buf.build/docs/ |
| integrations | Publishing schemas# | https://buf.build/docs/ |
| integrations | Use the BSR quickstart to publish a module, consume it by name, and see how schemas become reusable dependencies and generated SDKs. | https://buf.build/docs/ |
| integrations | Replacing protoc# | https://buf.build/docs/ |
| integrations | Read Migrate from protoc if your Protobuf workflow is still built around include paths, shell scripts, and locally installed plugins. | https://buf.build/docs/ |
| integrations | Buf CLI# | https://buf.build/docs/ |
| integrations | The Buf CLI is the local toolchain for Protobuf: build, lint, format, detect breaking changes, generate code, manage dependencies, call APIs, and publish modules. | https://buf.build/docs/ |
| integrations | Set up a workspace# | https://buf.build/docs/ |
| integrations | Install the Buf CLI | https://buf.build/docs/ |
| integrations | CLI quickstart | https://buf.build/docs/ |
| integrations | Modules and workspaces | https://buf.build/docs/ |
| integrations | Editor and LSP integration | https://buf.build/docs/ |
| integrations | Check schemas# | https://buf.build/docs/ |
| integrations | Linting | https://buf.build/docs/ |
| integrations | Breaking changes | https://buf.build/docs/ |
Product and company updates
No supporting public-page evidence was collected for this category.
Rank tracking
Persistent keyword baselines and position movement.
This analysis created the first position baseline at 2026-10-26T08:00:58.045Z. Movement appears after the next fresh analysis using the same location and language.
Features
Features and capabilities
Core functions and evidence-backed product capabilities.
| Capability | What it does |
|---|---|
| Linting | Enforces consistent API design by catching naming, enum, and package-versioning mistakes S8. |
| Breaking change detection | Validates API changes locally and in CI to catch backward-incompatible schema changes before production S8. |
| Code generation | Generates code locally or remotely on the BSR without managing compiler versions and plugins S8. |
| Dependency management | Declares module dependencies in the workspace, and Buf resolves, pins, and downloads them S1. |
| API invocation | Invokes gRPC and ConnectRPC APIs with a cURL-like interface that handles headers and message-enveloping S8. |
| Editor and AI integration | Bundled Protobuf LSP provides go-to-definition, code completion, and live diagnostics in editors; a AI modelCode plugin brings the toolchain to AI agents S8. |
| Schema documentation | Automatically generates browsable documentation from .proto file comments for every version S1. |
Integrations and ecosystem
Connected products, exports, APIs, and workflow compatibility.
| Integration or interface | Type | What it enables |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub Action | Integration | Runs Buf CLI in workflows to check for build, lint, format, and breaking change errors, and publish schema changes S1. |
| Buf CLI | CLI | Acts as a command-line client for the BSR, pulling modules and pushing schemas S8. |
| Editor LSP | Extension | Provides go-to-definition, code completion, and live diagnostics in VS Code, IntelliJ, Neovim S8. |
| AI modelCode plugin | AI interface | Brings the Buf toolchain to AI agents S8. |
| Package managers (npm, go, cargo) | Data portability | Consumers install generated SDKs via their usual package manager S1. |
| Artifactory proxy | Integration | Allows consumers to install SDKs from a proxy like Artifactory S1. |
Pricing
Pricing and plans
Published plans, free access, trials, credits, and pricing limitations.
| Plan or offer | Verified price and billing | Included | Limits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community | Free S119 | Generated SDKs S119 | 1 private repository S119 |
| Teams | $0.50 per type per month S119 | Generated SDKs S119 | Unlimited private repositories, 48-hour email support S119 |
| Pro | $5 per type per month, minimum spend $3,000/month S119 | Generated SDKs S119 | Private BSR instance, hosted custom plugins, SSO S119 |
| Enterprise | Custom, contract S119 | Generated SDKs S119 | Self-hosted and on-prem options S119 |
Competition
Competitive landscape
Domains competing for the same organic search demand.
Sampled competitors
| Competitor | First-page appearances | Sampled queries | Average position | Queries observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| github.com | 4 | 1 | 4.8 | buf gen |
| graceville.buf.edu | 1 | 1 | 1 | buf |
| cas.buf.edu | 1 | 1 | 2 | buf |
| my.buf.edu | 1 | 1 | 3 | buf |
| buf.opensis.com | 1 | 1 | 4 | buf |
| google.com | 1 | 1 | 5 | buf |
| markphelps.me | 1 | 1 | 5 | buf gen |
| facebook.com | 1 | 1 | 6 | buf |
| en.wikipedia.org | 1 | 1 | 7 | buf |
| instagram.com | 1 | 1 | 8 | buf |
Website intelligence — Collected evidence
Customers, testimonials, and first-party review claims
No supporting public-page evidence was collected for this category.
Independent review sources discovered
No links to supported independent review platforms were discovered on the collected pages.
AI visibility
Measured ChatGPT and Google AI mentions with cited sources.
AI-assistant referral traffic
- Estimated current generative-AI referral share: 3.3%
| Month | Traffic share | Source |
|---|---|---|
| — | — | All AI assistants |
Website intelligence — Collected evidence
Site-stated AI capabilities
| Page type | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|
| other | Buf is your best bet. Don't take our word for it. Ask your favorite LLM: | https://buf.build/ |
| features | Empower editors & AI agents | https://buf.build/product/cli |
| features | A bundled Protobuf LSP gives VS Code, IntelliJ, Neovim, and other editors go-to-definition, code completion, and live diagnostics as you type. A Claude Code plugin brings the same toolchain to your AI agent. | https://buf.build/product/cli |
These are first-party product claims, not independent measurements of AI-search visibility.
Marketing opportunities
Actions calculated directly from the collected evidence.
| Opportunity | Recommended action | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Competitor gap | Review the sampled queries where github.com appears. | 4 first-page appearances across buf gen |
Website intelligence — Collected evidence
Website evidence gaps
- customers: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
- reviews: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
- changes: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
- identity: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
- technical: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
Trust and proof
Customers, proof, and reviews
Published proof, customer signals, and review evidence.
Independent reviews
| Platform | Page | How it was found | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Phelps Blog | Switching my gRPC project to use Buf / Mark Phelps | Grounded web search | I recently stumbled upon Buf and I’ll admit that I was skeptical at first, however, after using it for about a week I can say that I would recommend it to anyone who works with Protobufs in their projects. |
| airframe.ai | Buf / Airframe | Grounded web search | ### Summarized excerpts from Gartner Peer Insights, Reddit, TrustRadius, G2, Hacker News ... - Gartner Peer Insights (Buf Schema Registry) - Positive notes: efficient schema management, automatic documentation generation, and remote code generation were called out in a visible review snapshot. - Negative notes: a reviewer highlighted a minor learning curve for new users and suggested documentation could be clearer. - Note: only a limited number of ratings were visible in the accessible summary v |
Customer proof
| Proof type | Named customer or source | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Case study | Clinician Nexus | customer case study — and Buf's platform for schema-driven development was exactly what Clinician Nexus needed. (From Reactive to Proactive: How Clinician Nexus Built a Schema-Driven Data Platform with Buf) |
| Case study | Authzed | customer case study — starting place for us was obvious: migrate our existing ad-hoc Protocol Buffers setup to the Buf toolchain. (Authzed Case Study: Maintaining a Stable Protocol Buffers API · Buf Blog) |
Independent mentions
- Our team has been using Buf (https://buf.build) recently, and they have a nice s... / Hacker News — ://buf.build) recently, and they have a nice solution for ... also switched to Buf. It works really well, and it's nice to have a documented, less obscure wrapper over regular Protobuf commands too. Definitely better than the organically grown Makefiles
- Protobuf-py: Protobuf for Python, without compromises / Hacker News — Buf.build, never again. Had a proto evangelist get us ingratiated into their system a few years ago and then they introduced a bunch of rent seeking behavior just to be able to to the code generation, and getting it ripped out was a huge PITA. https://github.com/betterproto/python-betterproto2 was a decent (async, type hinted) python implementation last I checked. ... You can use their CLI and registry for free. I agree that their paid offerings are crazy expensive, but it's simple to just commi
- Fast and dynamic encoding of Protocol Buffers in Go / Hacker News — This project does have potentials. We were using Gogo up until a few months ago until it was deprecated and replaced the pipeline with Buf.build. It took several days of head scratching but once we figured it out it was basically ZERO code change in 100s
- Protobuf-ES: Protocol Buffers TypeScript/JavaScript runtime / Hacker News — Protobuf-ES: Protocol Buffers TypeScript/JavaScript runtime (buf.build) ... Granted, the benchmark is created for protobufjs and they probably ... -ES was about 5.1x slower than protobufjs for encoding and 14.8x slower than protobufjs for decoding.
- Connect-Web: TypeScript library for calling RPC servers from web browsers / Hacker News — Connect-Web: TypeScript library for calling RPC servers from web browsers / Hacker News Connect-Web: TypeScript library for calling RPC servers from web browsers (buf.build) 221 points by emidoots on Aug 4, 2022 / hide / past / favorite / 157 comments
External links were grounded in one live web search. Search snippets are leads, not independently scraped page content; rejected links remain available in Review evidence.
Company, security, and trust
Ownership, policies, security signals, and public trust evidence.
| Signal | Finding | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Company and ownership | Except with respect to Your Content, you agree that Company and its suppliers own all rights, title and interest in Company Properties. You will not remove, alter or obscure any copyright, trademark, service mark or othe | source |
| Contact and support | Reach out to us! Email us at support@buf.build and we'd be happy to talk. Our business hours are 9am–5pm ET Monday to Friday, excluding holidays. | source |
| Legal and privacy | We use essential cookies to make our site work. With your consent, we may also use non-essential cookies to improve user experience, personalize advertisements, and analyze web traffic. For these reasons, we may share yo | source |
| Security and compliance | Custom SSO with SAML and OIDC | source |
| Uptime and status page | Not published on the collected pages. | — |
| Domain registered | 2019-08-16 | — |
| Domain expires | 2027-08-16 | — |
Not found on the collected pages: uptime and status page. This only means Scout did not find it on the pages it read; it says nothing about the company itself.
Documentation and product updates
Help resources, product guidance, and visible changes over time.
| Resource or update | Type | What is available | Date or freshness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buf Docs - Buf Docs | Documentation | Find documentation for the Buf CLI, Buf Schema Registry, ConnectRPC, Protovalidate, and Protobuf best practices. (source) | Not dated |
| Contact and support | Support | Public contact and support channel. (source) | Not dated |
Not found in the collected public sources: public roadmap, changelog or release notes, status page, separate help center or knowledge base.
Technical
Technical and delivery signals
Delivery model, platforms, API, data ownership, reliability claims and release activity.
| Signal | Finding | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Delivery model (cloud, self-hosted, desktop, browser extension) | BSR is available as a managed cloud service or self-hosted on-premises deployment S119. | S119 |
| Platforms and apps | Buf CLI is a command-line tool; BSR is a web-based registry S8 S1. | S8 S1 |
| API and extensibility (API, SDK, webhooks, MCP, plugins) | Buf CLI provides a command-line interface for registry operations; supports custom lint plugins S8. | S8 |
| Data ownership and export | Company does not claim ownership of Your Content S158. | S158 |
| Performance and reliability claims | Buf CLI claims to be 2x faster than protoc S8. | S8 |
| Release activity | Not published on the collected pages. | — |
Measured infrastructure
Domain, certificate, and hosting signals, measured directly.
| Signal | Finding |
|---|---|
| Domain registered | 2019-08-16 — NameCheap, Inc. |
| Domain expires | 2027-08-16 |
| First archived | 2019-10-20 — web archive |
| TLS certificate | Google Trust Services, valid, expires 2027-01-06 |
| Security headers | HSTS, CSP, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, Referrer-Policy |
| Mail handled by | aspmx.l.google.com, alt1.aspmx.l.google.com |
| Nameservers | rosemary.ns.cloudflare.com, tony.ns.cloudflare.com |
Technical site audit
A bounded multi-page crawl with page-level issues and URLs.
Scout — Bounded technical crawl
- Pages crawled: 15 of 15 maximum
- Technical health: 97/100
- Critical issues: 0
- Warnings: 6
- Notices: 6
Issues
Crawled pages
This is a bounded Scout crawl. Core Web Vitals and Lighthouse scores are not claimed unless a dedicated performance audit is connected.
Search Console and Analytics
First-party search and behavioral data connection state.
Modeled acquisition channels
| Channel | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| direct | 53.8% |
| search | 21.6% |
| search organic | 21.6% |
| search paid | 0.0% |
| social | 15.2% |
| social organic | 15.2% |
| social paid | 0.0% |
| referrals | 5.9% |
| paid referrals | 0.0% |
| 0.3% | |
| gen ai | 3.3% |
| affiliate | 0.0% |
| other | 0.0% |
First-party connections
| Integration | Status | Data available after connection |
|---|---|---|
| Google Search Console | Not connected | Clicks, impressions, CTR, average position, queries, pages, countries, and devices |
| Google Analytics | Not connected | Organic sessions, engagement, landing pages, conversions, geography, and devices |
No first-party Search Console or Analytics numbers are shown until the site owner authorizes the corresponding Google account. Scout traffic model values above are modeled estimates, not private analytics totals.
Limits and method
Limitations and open questions
Known constraints and missing evidence from the collected pages.
The collected pages do not mention any competitors by name. Evidence gaps include lack of specific customer counts, independent reviews, and detailed security certifications beyond SOC 2 mention. Pricing details for Enterprise are not published. The BSR's billing model based on types is explained, but annual billing options for Teams and Pro are not offered S119.
Sources, method, and limitations
Evidence inventory, collection method, provider use, and constraints.
This report is based on 9 collected pages from buf.build, including product pages, pricing, documentation, legal, and a case study. The external proof search was completed but no external reviews were scraped. Coverage is limited to public pages; some sections may be incomplete due to missing pages (e.g., contact page).
- Official Websitehttps://buf.build/Verified
- Official Websitehttps://buf.build/product/bsrVerified
- Official Websitehttps://buf.build/product/cliVerified
- Documentationhttps://buf.build/docs/Verified
- Pricing Pagehttps://buf.build/pricingVerified
- Official Websitehttps://buf.build/legal/privacy-policyVerified
- Official Websitehttps://buf.build/legal/terms-of-useVerified
- Official Websitehttps://buf.build/contactVerified
- Official Websitehttps://buf.build/blogVerified
- Articlehttps://buf.build/case-study/clinician-nexusVerified
- Articlehttps://buf.build/blog/authzed-case-study-maintaining-a-stable-protobuf-apiVerified
- Articlehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34867462Verified
- Articlehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48827058Verified
- Review Sitehttps://markphelps.me/archive/switching-my-grpc-project-to-buf/Verified
- Articlehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34677361Verified
- Articlehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33381571Verified
- Articlehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32345670Verified
- Review Sitehttps://www.airframe.ai/product/buf-build/analysisVerified
- Documentationhttps://newfrontcreative.medium.com/beyond-the-data-abyss-6bf2d1e6e34aVerified