Comparison

gqlgen vs Pothos

No clear leader: gqlgen (62.8) and Pothos (60.8) 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.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
gqlgen63
Pothos61
Score
Vioscale score
gqlgen63 / 100low · 36%
Pothos61 / 100low · 46%
Pricing
Model
Price level
gqlgenfree
Pothosfree
Integrations
Count
gqlgen
Pothos6
Adoption
Dependent repos
gqlgen3,167
Pothos316
Github stars
gqlgen10,753
Pothos2,611
Package downloads weekly
gqlgen
Pothos487,927
Activity
Commits last 30d
gqlgen20
Pothos26
Release
Cadence days
gqlgen15
Pothos
History
gqlgen20 items
Pothos20 items
License
Spdx
gqlgenMIT
PothosISC
Language
Primary
gqlgenGo

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

gqlgen

A schema-first code generation library for Go that lets developers define GraphQL APIs using the schema definition language and automatically generates type-safe server implementations. It eliminates boilerplate by handling code generation while enforcing type safety throughout.

Independently observed

Pothos

Pothos is a GraphQL schema builder for TypeScript that emphasizes type-safety and ease of use. It features a plugin ecosystem for extending functionality while maintaining zero-overhead at runtime.

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 ↗

Pothos

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
gqlgen
Pothos
CLI
gqlgen
Pothos
Deployment
Self-hosted
gqlgen
Pothos

Integrations

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

gqlgen

Not documented yet.

Pothos

6 total
  • Prisma
  • NestJS
  • Next.js
  • Apollo
  • Mercurius
  • OpenTelemetry
Independently observed

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