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Bruno vs php-curl-class
Bruno has 47,992 GitHub stars, 3,068 forks, 1,831 open issues and last shipped yesterday. php-curl-class has 3,297 stars, 802 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Bruno leads on adoption by 1,356% (47,992 vs 3,297 stars). Bruno is written in JavaScript under MIT; php-curl-class is written in PHP under Unlicense. Bruno has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, php-curl-class 24%. Bruno was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (api-client, 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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| Bruno | php-curl-class | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 48K | ★ 3.3K |
| License | MIT | Unlicense |
| Written in | JavaScript | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.1K | ⑂ 802 |
| 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 php-curl-class if
- You want the php-curl-class feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Unlicense license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You evaluated both and php-curl-class 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 php-curl-class
PHP Curl Class: HTTP requests made easy PHP Curl Class makes it easy to send HTTP requests and integrate with web APIs. ⚙️ Installation 📋 Requirements 🚀 Quick Start and Examples 📖 Available Methods 🔒 Security 🛠️ Troubleshooting 🧪 Testing 🤝 Contributing ⚙️ Installation To install PHP Curl Class, run the following command: composer require php curl class/php curl class To install the latest commit version: composer require php curl class/php curl class @dev Installation instructions to use the composer command can be found on 📋 Requirements PHP Curl Class works with PHP versions 8.5, 8.4, 8.3, 8.2, 8.1…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bruno or php-curl-class more popular?
Bruno has 47,992 GitHub stars and php-curl-class has 3,297. Bruno has the larger community by that measure.
Are Bruno and php-curl-class free?
Both are open source. Bruno is licensed under MIT and php-curl-class under Unlicense. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Bruno and php-curl-class?
Bruno is written in JavaScript and php-curl-class in PHP. 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 php-curl-class?
Choose Bruno if you want the larger community (47,992 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose php-curl-class if its feature set, stack or Unlicense licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.