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Bruno vs standard-webhooks
Bruno has 47,027 GitHub stars, 2,890 forks, 1,831 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. standard-webhooks has 1,748 stars, 71 forks, 62 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Bruno leads on adoption by 2,590% (47,027 vs 1,748 stars). Bruno is written in JavaScript under MIT; standard-webhooks is written in Java under Apache-2.0. Bruno has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, standard-webhooks 4%. standard-webhooks was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (openapi), 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 | standard-webhooks | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 47K | ★ 1.7K |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | Java |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.9K | ⑂ 71 |
| 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 standard-webhooks if
- You want the standard-webhooks 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 standard-webhooks 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 standard-webhooks
Standard Webhooks is the open specification, plus a set of reference libraries, that defines how services should sign, send and verify HTTP callbacks, written for API providers that emit webhooks and the developers who receive them.
read the full standard-webhooks overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bruno or standard-webhooks more popular?
Bruno has 47,027 GitHub stars and standard-webhooks has 1,748. Bruno has the larger community by that measure.
Are Bruno and standard-webhooks free?
Both are open source. Bruno is licensed under MIT and standard-webhooks under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Bruno and standard-webhooks?
Bruno is written in JavaScript and standard-webhooks 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 standard-webhooks?
Choose Bruno if you want the larger community (47,027 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose standard-webhooks if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.