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Hoppscotch vs Bruno
Hoppscotch has 80,331 GitHub stars, 6,110 forks, 820 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Bruno has 47,022 stars, 2,888 forks, 1,831 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Hoppscotch leads on adoption by 71% (80,331 vs 47,022 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 | ★ 80K | ★ 47K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-16 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 6.1K | ⑂ 2.9K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Hoppscotch if
- You weight community size — 80K 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 is an open source API development ecosystem that provides a full featured client for designing, testing, and documenting APIs. It operates as a web based application, desktop app, and CLI tool, supporting offline, on premises, and cloud deployments. Built with TypeScript and licensed under MIT, it serves as a direct open source alternative to proprietary tools like Postman and Insomnia.
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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.
read the full Bruno overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Hoppscotch or Bruno more popular?
Hoppscotch has 80,331 GitHub stars and Bruno has 47,022. 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 (80,331 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Bruno if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.