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hoppscotch vs bruno

API Client rivals. Both tagged api-client, api-testing, http-client. Six rounds of real GitHub data, an AI referee, and the crowd picks a side.

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hoppscotch/hoppscotch: 80,783 stars, TypeScript. Open-Source API Development Ecosystem • https://hoppscotch.io • Offline, On-Prem & Cloud • Web, Desktop & CLI • Open-Source Alternative to …
usebruno/bruno: 48,343 stars, JavaScript. Opensource IDE For Exploring and Testing API's (lightweight alternative to Postman/Insomnia)

hoppscotch vs bruno: tale of the tape

GitHub data as of November 11, 2026

hoppscotch has 1.7 times as many GitHub stars as bruno (80,783 vs 48,343). In the last 6 days, bruno gained more stars: +145 (+0.3%) against +28 (+0.0%) for hoppscotch. bruno saw more development in the last 52 weeks with 1,573 commits, against 292 for hoppscotch. hoppscotch is the older project (created August 2019), bruno started in September 2022. hoppscotch is written mainly in TypeScript, bruno in JavaScript.

hoppscotch/hoppscotchusebruno/bruno
Stars80,78348,343
Stars gained, last 6 days+28+145
Growth, last 6 days+0.0%+0.3%
Avg. stars per day since creation3132
Forks6,2323,098
Commits, last 52 weeks2921,573
Open issues8921,980
Best Repocharts rank today#8 in Dev Tools#18 in Dev Tools
LanguageTypeScriptJavaScript
LicenseMITMIT
CreatedAug 21, 2019Sep 27, 2022
Last pushNov 5, 2026Nov 11, 2026

Quick answers

Which is more popular, hoppscotch or bruno?

hoppscotch has 1.7 times as many GitHub stars as bruno (80,783 vs 48,343) (Repocharts data as of November 11, 2026).

Which is growing faster, hoppscotch or bruno?

In the last 6 days, bruno gained more stars: +145 (+0.3%) against +28 (+0.0%) for hoppscotch.

Which is more actively developed?

bruno saw more development in the last 52 weeks with 1,573 commits, against 292 for hoppscotch.

What languages are hoppscotch and bruno written in?

hoppscotch is written mainly in TypeScript, bruno in JavaScript.

How does RepoClash compare hoppscotch and bruno?

RepoClash scores both repositories in six rounds (popularity, momentum, activity, community, maintenance and freshness) from public GitHub data, adds an AI referee's verdict and lets developers vote for their favorite. Star counts are updated daily.

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