vioscale
Comparison

Apollo GraphQL vs WunderGraph

On the evidence we track, WunderGraph leads this comparison with a composite score of 71/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Apollo GraphQL full profile →WunderGraph full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Apollo GraphQL64
★WunderGraph71
Score
Vioscale score
Apollo GraphQL64 / 100medium · 59%
WunderGraph71 / 100medium · 68%
Pricing
Free tier
Apollo GraphQL✓
WunderGraph✓
Model
Apollo GraphQLfreemium
WunderGraphfreemium
Price level
Apollo GraphQLlow
WunderGraphlow
Transparent
Apollo GraphQL✓
WunderGraph✗
Integrations
Count
Apollo GraphQL4
WunderGraph15
Security
Disclosure policy
Apollo GraphQL–
WunderGraph✓
Gdpr
Apollo GraphQL✓
WunderGraph–
Hipaa
Apollo GraphQL–
WunderGraph✓
Iso27001
Apollo GraphQL–
WunderGraph✓
Scorecard
Apollo GraphQL5.8
WunderGraph–
Soc2
Apollo GraphQL–
WunderGraph✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Apollo GraphQL–
WunderGraph99.99
Status page
Apollo GraphQL✓
WunderGraph✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apollo GraphQL76,434
WunderGraph–
Github stars
Apollo GraphQL13,947
WunderGraph–
Package downloads weekly
Apollo GraphQL2,958,758
WunderGraph–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Apollo GraphQL1
WunderGraph–
Release
History
Apollo GraphQL20 items
WunderGraph–
License
Spdx
Apollo GraphQLMIT
WunderGraph–
Language
Primary
Apollo GraphQLTypeScript
WunderGraph–
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

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

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

WunderGraph

Leader

An enterprise-grade solution for building and managing federated supergraphs with schema composition, governance enforcement, breaking-change detection, security controls, and real-time analytics.

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 ↗

WunderGraph

Leader
from $499/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $499/month for teams. Free tier available for individual developers.

  • DeveloperFree
    • Self-Hosted Router (1)
    • Apollo Federation v1 & v2 support
    • JWT / JWKS Auth
    • Federated Subscriptions (SSE, WebSockets)
    • Prometheus Metrics
    • +7 more
  • Team$499/month
    • Self-Hosted Router (2)
    • Apollo Federation v1 & v2 support
    • JWT / JWKS Auth
    • Federated Subscriptions (SSE, WebSockets)
    • Prometheus Metrics
    • +8 more
  • Scale$3,499/month. Most popular.
    • Self-Hosted Router (5)
    • Apollo Federation v1 & v2 support
    • JWT / JWKS Auth
    • Federated Subscriptions (SSE, WebSockets)
    • Prometheus Metrics
    • +12 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom Self-Hosted Router
    • Custom number of Federated Graphs
    • Up to 99.99% uptime SLA
    • Incident response SLA
    • Customizable MSA
    • +2 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✓
WunderGraph✓
CLI
Apollo GraphQL✓
WunderGraph✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Apollo GraphQL✓
WunderGraph✓
Self-hosted
Apollo GraphQL✓
WunderGraph✓
Hybrid
Apollo GraphQL✗
WunderGraph✓

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

WunderGraph

Leader
15 total
  • Apollo Federation
  • Kubernetes
  • OpenTelemetry
  • Prometheus
  • OpenID Connect
  • PostgreSQL
  • ClickHouse
  • S3
  • Kafka
  • NATS
  • Redis
  • gRPC
  • Okta
  • Auth0
  • Azure AD
Independently observed

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