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Bruno vs WindsurfAPI
Bruno has 47,992 GitHub stars, 3,068 forks, 1,831 open issues and last shipped yesterday. WindsurfAPI has 3,121 stars, 636 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Bruno leads on adoption by 1,438% (47,992 vs 3,121 stars). Bruno is written in JavaScript under MIT; WindsurfAPI is written in JavaScript under MIT. Bruno has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, WindsurfAPI 20%. 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 | WindsurfAPI | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 48K | ★ 3.1K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-01 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.1K | ⑂ 636 |
| 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 WindsurfAPI if
- You want the WindsurfAPI feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and WindsurfAPI 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 WindsurfAPI
WindsurfAPI · DevinAPI 把 Windsurf / Devin 的 100+ AI 模型（Claude、GPT、Gemini、DeepSeek、Kimi、GLM、SWE…）变成 OpenAI Chat / Responses / Anthropic / Gemini 四套标准 API。零 npm 运行时依赖。 历史账本 · 把 1387 次提交、196 个版本、82 个 PR、180 个 issue 摊开给你看：时间线主账 + 贡献者分析 + Git 树三形态（竖/横/环）+ 自伤与返工全记录 —— 打开可视化账本 （纯原生渲染，零依赖） · English 声明 没点 Star 和 Follow 的 ：严禁商业使用、转售、代部署、挂后台对外提供服务、包装成中转服务出售。 点了 Star 和 Follow 的 ：随便用，我睁一只眼闭一只眼。 代码本体按 MIT License 开源（见 LICENSE），上面这段是作者个人态度。 把 Windsurf（原 Codeium，现 Devin Desktop）的 AI 模型变成 四套标准 API 同时兼容 ： POST /v1/chat/completions — OpenAI 兼容 任何 OpenAI SDK 直接用 POST /v1/completions — OpenAI 旧 Completions （非流式； prompt 包成一条 user…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bruno or WindsurfAPI more popular?
Bruno has 47,992 GitHub stars and WindsurfAPI has 3,121. Bruno has the larger community by that measure.
Are Bruno and WindsurfAPI free?
Both are open source. Bruno is licensed under MIT and WindsurfAPI under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Bruno and WindsurfAPI?
Bruno is written in JavaScript and WindsurfAPI 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, Bruno or WindsurfAPI?
Choose Bruno if you want the larger community (47,992 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose WindsurfAPI if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.