Comparison

Apollo GraphQL vs GraphQL Yoga

No clear leader: GraphQL Yoga (63.4) and Apollo GraphQL (62.6) 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 →

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Apollo GraphQL63

GraphQL Yoga63

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Apollo GraphQL	GraphQL Yoga
vioscaleAI score	63 / 100medium · 57%	63 / 100medium · 67%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	4	12
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	SOC 2 Type II
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://www.apollographql.com/trust	https://the-guild.dev/blog/tag/compliance
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%2Fcommon&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	76,434	759
Github starsadoption.github_stars	13,949	8,528
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	2,385,461	1,943,364
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	1	22
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	6
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	-
Content
Faqcontent.faq	8 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Apollo GraphQL63 / 100medium · 57%

GraphQL Yoga63 / 100medium · 67%

Pricing

Free tier

Apollo GraphQL✓

GraphQL Yoga✓

Model

Apollo GraphQLfreemium

GraphQL Yogaopen_source

Price level

Apollo GraphQLfree

GraphQL Yogafree

Transparent

Apollo GraphQL✓

GraphQL Yoga✓

Integrations

Count

Apollo GraphQL4

GraphQL Yoga12

Security

Certifications

Apollo GraphQL–

GraphQL YogaSOC 2 Type II

Disclosure policy

Apollo GraphQL–

GraphQL Yoga✓

Gdpr

Apollo GraphQL✓

GraphQL Yoga–

Scorecard

Apollo GraphQL6

GraphQL Yoga–

Soc2

Apollo GraphQL–

GraphQL Yoga✓

Trust center

Apollo GraphQLhttps://www.apollographql.com/trust

GraphQL Yogahttps://the-guild.dev/blog/tag/compliance

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%2Fcommon&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Apollo GraphQL✓

GraphQL Yoga✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Apollo GraphQL76,434

GraphQL Yoga759

Github stars

Apollo GraphQL13,949

GraphQL Yoga8,528

Package downloads weekly

Apollo GraphQL2,385,461

GraphQL Yoga1,943,364

Activity

Commits last 30d

Apollo GraphQL1

GraphQL Yoga22

Release

Cadence days

Apollo GraphQL–

GraphQL Yoga6

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–

Content

Faq

Apollo GraphQL8 items

GraphQL Yoga7 items

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	Code-first
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 YogaCode-first

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

Apollo helps organizations build a unified GraphQL layer that combines multiple APIs and services, enabling better integration for AI systems and applications.

Independently observed

GraphQL Yoga

A comprehensive GraphQL server emphasizing ease of setup and developer experience, featuring built-in federation, subscriptions, response caching, and support for self-hosting across any JavaScript runtime environment.

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	✓	✓
iOSPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Apollo GraphQL✓

GraphQL Yoga✓

iOS

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

19 total

Apollo Federation
Auth0
Sentry
StatsD
New Relic
GraphQL Modules
Hive
GraphQL Armor
GraphQL Codegen
Apollo Router
Cloudflare Workers
Stellate
Apollo Link
URQL
NestJS
Redis
Cloudflare KV
Prometheus
Envelop

Independently observed

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