Comparison

Grafbase vs GraphQL Yoga

On the evidence we track, GraphQL Yoga leads this comparison with a composite score of 63/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Grafbase56

★GraphQL Yoga63

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Grafbase	GraphQL YogaLeader
vioscaleAI score	56 / 100medium · 71%	63 / 100medium · 67%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	7	12
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	SOC 2 Type II
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://the-guild.dev/blog/tag/compliance
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40graphql-yoga%2Fcommon&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	99.99	-
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	759
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	8,528
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	1,943,364
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	22
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	6
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	TypeScript
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Grafbase56 / 100medium · 71%

GraphQL Yoga63 / 100medium · 67%

Pricing

Free tier

Grafbase✓

GraphQL Yoga✓

Model

Grafbasefreemium

GraphQL Yogaopen_source

Price level

Grafbaselow

GraphQL Yogafree

Transparent

Grafbase✗

GraphQL Yoga✓

Integrations

Count

Grafbase7

GraphQL Yoga12

Security

Certifications

Grafbase–

GraphQL YogaSOC 2 Type II

Disclosure policy

Grafbase–

GraphQL Yoga✓

Soc2

Grafbase✓

GraphQL Yoga✓

Trust center

Grafbase–

GraphQL Yogahttps://the-guild.dev/blog/tag/compliance

Vulnerabilities

Grafbase–

GraphQL YogaCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40graphql-yoga%2Fcommon&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Sla pct

Grafbase99.99

GraphQL Yoga–

Status page

Grafbase✓

GraphQL Yoga✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Grafbase–

GraphQL Yoga759

Github stars

Grafbase–

GraphQL Yoga8,528

Package downloads weekly

Grafbase–

GraphQL Yoga1,943,364

Activity

Commits last 30d

Grafbase–

GraphQL Yoga22

Release

Cadence days

Grafbase–

GraphQL Yoga6

History

Grafbase–

GraphQL Yoga20 items

License

Spdx

Grafbase–

GraphQL YogaMIT

Language

Primary

Grafbase–

GraphQL YogaTypeScript

Content

Faq

Grafbase6 items

GraphQL Yoga7 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for GraphQL Tools
Capability	Grafbase	GraphQL Yoga
Core
Role	Gateway / federation	Server
Primary language	GraphQL	JavaScript/TypeScript
Modelling
Schema approach	Schema-first	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

GrafbaseGateway / federation

GraphQL YogaServer

Primary language

GrafbaseGraphQL

GraphQL YogaJavaScript/TypeScript

Modelling

Schema approach

GrafbaseSchema-first

GraphQL YogaCode-first

Scale

Federation / subgraph composition

Grafbase✓

GraphQL Yoga✓

Realtime

Real-time subscriptions

Grafbase✓

GraphQL Yoga✓

Performance

Response / edge caching

Grafbase✓

GraphQL Yoga✓

Typed code generation

Grafbase-

GraphQL Yoga✓

Automation

Generates API from a database

Grafbase✓

GraphQL Yoga-

Security

Built-in authz / permissions

Grafbase✓

GraphQL Yoga✓

Deployment

Official hosted offering

Grafbase✓

GraphQL Yoga✓

Self-hostable

Grafbase✓

GraphQL Yoga✓

What each one is

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

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

GraphQL Yoga

Leader

A comprehensive GraphQL server emphasizing ease of setup and developer experience, featuring built-in federation, subscriptions, response caching, and support for self-hosting across any JavaScript runtime environment.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

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 2026-08-13verify ↗

GraphQL Yoga

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

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	Grafbase	GraphQL Yoga
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Grafbase✓

GraphQL Yoga✓

CLI

Grafbase✓

GraphQL Yoga✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Grafbase✓

GraphQL Yoga✓

Self-hosted

Grafbase✓

GraphQL Yoga✓

Integrations

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

Grafbase

7 total

Snowflake
NATS
Kafka
Postgres
gRPC
REST
JWT

Independently observed

GraphQL Yoga

Leader

19 total

Apollo Federation
Auth0
Sentry
StatsD
New Relic
GraphQL Modules
Hive
GraphQL Armor
GraphQL Codegen
Apollo Router
Cloudflare Workers
Stellate
Apollo Link
URQL
NestJS
Redis
Cloudflare KV
Prometheus
Envelop

Independently observed

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Grafbase or GraphQL Yoga: which one depends on you

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