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Comparison

gqlgen vs Grafbase

No clear leader: gqlgen (57.6) and Grafbase (56.2) 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.

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Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
gqlgen58
Grafbase56
Score
vioscaleAI score
gqlgen58 / 100low · 36%
Grafbase56 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
gqlgen–
Grafbase✓
Model
gqlgenopen_source
Grafbasefreemium
Price level
gqlgenfree
Grafbaselow
Transparent
gqlgen–
Grafbase✗
Integrations
Count
gqlgen–
Grafbase7
Security
Scorecard
gqlgen6
Grafbase–
Soc2
gqlgen–
Grafbase✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
gqlgen–
Grafbase99.99
Status page
gqlgen–
Grafbase✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
gqlgen3,167
Grafbase–
Github stars
gqlgen10,768
Grafbase–
Activity
Commits last 30d
gqlgen28
Grafbase–
Release
Cadence days
gqlgen17
Grafbase–
History
gqlgen20 items
Grafbase–
License
Spdx
gqlgenMIT
Grafbase–
Language
Primary
gqlgenGo
Grafbase–
Content
Faq
gqlgen4 items
Grafbase6 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Role
gqlgenServer
GrafbaseGateway / federation
Primary language
gqlgenGo
GrafbaseGraphQL
Modelling
Schema approach
gqlgenSchema-first
GrafbaseSchema-first
Scale
Federation / subgraph composition
gqlgen✓
Grafbase✓
Realtime
Real-time subscriptions
gqlgen✓
Grafbase✓
Performance
Response / edge caching
gqlgen✗
Grafbase✓
DX
Typed code generation
gqlgen✓
Grafbase-
Automation
Generates API from a database
gqlgen✗
Grafbase✓
Security
Built-in authz / permissions
gqlgen✗
Grafbase✓
Deployment
Official hosted offering
gqlgen✗
Grafbase✓
Self-hostable
gqlgen✓
Grafbase✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

gqlgen

An open-source Go framework that generates GraphQL server code from schema definitions. It emphasizes type safety, automatic code generation to reduce boilerplate, and a schema-first development approach.

Independently observed

Grafbase

A GraphQL federation gateway that aggregates and unifies multiple GraphQL APIs into a single interface, with built-in governance and analytics capabilities.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

gqlgen

Open source
as of verify ↗

Grafbase

HybridFree tier60-day trial

Free open-source tier. 60-day free trial. Enterprise pricing available via contact sales.

  • Open SourceFree
    • High performance Rust gateway
    • Open-source license
    • No feature gating
    • Community support
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Unified schema composition
    • Schema proposal & approval workflows
    • Entity-level caching
    • Persisted queries
    • Intelligent query execution
    • +9 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
gqlgen✗
Grafbase✓
CLI
gqlgen✓
Grafbase✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
gqlgen✗
Grafbase✓
Self-hosted
gqlgen✓
Grafbase✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

gqlgen

Not documented yet.

Grafbase

7 total
  • Snowflake
  • NATS
  • Kafka
  • Postgres
  • gRPC
  • REST
  • JWT
Independently observed
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