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Bruno vs WindsurfAPI
Bruno has 47,022 GitHub stars, 2,888 forks, 1,831 open issues and last shipped yesterday. WindsurfAPI has 3,021 stars, 628 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Bruno leads on adoption by 1,457% (47,022 vs 3,021 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 21%. 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 | ★ 47K | ★ 3.0K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.9K | ⑂ 628 |
| 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 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 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.
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About WindsurfAPI
WindsurfAPI is a self hosted reverse proxy written in JavaScript and licensed under MIT. It exposes OpenAI, Anthropic, and Gemini compatible HTTP endpoints for 100+ Windsurf and Devin Desktop AI models. It has zero npm runtime dependencies. The project sits in the Developer Tools / API Development & Testing category and uses the Node.js ecosystem.
read the full WindsurfAPI overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bruno or WindsurfAPI more popular?
Bruno has 47,022 GitHub stars and WindsurfAPI has 3,021. 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 (47,022 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose WindsurfAPI if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.