Comparison

Apollo GraphQL vs Strawberry GraphQL

No clear leader: Strawberry GraphQL (68.3) and Apollo GraphQL (64.3) 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 formatsJSON Markdown GraphQLor send Accept: application/json

Apollo GraphQL64

Strawberry GraphQL68

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Apollo GraphQL	Strawberry GraphQL
Vioscale score	64 / 100medium · 59%	68 / 100medium · 62%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	4	10
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5.8	7
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: 7 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=strawberry-graphql&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 5 · Max severity: HIGH
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	76,434	325
Github starsadoption.github_stars	13,947	4,706
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	2,958,758	1,579,350
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	1	28
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	1
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	Python
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US	-

Score

Vioscale score

Apollo GraphQL64 / 100medium · 59%

Strawberry GraphQL68 / 100medium · 62%

Pricing

Free tier

Apollo GraphQL✓

Strawberry GraphQL✓

Model

Apollo GraphQLfreemium

Strawberry GraphQLcommercial

Price level

Apollo GraphQLlow

Strawberry GraphQLfree

Transparent

Apollo GraphQL✓

Strawberry GraphQL✓

Integrations

Count

Apollo GraphQL4

Strawberry GraphQL10

Security

Gdpr

Apollo GraphQL✓

Strawberry GraphQL–

Scorecard

Apollo GraphQL5.8

Strawberry GraphQL7

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

Strawberry GraphQLCount: 7 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=strawberry-graphql&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 5 · Max severity: HIGH

Reliability

Status page

Apollo GraphQL✓

Strawberry GraphQL–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Apollo GraphQL76,434

Strawberry GraphQL325

Github stars

Apollo GraphQL13,947

Strawberry GraphQL4,706

Package downloads weekly

Apollo GraphQL2,958,758

Strawberry GraphQL1,579,350

Activity

Commits last 30d

Apollo GraphQL1

Strawberry GraphQL28

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–

Capabilities

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

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

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-

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

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

Strawberry GraphQL

An open-source Python library for constructing GraphQL servers using Python's type hints and dataclasses to define schemas. It provides async support, federation capabilities, real-time subscriptions, and integrations with popular web frameworks.

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 ↗

Strawberry GraphQL

Open sourceFree tier

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	Strawberry GraphQL
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Apollo GraphQL✓

Strawberry GraphQL✗

CLI

Apollo GraphQL✓

Strawberry GraphQL✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Apollo GraphQL✓

Strawberry GraphQL✗

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

10 total

Django
FastAPI
Flask
Aiohttp
Chalice
Channels
Litestar
Quart
Sanic
Starlette

Independently observed

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