Comparison

Grafbase vs WunderGraph

On the evidence we track, WunderGraph leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. 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
★WunderGraph68
Score
vioscaleAI score
Grafbase56 / 100medium · 71%
WunderGraph68 / 100medium · 69%
Pricing
Free tier
Grafbase✓
WunderGraph✓
Model
Grafbasefreemium
WunderGraphfreemium
Price level
Grafbaselow
WunderGraphlow
Transparent
Grafbase✗
WunderGraph✗
Integrations
Count
Grafbase7
WunderGraph11
Security
Disclosure policy
Grafbase–
WunderGraph✓
Hipaa
Grafbase–
WunderGraph✓
Iso27001
Grafbase–
WunderGraph✓
Soc2
Grafbase✓
WunderGraph✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Grafbase99.99
WunderGraph99.99
Status page
Grafbase✓
WunderGraph✓
Market
Availability
Grafbase–
Content
Faq
Grafbase6 items
WunderGraph6 items

Capabilities

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

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

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

WunderGraph

Leader

WunderGraph Cosmo is a comprehensive, open-source GraphQL API management platform that enables teams to build and operate federated GraphQL architectures. It includes a schema registry, router/gateway, analytics, security controls, and schema governance capabilities—deployable on-premises or as a managed cloud service.

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 ↗

WunderGraph

Leader
HybridFree tier

Free tier available; Pro and Enterprise plans available

  • FreeFree
  • Pro-
  • EnterpriseContact 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✓
WunderGraph✓
Linux
Grafbase✗
WunderGraph✓
CLI
Grafbase✓
WunderGraph✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Grafbase✓
WunderGraph✓
Self-hosted
Grafbase✓
WunderGraph✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (3)
  • NATS
  • Kafka
  • gRPC

Grafbase

7 total - 4 not shared
  • Snowflake
  • Postgres
  • REST
  • JWT
Independently observed

WunderGraph

Leader
18 total - 15 not shared
  • Apollo Federation
  • Kubernetes
  • OpenTelemetry
  • Prometheus
  • OpenID Connect
  • PostgreSQL
  • ClickHouse
  • S3
  • Redis
  • Okta
  • Auth0
  • Azure AD
  • Slack
  • Discord
  • GitHub
Independently observed
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