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Hoppscotch vs Bruno
Hoppscotch has 80,720 GitHub stars, 6,220 forks, 820 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. Bruno has 47,982 stars, 3,066 forks, 1,831 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Hoppscotch leads on adoption by 68% (80,720 vs 47,982 stars). Hoppscotch is written in TypeScript under MIT; Bruno is written in JavaScript under MIT. Hoppscotch has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, Bruno 6%. 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, http-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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| Hoppscotch | Bruno | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 81K | ★ 48K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-10-31 | 2026-11-01 |
| Forks | ⑂ 6.2K | ⑂ 3.1K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Hoppscotch if
- You weight community size — 81K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Bruno if
- You want the Bruno feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and Bruno fits your workflow better
About Hoppscotch
Hoppscotch Open Source API Development Ecosystem Built with ❤︎ by contributors We highly recommend you take a look at the Hoppscotch Documentation to learn more about the app. Support Features ❤️ Lightweight: Crafted with minimalistic UI design. ⚡️ Fast: Send requests and get responses in real time. 🗄️ HTTP Methods: Request methods define the type of action you are requesting to be performed. GET Requests retrieve resource information POST The server creates a new entry in a database PUT Updates an existing resource PATCH Very similar to PUT but makes a partial update on a resource DELETE Deletes resource or…
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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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Frequently asked questions
Is Hoppscotch or Bruno more popular?
Hoppscotch has 80,720 GitHub stars and Bruno has 47,982. Hoppscotch has the larger community by that measure.
Are Hoppscotch and Bruno free?
Both are open source. Hoppscotch is licensed under MIT and Bruno under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Hoppscotch and Bruno?
Hoppscotch is written in TypeScript and Bruno in JavaScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Hoppscotch or Bruno?
Choose Hoppscotch if you want the larger community (80,720 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Bruno if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.