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Comparison

Grafbase vs urql

No clear leader: urql (59.9) 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 →urql full profile →
Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
Grafbase56
urql60
Score
vioscaleAI score
Grafbase56 / 100medium · 71%
urql60 / 100medium · 51%
Pricing
Free tier
Grafbase✓
urql✓
Model
Price level
Grafbaselow
urqlfree
Transparent
Grafbase✗
urql–
Integrations
Count
Grafbase7
urql–
Security
Soc2
Grafbase✓
urql–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Grafbase99.99
urql–
Status page
Grafbase✓
urql–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Grafbase–
urql57,619
Github stars
Grafbase–
urql8,980
Package downloads weekly
Grafbase–
urql1,178,429
Activity
Commits last 30d
Grafbase–
urql3
Release
Cadence days
Grafbase–
urql1
History
Grafbase–
urql20 items
License
Spdx
Grafbase–
urqlMIT
Language
Primary
Grafbase–
urqlTypeScript
Content
Faq
Grafbase6 items
urql4 items

Capabilities

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

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

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

urql

A framework-agnostic GraphQL client library that works with React, Preact, Vue, Solid, and Svelte, featuring flexible caching and a highly customizable API.

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 ↗

urql

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source (MIT license)

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

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

urql

Not documented yet.

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Grafbase or urql: which one depends on you

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