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Bruno vs bramble
Bruno has 47,027 GitHub stars, 2,890 forks, 1,831 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. bramble has 511 stars, 56 forks, 28 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Bruno leads on adoption by 9,103% (47,027 vs 511 stars). Bruno is written in JavaScript under MIT; bramble is written in Go under MIT. Bruno has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, bramble 11%. bramble 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 | bramble | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 47K | ★ 511 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.9K | ⑂ 56 |
| 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 bramble if
- You want the bramble feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and bramble 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.
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About bramble
Bramble is a production ready, MIT licensed federated GraphQL API gateway written in Go that aggregates multiple GraphQL services into a single endpoint for teams running federated GraphQL backends.
read the full bramble overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bruno or bramble more popular?
Bruno has 47,027 GitHub stars and bramble has 511. Bruno has the larger community by that measure.
Are Bruno and bramble free?
Both are open source. Bruno is licensed under MIT and bramble under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Bruno and bramble?
Bruno is written in JavaScript and bramble in Go. 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 bramble?
Choose Bruno if you want the larger community (47,027 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose bramble if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.