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Bruno vs AngusTester
Bruno has 47,992 GitHub stars, 3,068 forks, 1,831 open issues and last shipped yesterday. AngusTester has 1,777 stars, 201 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped 9 days ago. Bruno leads on adoption by 2,601% (47,992 vs 1,777 stars). Bruno is written in JavaScript under MIT; AngusTester is written in various languages under GPL-3.0. Bruno has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, AngusTester 11%. Bruno was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (api-testing), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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 | AngusTester | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 48K | ★ 1.8K |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | — |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-10-25 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.1K | ⑂ 201 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Bruno if
- You weight community size — 48K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick AngusTester if
- You want the AngusTester feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- You evaluated both and AngusTester fits your workflow better
About Bruno
Bruno Opensource IDE for exploring and testing APIs. English Українська Русский Türkçe Deutsch Français Português (BR) 한국어 বাংলা Español Italiano Română Polski 简体中文 正體中文 العربية 日本語 ქართული Nederlands فارسی Bruno is a new and innovative API client, aimed at revolutionizing the status quo represented by Postman and similar tools out there. Bruno stores your collections directly in a folder on your filesystem. We use a plain text markup language, Bru, to save information about API requests. You can use Git or any version control of your choice to collaborate over your API collections. Bruno is offline only. There…
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About AngusTester
English 简体中文 AngusTester One Test Language. Test Everything. AI Native Software Testing — the Test product in AngusKit. This repository hosts documentation only. AngusTester source code is distributed through private deployment packages, not through this GitHub repository. Earlier revisions of this repository contained application source; as of this update, distribution has moved to AngusKit's packaging pipeline (see Get the Community Edition below). This repository now focuses on product information, quickstart guides, and links to the full documentation site. What is AngusTester AngusTester replaces tool…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bruno or AngusTester more popular?
Bruno has 47,992 GitHub stars and AngusTester has 1,777. Bruno has the larger community by that measure.
Are Bruno and AngusTester free?
Both are open source. Bruno is licensed under MIT and AngusTester under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Bruno and AngusTester?
Bruno is written in JavaScript and AngusTester in various languages. 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 AngusTester?
Choose Bruno if you want the larger community (47,992 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose AngusTester if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.