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Bruno vs mocker-api
Bruno has 47,022 GitHub stars, 2,888 forks, 1,831 open issues and last shipped yesterday. mocker-api has 500 stars, 64 forks, 27 open issues and last shipped 5 months ago. Bruno leads on adoption by 9,304% (47,022 vs 500 stars). Bruno is written in JavaScript under MIT; mocker-api is written in TypeScript under MIT. Bruno has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, mocker-api 13%. 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 | mocker-api | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 47K | ★ 500 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-04-21 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.9K | ⑂ 64 |
| 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 mocker-api if
- You want the mocker-api feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and mocker-api 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.
read the full Bruno overview →
About mocker-api
mocker api is an MIT licensed TypeScript tool that creates mock endpoints for REST APIs, built for developers who need to test an application without running the actual REST API server.
read the full mocker-api overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bruno or mocker-api more popular?
Bruno has 47,022 GitHub stars and mocker-api has 500. Bruno has the larger community by that measure.
Are Bruno and mocker-api free?
Both are open source. Bruno is licensed under MIT and mocker-api under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Bruno and mocker-api?
Bruno is written in JavaScript and mocker-api 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 mocker-api?
Choose Bruno if you want the larger community (47,022 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose mocker-api if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.