Comparison

Absinthe vs urql

On the evidence we track, urql 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.

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Absinthe45

★urql60

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Absinthe	urqlLeader
vioscaleAI score	45 / 100low · 41%	60 / 100medium · 51%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	3	-
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4.2	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 4 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=hex&package_name=absinthe&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 4 · Max severity: HIGH	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40urql%2Fcore&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	1,257	57,619
Github starsadoption.github_stars	4,399	8,980
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	1,178,429
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	5	3
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	56	1
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Elixir	TypeScript
Content
Faqcontent.faq	-	4 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Absinthe45 / 100low · 41%

urql60 / 100medium · 51%

Pricing

Free tier

Absinthe✓

urql✓

Model

Absintheopen_source

urqlopen_source

Price level

Absinthefree

urqlfree

Transparent

Absinthe✓

urql–

Integrations

Count

Absinthe3

urql–

Security

Scorecard

Absinthe4.2

urql–

Vulnerabilities

AbsintheCount: 4 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=hex&package_name=absinthe&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 4 · Max severity: HIGH

urqlCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40urql%2Fcore&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Adoption

Dependent repos

Absinthe1,257

urql57,619

Github stars

Absinthe4,399

urql8,980

Package downloads weekly

Absinthe–

urql1,178,429

Activity

Commits last 30d

Absinthe5

urql3

Release

Cadence days

Absinthe56

urql1

History

Absinthe20 items

urql20 items

License

Spdx

Absinthe–

urqlMIT

Language

Primary

AbsintheElixir

urqlTypeScript

Content

Faq

Absinthe–

urql4 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for GraphQL Tools
Capability	Absinthe	urql
Core
Role	Server	Client
Primary language	Elixir	TypeScript
Modelling
Schema approach	DB introspection	-
Scale
Federation / subgraph composition	-	-
Realtime
Real-time subscriptions	✓	✓
Performance
Response / edge caching	-	✓
DX
Typed code generation	-	-
Automation
Generates API from a database	-	-
Security
Built-in authz / permissions	-	-
Deployment
Official hosted offering	✗	-
Self-hostable	✓	-

Core

Role

AbsintheServer

urqlClient

Primary language

AbsintheElixir

urqlTypeScript

Modelling

Schema approach

AbsintheDB introspection

urql-

Scale

Federation / subgraph composition

Absinthe-

urql-

Realtime

Real-time subscriptions

Absinthe✓

urql✓

Performance

Response / edge caching

Absinthe-

urql✓

Typed code generation

Absinthe-

urql-

Automation

Generates API from a database

Absinthe-

urql-

Security

Built-in authz / permissions

Absinthe-

urql-

Deployment

Official hosted offering

Absinthe✗

urql-

Self-hostable

Absinthe✓

urql-

What each one is

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

Absinthe

A GraphQL implementation toolkit for Elixir that emphasizes developer ergonomics, compile-time schema verification, and production performance. Designed with idiomatic Elixir patterns and supports common web frameworks.

Independently observed

urql

Leader

A framework-agnostic GraphQL client library that works with React, Preact, Vue, Solid, and Svelte, featuring flexible caching and a highly customizable API.

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 sourceFree tier

as of 2026-09-11verify ↗

urql

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source (MIT license)

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Absinthe	urql
WebPlatforms	-	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	-

Platforms

Web

Absinthe–

urql✓

Deployment

Self-hosted

Absinthe✓

urql–

Integrations

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

Absinthe

3 total

Phoenix
Plug
Apollo Client

Independently observed

urql

Leader

Not documented yet.

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