Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/infinitered/reactotron/vs/usebruno/bruno
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/infinitered/reactotron/vs/usebruno/bruno.md
Description: reactotron and bruno share 6 technologies: React, Electron, electron-store, styled-components, react-tooltip, and Zod. reactotron is written in TypeScript and bruno in JavaScript.

# reactotron vs bruno

reactotron and bruno share 6 technologies: React, Electron, electron-store, styled-components, react-tooltip, and Zod. reactotron is written in TypeScript and bruno in JavaScript.

- [infinitered/reactotron](https://seerepo.com/r/infinitered/reactotron): A desktop app for inspecting your React JS and React Native projects. macOS, Linux, and Windows.
- [usebruno/bruno](https://seerepo.com/r/usebruno/bruno): Opensource IDE For Exploring and Testing API's (lightweight alternative to Postman/Insomnia)

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: React, Electron, electron-store, styled-components, react-tooltip, Zod
- Only in reactotron: react-router-dom, MCP, react-native-mmkv, @react-native-async-storage/async-storage, react-native, react-hotkeys, react-motion, react-icons, Fastlane, electron-log, react-json-tree, react-modal
- Only in bruno: idb, PostHog, Express, Anthropic, OpenAI, Tailwind CSS, polished, classnames, @fontsource/inter, github-markdown-css, react-hot-toast, Formik, tiptap, codemirror, react-dnd, react-virtuoso, react-dnd-html5-backend, @tippyjs/react, lowlight, react-json-view, Swagger, @popperjs/core, react-copy-to-clipboard, react-player, tiptap-markdown, xterm, js-yaml, xml-formatter, markdown-it, linkify-it, dompurify, escape-html, highlight.js, markdown-it-task-lists, pdfjs-dist, react-pdf, xml2js, yup, @prantlf/jsonlint, @apidevtools/swagger-parser, jsonschema, @aws-sdk/credential-providers, xmlbuilder, tough-cookie, ai, @apidevtools/json-schema-ref-parser, yaml, jsonwebtoken, Ajv, ajv-formats

## Side by side

| | reactotron | bruno |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 38,467 lines written, 261 code files | 541,225 lines written, 1,761 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code | 0.9% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, CodeRabbit, and Cursor |
| Activity | Last push August 13, 2026, 6,030 commits, 15,596 stars | Last push November 5, 2026, 4,419 commits, 48,208 stars |
| Tests | 84 test files. 19.2% of its code files have a test that imports them | 1,307 test files. 25.8% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, reactotron or bruno?

bruno, with 541,225 lines written; reactotron has 38,467.

The proof: [usebruno/bruno's code at commit 23ba7e9](https://github.com/usebruno/bruno/tree/23ba7e9e03e9e97dce9feb44989be3593aefe8de)

### Which has more GitHub stars, reactotron or bruno?

bruno, with 48,208 stars; reactotron has 15,596.

The proof: [usebruno/bruno on GitHub](https://github.com/usebruno/bruno)

### Which has more tests, reactotron or bruno?

bruno, with 1,307 test files; reactotron has 84.

The proof: [usebruno/bruno's code at commit 23ba7e9](https://github.com/usebruno/bruno/tree/23ba7e9e03e9e97dce9feb44989be3593aefe8de)

### Which was updated more recently, reactotron or bruno?

bruno: its last push was on November 5, 2026, and reactotron's on August 13, 2026.

The proof: [usebruno/bruno's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/usebruno/bruno/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, reactotron or bruno?

bruno: an AI signed 0.9% of its commits, with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, CodeRabbit, and Cursor; in reactotron, 0.1%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in usebruno/bruno](https://seerepo.com/r/usebruno/bruno/ai)

## Sources

- infinitered/reactotron: Read on November 8, 2026, at commit 3e480ab (https://github.com/infinitered/reactotron/tree/3e480ab0331456a79dd5463336725b342bc77067)
- usebruno/bruno: Read on November 5, 2026, at commit 23ba7e9 (https://github.com/usebruno/bruno/tree/23ba7e9e03e9e97dce9feb44989be3593aefe8de)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.