Comparison

Apollo GraphQL vs GraphQL Yoga

No clear leader: Apollo GraphQL (64.3) and GraphQL Yoga (60.4) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Apollo GraphQL full profile →GraphQL Yoga full profile →

Machine formatsJSON Markdown GraphQLor send Accept: application/json

Apollo GraphQL64

GraphQL Yoga60

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Apollo GraphQL	GraphQL Yoga
Vioscale score	64 / 100medium · 59%	60 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	4	9
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5.8	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 5 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=apollo-server-core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: MODERATE	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40graphql-yoga%2Ftyped-event-target&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	76,434	873
Github starsadoption.github_stars	13,947	8,527
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	2,958,758	1,794,908
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	1	6
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	12
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US	-

Score

Vioscale score

Apollo GraphQL64 / 100medium · 59%

GraphQL Yoga60 / 100high · 76%

Pricing

Free tier

Apollo GraphQL✓

GraphQL Yoga✓

Model

Apollo GraphQLfreemium

GraphQL Yogaopen_source

Price level

Apollo GraphQLlow

GraphQL Yogafree

Transparent

Apollo GraphQL✓

GraphQL Yoga✓

Integrations

Count

Apollo GraphQL4

GraphQL Yoga9

Security

Disclosure policy

Apollo GraphQL–

GraphQL Yoga✓

Gdpr

Apollo GraphQL✓

GraphQL Yoga–

Scorecard

Apollo GraphQL5.8

GraphQL Yoga–

Soc2

Apollo GraphQL–

GraphQL Yoga✓

Vulnerabilities

Apollo GraphQLCount: 5 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=apollo-server-core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: MODERATE

GraphQL YogaCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40graphql-yoga%2Ftyped-event-target&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Apollo GraphQL✓

GraphQL Yoga✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Apollo GraphQL76,434

GraphQL Yoga873

Github stars

Apollo GraphQL13,947

GraphQL Yoga8,527

Package downloads weekly

Apollo GraphQL2,958,758

GraphQL Yoga1,794,908

Activity

Commits last 30d

Apollo GraphQL1

GraphQL Yoga6

Release

Cadence days

Apollo GraphQL–

GraphQL Yoga12

History

Apollo GraphQL20 items

GraphQL Yoga20 items

License

Spdx

Apollo GraphQLMIT

GraphQL YogaMIT

Language

Primary

Apollo GraphQLTypeScript

GraphQL YogaTypeScript

Market

Availability

Apollo GraphQLAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

GraphQL Yoga–

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for GraphQL Tools
Capability	Apollo GraphQL	GraphQL Yoga
Core
Role	Gateway / federation	Server
Primary language	API-agnostic (supports any GraphQL API regardless of implementation language)	JavaScript/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

Apollo GraphQLGateway / federation

GraphQL YogaServer

Primary language

Apollo GraphQLAPI-agnostic (supports any GraphQL API regardless of implementation language)

GraphQL YogaJavaScript/TypeScript

Modelling

Schema approach

Apollo GraphQLDB introspection

GraphQL Yoga-

Scale

Federation / subgraph composition

Apollo GraphQL✓

GraphQL Yoga✓

Realtime

Real-time subscriptions

Apollo GraphQL✓

GraphQL Yoga✓

Performance

Response / edge caching

Apollo GraphQL✓

GraphQL Yoga✓

Typed code generation

Apollo GraphQL✓

GraphQL Yoga✓

Automation

Generates API from a database

Apollo GraphQL✗

GraphQL Yoga-

Security

Built-in authz / permissions

Apollo GraphQL✓

GraphQL Yoga✓

Deployment

Official hosted offering

Apollo GraphQL✓

GraphQL Yoga-

Self-hostable

Apollo GraphQL✓

GraphQL Yoga✓

What each one is

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

Apollo GraphQL

A complete API orchestration and governance platform that enables teams to build, deploy, and scale GraphQL APIs with support for federation, real-time subscriptions, schema management, and compliance across cloud and self-hosted environments.

Independently observed

GraphQL Yoga

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.

Apollo GraphQL

from $5/moHybridFree tier

From $5 per million requests. Free tier with no credit card required.

FreeFree
- GraphOS platform
- Any GraphQL API support
- Self-hosted Router
- GraphQL Federation
- Response Caching
- +3 more
Developer$5 per million requests, billed monthly with volume discounts. $50 credit on signup.
- GraphOS platform
- Any GraphQL API support
- Self-hosted Router
- GraphQL Federation
- Response Caching
- +3 more
StandardContact sales
- GraphOS platform
- Any GraphQL API support
- Self-hosted Router
- GraphQL Federation
- Response Caching
- +3 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- GraphOS platform
- Any GraphQL API support
- Self-hosted Router
- GraphQL Federation
- Response Caching
- +3 more

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

GraphQL Yoga

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

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	Apollo GraphQL	GraphQL Yoga
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Apollo GraphQL✓

GraphQL Yoga✓

CLI

Apollo GraphQL✓

GraphQL Yoga✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Apollo GraphQL✓

GraphQL Yoga✗

Self-hosted

Apollo GraphQL✓

GraphQL Yoga✓

Integrations

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

Apollo GraphQL

4 total

Apollo Connectors
Apollo MCP Server
GraphQL APIs
REST APIs

Independently observed

GraphQL Yoga

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.