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Comparison

Grafbase vs PostGraphile

No clear leader: Grafbase (56.2) and PostGraphile (52.2) 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.

Grafbase full profile →PostGraphile full profile →
Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
Grafbase56
PostGraphile52
Score
vioscaleAI score
Grafbase56 / 100medium · 71%
PostGraphile52 / 100low · 47%
Pricing
Free tier
Grafbase✓
PostGraphile✓
Model
Grafbasefreemium
PostGraphileopen_source
Price level
Grafbaselow
PostGraphilefree
Transparent
Grafbase✗
PostGraphile✓
Integrations
Count
Grafbase7
PostGraphile1
Security
Soc2
Grafbase✓
PostGraphile–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Grafbase99.99
PostGraphile–
Status page
Grafbase✓
PostGraphile✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Grafbase–
PostGraphile501
Github stars
Grafbase–
PostGraphile12,935
Package downloads weekly
Grafbase–
PostGraphile101,072
Activity
Commits last 30d
Grafbase–
PostGraphile16
Release
History
Grafbase–
PostGraphile20 items
License
Spdx
Grafbase–
PostGraphileMIT
Language
Primary
Grafbase–
PostGraphileTypeScript
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Grafbase6 items
PostGraphile6 items

Capabilities

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

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

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

PostGraphile

PostGraphile is a tool that automatically creates a GraphQL API from a PostgreSQL database, eliminating the need to build custom APIs. It includes built-in security through PostgreSQL's role-based access and row-level security policies, along with performance optimization and extensibility features.

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 verify ↗

PostGraphile

from $375/moOpen sourceFree tier

Open source and free. Professional support from $999/month.

  • Core (Open Source)Free
  • On-Demand Consultancy$375 one-time
  • Development SupportContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

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

PostGraphile

1 total
  • PostgreSQL
Independently observed
Still deciding?

Grafbase or PostGraphile: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

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