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Bruno vs aimock
Bruno has 47,022 GitHub stars, 2,888 forks, 1,831 open issues and last shipped yesterday. aimock has 930 stars, 71 forks, 1 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Bruno leads on adoption by 4,956% (47,022 vs 930 stars). Bruno is written in JavaScript under MIT; aimock is written in TypeScript under MIT. Bruno has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, aimock 8%. aimock 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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| Bruno | aimock | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 47K | ★ 930 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.9K | ⑂ 71 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Bruno if
- You weight community size — 47K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick aimock if
- You want the aimock feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and aimock fits your workflow better
About Bruno
Bruno is a lightweight, open source API client and IDE for exploring and testing APIs, built for developers and teams who want their request collections stored as plain text in a folder on their own filesystem rather than in a vendor's cloud.
read the full Bruno overview →
About aimock
aimock is a TypeScript mock server that makes every AI provider, protocol, and service an application talks to answer on one local port, built for developers who need deterministic tests of LLM backed software without API keys, network calls, or surprise bills.
read the full aimock overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bruno or aimock more popular?
Bruno has 47,022 GitHub stars and aimock has 930. Bruno has the larger community by that measure.
Are Bruno and aimock free?
Both are open source. Bruno is licensed under MIT and aimock under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Bruno and aimock?
Bruno is written in JavaScript and aimock in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Bruno or aimock?
Choose Bruno if you want the larger community (47,022 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose aimock if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.