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Bruno vs apidash
Bruno has 47,982 GitHub stars, 3,066 forks, 1,831 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. apidash has 2,946 stars, 1,051 forks, 209 open issues and last shipped 10 days ago. Bruno leads on adoption by 1,529% (47,982 vs 2,946 stars). Bruno is written in JavaScript under MIT; apidash is written in Dart under Apache-2.0. Bruno has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, apidash 36%. Bruno was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 5 topic tags (api-client, api-testing, developer-tools, graphql-client), 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 | apidash | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 48K | ★ 2.9K |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | Dart |
| Last push | 2026-11-01 | 2026-10-24 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.1K | ⑂ 1.1K |
| 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 apidash if
- You want the apidash feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Dart
- You evaluated both and apidash 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 apidash
API Dash ⚡️ Please support this initiative by giving this project a Star ⭐️ API Dash is a beautiful AI powered open source cross platform API Client that can help you easily create & customize your API requests, visually inspect responses (full list of supported mime types) and generate API integration code (full list) on the go. Download API Dash can be downloaded from the links below: OS Distribution CPU/Architecture Download Link iOS/iPad App Store Link macOS .dmg Apple Silicon & Intel Link (Dev) Windows .exe 64 bit Link (Dev) Linux .deb amd64 Link (Dev) arm64 Link (Dev) .rpm x86 64 Link (Dev) aarch64 Link…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bruno or apidash more popular?
Bruno has 47,982 GitHub stars and apidash has 2,946. Bruno has the larger community by that measure.
Are Bruno and apidash free?
Both are open source. Bruno is licensed under MIT and apidash under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Bruno and apidash?
Bruno is written in JavaScript and apidash in Dart. 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 apidash?
Choose Bruno if you want the larger community (47,982 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose apidash if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.