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Comparison

Apollo GraphQL vs Stellate

No clear leader: Apollo GraphQL (62.6) and Stellate (60.6) 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 →Stellate full profile →
Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
Apollo GraphQL63
Stellate61
Score
vioscaleAI score
Apollo GraphQL63 / 100medium · 57%
Stellate61 / 100medium · 69%
Pricing
Free tier
Apollo GraphQL✓
Stellate✓
Model
Apollo GraphQLfreemium
Stellatefreemium
Price level
Apollo GraphQLfree
Stellatelow
Transparent
Apollo GraphQL✓
Stellate✓
Integrations
Count
Apollo GraphQL4
Stellate18
Security
Disclosure policy
Apollo GraphQL–
Stellate✓
Gdpr
Apollo GraphQL✓
Stellate✓
Scorecard
Apollo GraphQL6
Stellate–
Soc2
Apollo GraphQL–
Stellate✓
Trust center
Apollo GraphQLhttps://www.apollographql.com/trust
Stellate–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Apollo GraphQL✓
Stellate✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apollo GraphQL76,434
Stellate–
Github stars
Apollo GraphQL13,949
Stellate–
Package downloads weekly
Apollo GraphQL2,385,461
Stellate–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Apollo GraphQL1
Stellate–
Release
History
Apollo GraphQL20 items
Stellate–
License
Spdx
Apollo GraphQLMIT
Stellate–
Language
Primary
Apollo GraphQLTypeScript
Stellate–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Apollo GraphQL8 items
Stellate6 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Role
Apollo GraphQLGateway / federation
StellateGateway / federation
Primary language
Apollo GraphQLAPI-agnostic (supports any GraphQL API regardless of implementation language)
Stellate-
Modelling
Schema approach
Apollo GraphQLDB introspection
Stellate-
Scale
Federation / subgraph composition
Apollo GraphQL✓
Stellate-
Realtime
Real-time subscriptions
Apollo GraphQL✓
Stellate-
Performance
Response / edge caching
Apollo GraphQL✓
Stellate✓
DX
Typed code generation
Apollo GraphQL✓
Stellate-
Automation
Generates API from a database
Apollo GraphQL✗
Stellate-
Security
Built-in authz / permissions
Apollo GraphQL✓
Stellate-
Deployment
Official hosted offering
Apollo GraphQL✓
Stellate✓
Self-hostable
Apollo GraphQL✓
Stellate-

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

Stellate

Stellate is a service for running GraphQL APIs securely at the edge with built-in caching to avoid redundant query processing, observability to monitor every request, and security protections against attacks.

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 verify ↗

Stellate

from $5/moUsage-basedFree tier

Free: 100k requests/month. Paid: $10/1M metrics + $5/1M cacheable + $5/1M rate-limited. Business minimum: $249/mo

  • FreeFree
    • 100k requests per month
    • Pass-through gateway for excess requests
  • Business$10/1M metrics, $5/1M cacheable requests, $5/1M rate-limited requests (min $249/mo)
    • Metrics
    • Edge Caching
    • Rate Limiting
    • Threat Monitoring
    • Persisted Queries
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Apollo GraphQL✓
Stellate✓
iOS
Apollo GraphQL✓
Stellate✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Apollo GraphQL✗
Stellate✓
Self-hosted
Apollo GraphQL✓
Stellate✗

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

Stellate

20 total
  • Fastly
  • CloudFlare
  • AWS
  • Auth0
  • DataDog
  • Grafana
  • Stripe
  • Vercel
  • Salesforce
  • Aiven
  • Altinity
  • Google
  • Hex
  • Intercom
  • Mixpanel
  • Postmark
  • Retool
  • WorkOS
  • WPGraphQL
  • Strapi
Independently observed
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Apollo GraphQL or Stellate: which one depends on you

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Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

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