Comparison

Grafbase vs Strawberry GraphQL

On the evidence we track, Strawberry GraphQL leads this comparison with a composite score of 65/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
Grafbase56
★Strawberry GraphQL65
Score
vioscaleAI score
Grafbase56 / 100medium · 71%
Strawberry GraphQL65 / 100medium · 66%
Pricing
Free tier
Grafbase✓
Strawberry GraphQL✓
Model
Grafbasefreemium
Strawberry GraphQLopen_source
Price level
Grafbaselow
Strawberry GraphQLfree
Transparent
Grafbase✗
Strawberry GraphQL✓
Integrations
Count
Grafbase7
Strawberry GraphQL6
Security
Scorecard
Grafbase–
Strawberry GraphQL7
Soc2
Grafbase✓
Strawberry GraphQL–
Reliability
Sla pct
Grafbase99.99
Strawberry GraphQL–
Status page
Grafbase✓
Strawberry GraphQL–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Grafbase–
Strawberry GraphQL325
Github stars
Grafbase–
Strawberry GraphQL4,722
Package downloads weekly
Grafbase–
Strawberry GraphQL1,448,848
Activity
Commits last 30d
Grafbase–
Strawberry GraphQL76
Release
Cadence days
Grafbase–
Strawberry GraphQL1
History
Grafbase–
Strawberry GraphQL20 items
License
Spdx
Grafbase–
Strawberry GraphQLMIT
Language
Primary
Grafbase–
Strawberry GraphQLPython
Content
Faq
Grafbase6 items
Strawberry GraphQL6 items

Capabilities

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

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

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

Strawberry GraphQL

Leader

A GraphQL server library for Python that uses type annotations to define schemas, with support for async/await, federation, and integrations with web frameworks like FastAPI and Django.

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 ↗

Strawberry GraphQL

Leader
Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

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

Strawberry GraphQL

Leader
13 total
  • Django
  • FastAPI
  • Flask
  • Aiohttp
  • Chalice
  • Channels
  • Litestar
  • Quart
  • Sanic
  • Starlette
  • SQLAlchemy
  • Next.js
  • Pydantic
Independently observed
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