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Bruno vs WunderGraph
Bruno has 47,022 GitHub stars, 2,888 forks, 1,831 open issues and last shipped yesterday. WunderGraph has 1,265 stars, 252 forks, 124 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Bruno leads on adoption by 3,617% (47,022 vs 1,265 stars). Bruno is written in JavaScript under MIT; WunderGraph is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0. Bruno has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, WunderGraph 20%. WunderGraph 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 | WunderGraph | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 47K | ★ 1.3K |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.9K | ⑂ 252 |
| 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 WunderGraph if
- You want the WunderGraph feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and WunderGraph 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 WunderGraph
WunderGraph Cosmo is an open source lifecycle API management platform for federated GraphQL. It lives in the GraphQL ecosystem, and its GitHub description identifies it as an alternative to Apollo Studio and GraphOS. The project is written in TypeScript and released under the Apache 2.0 license.
read the full WunderGraph overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bruno or WunderGraph more popular?
Bruno has 47,022 GitHub stars and WunderGraph has 1,265. Bruno has the larger community by that measure.
Are Bruno and WunderGraph free?
Both are open source. Bruno is licensed under MIT and WunderGraph under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Bruno and WunderGraph?
Bruno is written in JavaScript and WunderGraph in TypeScript. 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 WunderGraph?
Choose Bruno if you want the larger community (47,022 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose WunderGraph if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.