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Comparison

Apollo GraphQL vs Strawberry GraphQL

No clear leader: Strawberry GraphQL (65.2) 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 →Strawberry GraphQL full profile →
Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
Apollo GraphQL63
Strawberry GraphQL65
Score
vioscaleAI score
Apollo GraphQL63 / 100medium · 57%
Strawberry GraphQL65 / 100medium · 66%
Pricing
Free tier
Apollo GraphQL✓
Strawberry GraphQL✓
Model
Apollo GraphQLfreemium
Strawberry GraphQLopen_source
Price level
Apollo GraphQLfree
Strawberry GraphQLfree
Transparent
Apollo GraphQL✓
Strawberry GraphQL✓
Integrations
Count
Apollo GraphQL4
Strawberry GraphQL6
Security
Gdpr
Apollo GraphQL✓
Strawberry GraphQL–
Scorecard
Apollo GraphQL6
Strawberry GraphQL7
Trust center
Apollo GraphQLhttps://www.apollographql.com/trust
Strawberry GraphQL–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Apollo GraphQL✓
Strawberry GraphQL–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apollo GraphQL76,434
Strawberry GraphQL325
Github stars
Apollo GraphQL13,949
Strawberry GraphQL4,722
Package downloads weekly
Apollo GraphQL2,385,461
Strawberry GraphQL1,448,848
Activity
Commits last 30d
Apollo GraphQL1
Strawberry GraphQL76
Release
Cadence days
Apollo GraphQL–
Strawberry GraphQL1
History
Apollo GraphQL20 items
Strawberry GraphQL20 items
License
Spdx
Apollo GraphQLMIT
Strawberry GraphQLMIT
Language
Primary
Apollo GraphQLTypeScript
Strawberry GraphQLPython
Market
Availability
Apollo GraphQLAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US
Strawberry GraphQL–
Content
Faq
Apollo GraphQL8 items
Strawberry GraphQL6 items

Capabilities

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

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

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

Strawberry GraphQL

A GraphQL server library for Python that uses type annotations to define schemas, with support for async/await, federation, and integrations with web frameworks like FastAPI and Django.

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 ↗

Strawberry GraphQL

Open source
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✓
Strawberry GraphQL✓
iOS
Apollo GraphQL✓
Strawberry GraphQL✗
CLI
Apollo GraphQL✗
Strawberry GraphQL✓
Deployment
Self-hosted
Apollo GraphQL✓
Strawberry GraphQL✓

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

Strawberry GraphQL

13 total
  • Django
  • FastAPI
  • Flask
  • Aiohttp
  • Chalice
  • Channels
  • Litestar
  • Quart
  • Sanic
  • Starlette
  • SQLAlchemy
  • Next.js
  • Pydantic
Independently observed
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