Comparison

Grafbase vs WunderGraph

On the evidence we track, WunderGraph leads this comparison with a composite score of 71/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Grafbase56
WunderGraph71
Score
Vioscale score
Grafbase56 / 100medium · 73%
WunderGraph71 / 100medium · 68%
Pricing
Free tier
Grafbase
WunderGraph
Model
Grafbasefreemium
WunderGraphfreemium
Price level
Grafbaselow
WunderGraphlow
Transparent
Grafbase
WunderGraph
Integrations
Count
Grafbase7
WunderGraph15
Security
Disclosure policy
Grafbase
WunderGraph
Hipaa
Grafbase
WunderGraph
Iso27001
Grafbase
WunderGraph
Soc2
Grafbase
WunderGraph
Reliability
Sla pct
Grafbase99.99
WunderGraph99.99
Status page
Grafbase
WunderGraph

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 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

WunderGraph

Leader

An enterprise-grade solution for building and managing federated supergraphs with schema composition, governance enforcement, breaking-change detection, security controls, and real-time analytics.

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
from $499/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $499/month for teams. Free tier available for individual developers.

  • DeveloperFree
    • Self-Hosted Router (1)
    • Apollo Federation v1 & v2 support
    • JWT / JWKS Auth
    • Federated Subscriptions (SSE, WebSockets)
    • Prometheus Metrics
    • +7 more
  • Team$499/month
    • Self-Hosted Router (2)
    • Apollo Federation v1 & v2 support
    • JWT / JWKS Auth
    • Federated Subscriptions (SSE, WebSockets)
    • Prometheus Metrics
    • +8 more
  • Scale$3,499/month. Most popular.
    • Self-Hosted Router (5)
    • Apollo Federation v1 & v2 support
    • JWT / JWKS Auth
    • Federated Subscriptions (SSE, WebSockets)
    • Prometheus Metrics
    • +12 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom Self-Hosted Router
    • Custom number of Federated Graphs
    • Up to 99.99% uptime SLA
    • Incident response SLA
    • Customizable MSA
    • +2 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
WunderGraph
CLI
Grafbase
WunderGraph
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Grafbase
WunderGraph
Self-hosted
Grafbase
WunderGraph
On-premise
Grafbase
WunderGraph
Hybrid
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
15 total - 12 not shared
  • Apollo Federation
  • Kubernetes
  • OpenTelemetry
  • Prometheus
  • OpenID Connect
  • PostgreSQL
  • ClickHouse
  • S3
  • Redis
  • Okta
  • Auth0
  • Azure AD
Independently observed

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

Grafbase vs WunderGraph: an evidence-based comparison · Vioscale