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Brave vs buster
Brave has 24,079 GitHub stars, 3,263 forks, 10,752 open issues and last shipped yesterday. buster has 9,359 stars, 697 forks, 50 open issues and last shipped 4 months ago. Brave leads on adoption by 157% (24,079 vs 9,359 stars). Brave is written in various languages under MPL-2.0; buster is written in JavaScript under GPL-3.0. Brave has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, buster 7%. Brave was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Brave | buster | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 24K | ★ 9.4K |
| License | MPL-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | — | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-06-27 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.3K | ⑂ 697 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Brave if
- You weight community size — 24K stars and counting
- You want the MPL-2.0 license terms
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick buster if
- You want the buster feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and buster fits your workflow better
About Brave
Brave Browser This repository is not needed for building the browser and only holds issues, releases and the wiki. The source code and contributions are at You can visit our website to get the latest stable release. Resources Issues: Bug reports and feature requests for the Brave Browser. Releases: Releases of Brave Browser hosted on GitHub. See Brave Release Schedule for more information. Wiki: Documentation for developers, administrators, and power users. User facing documentation is available at the Brave help center. Documentation and guides: Additional technical information, primarily for developers…
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About buster
Buster: Captcha Solver for Humans Sponsors Lenso.ai Explore billions of images from all around the web. Search for places, people, duplicates, and more. Supporting the Project The continued development of Buster is made possible thanks to the support of awesome backers. If you'd like to join them, please consider contributing with Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin. Description Buster is a browser extension which helps you to solve difficult CAPTCHAs by completing reCAPTCHA audio challenges using speech recognition. Challenges are solved by clicking on the extension button at the bottom of the reCAPTCHA widget…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Brave or buster more popular?
Brave has 24,079 GitHub stars and buster has 9,359. Brave has the larger community by that measure.
Are Brave and buster free?
Both are open source. Brave is licensed under MPL-2.0 and buster under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Brave and buster?
Brave is written in various languages and buster in JavaScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Brave or buster?
Choose Brave if you want the larger community (24,079 stars) or its MPL-2.0 licence terms. Choose buster if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.