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Comparison

Grafbase vs Stellate

No clear leader: Stellate (60.6) and Grafbase (56.2) 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 →Stellate full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Grafbase56
Stellate61
Score
Vioscale score
Grafbase56 / 100medium · 73%
Stellate61 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Grafbase✓
Stellate✓
Model
Grafbasefreemium
Stellatefreemium
Price level
Grafbaselow
Stellatelow
Transparent
Grafbase✗
Stellate✓
Integrations
Count
Grafbase7
Stellate18
Security
Disclosure policy
Grafbase–
Stellate✓
Gdpr
Grafbase–
Stellate✓
Soc2
Grafbase✓
Stellate✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Grafbase99.99
Stellate–
Status page
Grafbase✓
Stellate✓
Market
Availability
Grafbase–
StellateAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

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

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

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

Stellate

Stellate is a GraphQL CDN that sits at the edge to cache queries, limit request rates, and provide detailed metrics. It helps developers reduce API latency, minimize origin server load, and protect against malicious queries at scale.

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 ↗

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
Grafbase✓
Stellate✓
CLI
Grafbase✓
Stellate✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Grafbase✓
Stellate✓
Self-hosted
Grafbase✓
Stellate✗
On-premise
Grafbase✓
Stellate✗
Hybrid
Grafbase✓
Stellate✗

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

Stellate

18 total
  • Fastly
  • CloudFlare
  • AWS
  • Auth0
  • DataDog
  • Grafana
  • Stripe
  • Vercel
  • Salesforce
  • Aiven
  • Altinity
  • Google
  • Hex
  • Intercom
  • Mixpanel
  • Postmark
  • Retool
  • WorkOS
Independently observed

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