Comparison

Apollo GraphQL vs Stellate

No clear leader: Apollo GraphQL (64.3) 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 formatsJSON Markdown GraphQLor send Accept: application/json

Apollo GraphQL64

Stellate61

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Apollo GraphQL	Stellate
Vioscale score	64 / 100medium · 59%	61 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	4	18
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	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	76,434	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	13,947	-
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	2,958,758	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	1	-
Release
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US	Available worldwide

Score

Vioscale score

Apollo GraphQL64 / 100medium · 59%

Stellate61 / 100medium · 73%

Pricing

Free tier

Apollo GraphQL✓

Stellate✓

Model

Apollo GraphQLfreemium

Stellatefreemium

Price level

Apollo GraphQLlow

Stellatelow

Transparent

Apollo GraphQL✓

Stellate✓

Integrations

Count

Apollo GraphQL4

Stellate18

Security

Disclosure policy

Apollo GraphQL–

Stellate✓

Gdpr

Apollo GraphQL✓

Stellate✓

Scorecard

Apollo GraphQL5.8

Stellate–

Soc2

Apollo GraphQL–

Stellate✓

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

Stellate–

Reliability

Status page

Apollo GraphQL✓

Stellate✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Apollo GraphQL76,434

Stellate–

Github stars

Apollo GraphQL13,947

Stellate–

Package downloads weekly

Apollo GraphQL2,958,758

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

Apollo GraphQLAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

StellateAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

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

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

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✓

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

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

Stellate

Stellate is a GraphQL CDN that sits at the edge to cache queries, limit request rates, and provide detailed metrics. It helps developers reduce API latency, minimize origin server load, and protect against malicious queries at scale.

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 ↗

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 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	Stellate
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Apollo GraphQL✓

Stellate✓

CLI

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

18 total

Fastly
CloudFlare
AWS
Auth0
DataDog
Grafana
Stripe
Vercel
Salesforce
Aiven
Altinity
Google
Hex
Intercom
Mixpanel
Postmark
Retool
WorkOS

Independently observed

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