Comparison

Grafbase vs PostGraphile

No clear leader: Grafbase (56.2) and PostGraphile (56.0) 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 →

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Grafbase56

PostGraphile56

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Grafbase	PostGraphile
Vioscale score	56 / 100medium · 73%	56 / 100medium · 54%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	7	1
Security
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=pg-sql2&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	99.99	-
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	501
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	12,929
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	116,682
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	100
Release
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US

Score

Vioscale score

Grafbase56 / 100medium · 73%

PostGraphile56 / 100medium · 54%

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

Grafbase–

PostGraphileCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=pg-sql2&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Sla pct

Grafbase99.99

PostGraphile–

Status page

Grafbase✓

PostGraphile✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Grafbase–

PostGraphile501

Github stars

Grafbase–

PostGraphile12,929

Package downloads weekly

Grafbase–

PostGraphile116,682

Activity

Commits last 30d

Grafbase–

PostGraphile100

Release

History

Grafbase–

PostGraphile20 items

License

Spdx

Grafbase–

PostGraphileMIT

Language

Primary

Grafbase–

PostGraphileTypeScript

Market

Availability

Grafbase–

PostGraphileAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for GraphQL Tools
Capability	Grafbase	PostGraphile
Core
Role	Gateway / federation	DB-to-GraphQL
Primary language	GraphQL	JavaScript/TypeScript
Modelling
Schema approach	Schema-first	DB introspection
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

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-

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 platform providing enterprise-grade governance, control, and observability for unified API management. Supports cloud, hybrid, and on-prem deployment with AI-native capabilities.

Independently observed

PostGraphile

An open-source tool that generates GraphQL APIs directly from PostgreSQL databases, with emphasis on performance and customizability. The generated API can be extended and modified to meet specific application needs.

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 ↗

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 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	PostGraphile
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗
HybridDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Grafbase✓

PostGraphile✓

CLI

Grafbase✓

PostGraphile✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Grafbase✓

PostGraphile✗

Self-hosted

Grafbase✓

PostGraphile✓

On-premise

Grafbase✓

PostGraphile✗

Hybrid

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

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