Comparison

Absinthe vs GraphQL Yoga

On the evidence we track, GraphQL Yoga leads this comparison with a composite score of 60/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Absinthe45
GraphQL Yoga60
Score
Vioscale score
Absinthe45 / 100low · 35%
GraphQL Yoga60 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tier
Absinthe
GraphQL Yoga
Model
Absintheopen_source
GraphQL Yogaopen_source
Price level
Absinthefree
GraphQL Yogafree
Transparent
Absinthe
GraphQL Yoga
Integrations
Count
Absinthe
GraphQL Yoga9
Reliability
Status page
Absinthe
GraphQL Yoga
Adoption
Dependent repos
Absinthe1,257
GraphQL Yoga873
Github stars
Absinthe4,399
GraphQL Yoga8,527
Package downloads weekly
Absinthe
GraphQL Yoga1,794,908
Activity
Commits last 30d
Absinthe1
GraphQL Yoga6
Release
Cadence days
Absinthe24
GraphQL Yoga12
History
Absinthe20 items
GraphQL Yoga20 items
License
Spdx
Absinthe
GraphQL YogaMIT
Language
Primary
AbsintheElixir
GraphQL YogaTypeScript

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for graphql tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Role
AbsintheServer
GraphQL YogaServer
Primary language
AbsintheElixir
GraphQL YogaJavaScript/TypeScript
Modelling
Schema approach
Absinthe-
GraphQL Yoga-
Scale
Federation / subgraph composition
Absinthe-
GraphQL Yoga
Realtime
Real-time subscriptions
Absinthe
GraphQL Yoga
Performance
Response / edge caching
Absinthe-
GraphQL Yoga
DX
Typed code generation
Absinthe-
GraphQL Yoga
Automation
Generates API from a database
Absinthe-
GraphQL Yoga-
Security
Built-in authz / permissions
Absinthe-
GraphQL Yoga
Deployment
Official hosted offering
Absinthe
GraphQL Yoga-
Self-hostable
Absinthe
GraphQL Yoga

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Absinthe

Not documented yet.

GraphQL Yoga

Leader

A fully-featured, open-source GraphQL server offering extensive built-in capabilities like federation support, caching, rate limiting, and error masking. Designed to be self-hostable and extensible through plugins for production deployments.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Absinthe

Open source
as of verify ↗

GraphQL Yoga

Leader
Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Absinthe
GraphQL Yoga
Deployment
Self-hosted
Absinthe
GraphQL Yoga

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Absinthe

Not documented yet.

GraphQL Yoga

Leader
9 total
  • Apollo Federation
  • Auth0
  • Sentry
  • StatsD
  • New Relic
  • GraphQL Modules
  • Hive
  • GraphQL Armor
  • GraphQL Codegen
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.