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Bruno vs cc-gateway
Bruno has 47,992 GitHub stars, 3,068 forks, 1,831 open issues and last shipped yesterday. cc-gateway has 3,085 stars, 508 forks, 21 open issues and last shipped 7 months ago. Bruno leads on adoption by 1,456% (47,992 vs 3,085 stars). Bruno is written in JavaScript under MIT; cc-gateway is written in TypeScript under MIT. Bruno has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, cc-gateway 16%. Bruno 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 | cc-gateway | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 48K | ★ 3.1K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-04-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.1K | ⑂ 508 |
| 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 cc-gateway if
- You want the cc-gateway feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and cc-gateway 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 cc-gateway
Take back control of your AI API telemetry [![License: MIT][license shield]][license url] [![Version][version shield]][version url] [![Tests][tests shield]][tests url] [![Follow @whiletrue0x][twitter shield]][twitter url] Quick Start · Add Clients · What Gets Rewritten · Deployment · Changelog Alpha — This project is under active development. Test with a non primary account first. Disclaimer — See full disclaimer below. Why Claude Code collects 640+ telemetry event types across 3 parallel channels, fingerprints your machine with 40+ environment dimensions , and phones home every 5…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bruno or cc-gateway more popular?
Bruno has 47,992 GitHub stars and cc-gateway has 3,085. Bruno has the larger community by that measure.
Are Bruno and cc-gateway free?
Both are open source. Bruno is licensed under MIT and cc-gateway under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Bruno and cc-gateway?
Bruno is written in JavaScript and cc-gateway 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 cc-gateway?
Choose Bruno if you want the larger community (47,992 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose cc-gateway if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.