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| Field | Bruno | Gatus | Backlog.md |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Universal | Universal | Universal, Codex, Claude Code, Cursor |
| Local support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Paid API | No | No | No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Stars | 47971 | 12458 | 7230 |
| Last activity | October 30, 2026 | September 24, 2026 | — |
| Install complexity | EASY | سهل إلى متوسط / Easy to moderate | Easy — npm, Bun, Homebrew, or Nix |
| Category | Testing, Git | Security, DevOps | Multi-Agent, Git, Workflow |
| Best use | Ideal for a solo developer or small team that wants API collections and tests beside the code with Git review. Use it for repeatable REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and WebSocket checks—not live cloud collaboration or load testing. | Best for an individual developer or small team that wants self-hosted website, API, DNS, and certificate checks with a status page and threshold-based alerts. It combines active checks and simple history in one service. It does not replace resource monitoring, logs, or distributed tracing. | Best for an individual developer or small team using coding agents and wanting to review the specification and plan before code. It keeps tasks, acceptance criteria, and decisions inside the project and exposes them through CLI, a local browser, or MCP. It is not a replacement for a centralized enterprise SaaS board with organization-wide permissions and reporting. |