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Bruno vs DPP
Bruno has 47,992 GitHub stars, 3,068 forks, 1,831 open issues and last shipped yesterday. DPP has 1,400 stars, 211 forks, 12 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Bruno leads on adoption by 3,328% (47,992 vs 1,400 stars). Bruno is written in JavaScript under MIT; DPP is written in C++ under Apache-2.0. Bruno has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, DPP 15%. 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-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 | DPP | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 48K | ★ 1.4K |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | C++ |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-01 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.1K | ⑂ 211 |
| 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 DPP if
- You want the DPP feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches C++
- You evaluated both and DPP 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 DPP
An incredibly lightweight C++ Discord library D++ is a lightweight and efficient library for Discord written in modern C++ , covering as much of the API specification as possible with an incredibly small memory footprint even when caching large amounts of data. Library Features Support for Discord API v10 Really small memory footprint Efficient caching system for guilds, channels, guild members, roles, users Sharding and clustering (Many shards, one process: specify the number of shards, or let the library decide) Highly optimised ETF (Erlang Term Format) support for very fast websocket throughput Slash…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bruno or DPP more popular?
Bruno has 47,992 GitHub stars and DPP has 1,400. Bruno has the larger community by that measure.
Are Bruno and DPP free?
Both are open source. Bruno is licensed under MIT and DPP under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Bruno and DPP?
Bruno is written in JavaScript and DPP in C++. 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 DPP?
Choose Bruno if you want the larger community (47,992 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose DPP if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.