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Comparison

GraphQL Mesh vs Stellate

No clear leader: Stellate (60.6) and GraphQL Mesh (58.4) 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.

GraphQL Mesh full profile →Stellate full profile →
Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
GraphQL Mesh58
Stellate61
Score
vioscaleAI score
GraphQL Mesh58 / 100medium · 57%
Stellate61 / 100medium · 69%
Pricing
Free tier
GraphQL Mesh–
Stellate✓
Model
GraphQL Meshopen_source
Stellatefreemium
Price level
GraphQL Meshfree
Stellatelow
Transparent
GraphQL Mesh–
Stellate✓
Integrations
Count
GraphQL Mesh13
Stellate18
Security
Disclosure policy
GraphQL Mesh–
Stellate✓
Gdpr
GraphQL Mesh–
Stellate✓
Soc2
GraphQL Mesh–
Stellate✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
GraphQL Mesh–
Stellate✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
GraphQL Mesh519
Stellate–
Github stars
GraphQL Mesh3,511
Stellate–
Package downloads weekly
GraphQL Mesh27,528
Stellate–
Activity
Commits last 30d
GraphQL Mesh27
Stellate–
Release
Cadence days
GraphQL Mesh4
Stellate–
History
GraphQL Mesh20 items
Stellate–
License
Spdx
GraphQL MeshMIT
Stellate–
Language
Primary
GraphQL MeshTypeScript
Stellate–
Market
Availability
GraphQL Mesh–
StellateAvailable worldwide
Content
Faq
GraphQL Mesh6 items
Stellate6 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Role
GraphQL MeshGateway / federation
StellateGateway / federation
Primary language
GraphQL MeshTypeScript/JavaScript
Stellate-
Modelling
Schema approach
GraphQL MeshDB introspection
Stellate-
Scale
Federation / subgraph composition
GraphQL Mesh✓
Stellate-
Realtime
Real-time subscriptions
GraphQL Mesh✓
Stellate-
Performance
Response / edge caching
GraphQL Mesh✓
Stellate✓
DX
Typed code generation
GraphQL Mesh✓
Stellate-
Automation
Generates API from a database
GraphQL Mesh✓
Stellate-
Security
Built-in authz / permissions
GraphQL Mesh✓
Stellate-
Deployment
Official hosted offering
GraphQL Mesh-
Stellate✓
Self-hostable
GraphQL Mesh✓
Stellate-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

GraphQL Mesh

An open-source framework that integrates diverse data sources—REST APIs, databases, gRPC services, and other formats—into a cohesive GraphQL schema. Enables unified querying across your entire API landscape without intermediaries.

Independently observed

Stellate

Stellate is a service for running GraphQL APIs securely at the edge with built-in caching to avoid redundant query processing, observability to monitor every request, and security protections against attacks.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

GraphQL Mesh

Open source
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
GraphQL Mesh✗
Stellate✓
CLI
GraphQL Mesh✓
Stellate✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
GraphQL Mesh✓
Stellate✓
Self-hosted
GraphQL Mesh✓
Stellate✗

Integrations

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

GraphQL Mesh

15 total
  • GraphQL
  • OpenAPI
  • gRPC
  • JSON Schema
  • SOAP
  • OData
  • Thrift
  • SQLite
  • MySQL
  • Neo4j
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Hive
  • Apollo GraphOS
  • CloudFlare Workers
Independently observed

Stellate

20 total
  • Fastly
  • CloudFlare
  • AWS
  • Auth0
  • DataDog
  • Grafana
  • Stripe
  • Vercel
  • Salesforce
  • Aiven
  • Altinity
  • Google
  • Hex
  • Intercom
  • Mixpanel
  • Postmark
  • Retool
  • WorkOS
  • WPGraphQL
  • Strapi
Independently observed
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GraphQL Mesh or Stellate: which one depends on you

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