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Comparison

gqlgen vs Stellate

No clear leader: Stellate (60.6) and gqlgen (57.6) 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.

gqlgen full profile →Stellate full profile →
Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
gqlgen58
Stellate61
Score
vioscaleAI score
gqlgen58 / 100low · 36%
Stellate61 / 100medium · 69%
Pricing
Free tier
gqlgen–
Stellate✓
Model
gqlgenopen_source
Stellatefreemium
Price level
gqlgenfree
Stellatelow
Transparent
gqlgen–
Stellate✓
Integrations
Count
gqlgen–
Stellate18
Security
Disclosure policy
gqlgen–
Stellate✓
Gdpr
gqlgen–
Stellate✓
Scorecard
gqlgen6
Stellate–
Soc2
gqlgen–
Stellate✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
gqlgen–
Stellate✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
gqlgen3,167
Stellate–
Github stars
gqlgen10,768
Stellate–
Activity
Commits last 30d
gqlgen28
Stellate–
Release
Cadence days
gqlgen17
Stellate–
History
gqlgen20 items
Stellate–
License
Spdx
gqlgenMIT
Stellate–
Language
Primary
gqlgenGo
Stellate–
Market
Availability
gqlgen–
StellateAvailable worldwide
Content
Faq
gqlgen4 items
Stellate6 items

Capabilities

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

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

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

Stellate

Stellate is a service for running GraphQL APIs securely at the edge with built-in caching to avoid redundant query processing, observability to monitor every request, and security protections against attacks.

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 ↗

Stellate

from $5/moUsage-basedFree tier

Free: 100k requests/month. Paid: $10/1M metrics + $5/1M cacheable + $5/1M rate-limited. Business minimum: $249/mo

  • FreeFree
    • 100k requests per month
    • Pass-through gateway for excess requests
  • Business$10/1M metrics, $5/1M cacheable requests, $5/1M rate-limited requests (min $249/mo)
    • Metrics
    • Edge Caching
    • Rate Limiting
    • Threat Monitoring
    • Persisted Queries
    • +1 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✗
Stellate✓
CLI
gqlgen✓
Stellate✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
gqlgen✗
Stellate✓
Self-hosted
gqlgen✓
Stellate✗

Integrations

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

gqlgen

Not documented yet.

Stellate

20 total
  • Fastly
  • CloudFlare
  • AWS
  • Auth0
  • DataDog
  • Grafana
  • Stripe
  • Vercel
  • Salesforce
  • Aiven
  • Altinity
  • Google
  • Hex
  • Intercom
  • Mixpanel
  • Postmark
  • Retool
  • WorkOS
  • WPGraphQL
  • Strapi
Independently observed
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gqlgen or Stellate: which one depends on you

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