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Bruno vs shenyu
Bruno has 47,992 GitHub stars, 3,068 forks, 1,831 open issues and last shipped yesterday. shenyu has 8,911 stars, 3,105 forks, 565 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Bruno leads on adoption by 439% (47,992 vs 8,911 stars). Bruno is written in JavaScript under MIT; shenyu is written in Java under Apache-2.0. Bruno has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, shenyu 35%. 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 | shenyu | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 48K | ★ 8.9K |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | Java |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.1K | ⑂ 3.1K |
| 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 shenyu if
- You want the shenyu feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Java
- You evaluated both and shenyu 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 shenyu
Scalable, High Performance, Responsive API Gateway Solution for all MicroServices Architecture Why named Apache ShenYu ShenYu (神禹) is the honorific name of Chinese ancient monarch Xia Yu (also known in later times as Da Yu), who left behind the touching story of the three times he crossed the Yellow River for the benefit of the people and successfully managed the flooding of the river. He is known as one of the three greatest kings of ancient China, along with Yao and Shun. Firstly, the name ShenYu is to promote the traditional virtues of our Chinese civilisation. Secondly, the most important thing about the…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bruno or shenyu more popular?
Bruno has 47,992 GitHub stars and shenyu has 8,911. Bruno has the larger community by that measure.
Are Bruno and shenyu free?
Both are open source. Bruno is licensed under MIT and shenyu under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Bruno and shenyu?
Bruno is written in JavaScript and shenyu in Java. 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 shenyu?
Choose Bruno if you want the larger community (47,992 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose shenyu if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.