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Bruno vs php-crud-api
Bruno has 47,065 GitHub stars, 2,895 forks, 1,831 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. php-crud-api has 3,737 stars, 1,028 forks, 85 open issues and last shipped 23 days ago. Bruno leads on adoption by 1,159% (47,065 vs 3,737 stars). Bruno is written in JavaScript under MIT; php-crud-api is written in PHP under MIT. Bruno has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, php-crud-api 28%. Bruno 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 | php-crud-api | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 47K | ★ 3.7K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-08-28 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.9K | ⑂ 1.0K |
| 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 php-crud-api if
- You want the php-crud-api feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You evaluated both and php-crud-api 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 php-crud-api
php crud api is a single file PHP script that adds a REST API to an existing MySQL/MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or SQLite database, and it is aimed at PHP developers and small teams that want working CRUD endpoints without building and maintaining a backend application around their schema.
read the full php-crud-api overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bruno or php-crud-api more popular?
Bruno has 47,065 GitHub stars and php-crud-api has 3,737. Bruno has the larger community by that measure.
Are Bruno and php-crud-api free?
Both are open source. Bruno is licensed under MIT and php-crud-api under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Bruno and php-crud-api?
Bruno is written in JavaScript and php-crud-api in PHP. 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 php-crud-api?
Choose Bruno if you want the larger community (47,065 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose php-crud-api if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.