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servo vs Brave
servo has 38,001 GitHub stars, 3,798 forks, 3,209 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Brave has 23,659 stars, 3,214 forks, 10,752 open issues and last shipped yesterday. servo leads on adoption by 61% (38,001 vs 23,659 stars). servo is written in Rust under MPL-2.0; Brave is written in various languages under MPL-2.0. servo has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, Brave 14%. servo was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (browser), 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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| servo | Brave | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 38K | ★ 24K |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Written in | Rust | — |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.8K | ⑂ 3.2K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick servo if
- You weight community size — 38K stars and counting
- You want the MPL-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Brave if
- You want the Brave feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MPL-2.0 license terms
- You evaluated both and Brave fits your workflow better
About servo
Servo is a prototype web browser engine written in the Rust programming language. It is developed on 64 bit macOS, 64 bit Linux, 64 bit Windows, 64 bit OpenHarmony, and Android, and it lives in the Rust ecosystem as an open source project licensed under MPL 2.0. The repository carries the topics browser, rust, servo, web, webbrowser, webengine, and webplatform, and the project describes itself as aiming to empower developers with a lightweight, high performance alternative for embedding web technologies in applications. Documentation lives in the Servo Book, with news and guides at servo.org.
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About Brave
Brave is a Chromium based web browser for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS, released under the MPL 2.0 licence, and this repository is the project's public issue tracker, release channel, and developer wiki rather than the home of its source code.
read the full Brave overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is servo or Brave more popular?
servo has 38,001 GitHub stars and Brave has 23,659. servo has the larger community by that measure.
Are servo and Brave free?
Both are open source. servo is licensed under MPL-2.0 and Brave under MPL-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between servo and Brave?
servo is written in Rust and Brave in various languages. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, servo or Brave?
Choose servo if you want the larger community (38,001 stars) or its MPL-2.0 licence terms. Choose Brave if its feature set, stack or MPL-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.