Comparison

GraphQL Mesh 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.

GraphQL Mesh full profile →WunderGraph full profile →

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GraphQL Mesh65

★WunderGraph71

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	GraphQL Mesh	WunderGraphLeader
Vioscale score	65 / 100medium · 53%	71 / 100medium · 68%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	-	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	13	15
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40graphql-mesh%2Fcli&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: MODERATE	-
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	99.99
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	519	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	3,512	-
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	25,987	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	71	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	4	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	-

Score

Vioscale score

GraphQL Mesh65 / 100medium · 53%

WunderGraph71 / 100medium · 68%

Pricing

Free tier

GraphQL Mesh–

WunderGraph✓

Model

GraphQL Meshcommercial

WunderGraphfreemium

Price level

GraphQL Meshfree

WunderGraphlow

Transparent

GraphQL Mesh–

WunderGraph✗

Integrations

Count

GraphQL Mesh13

WunderGraph15

Security

Disclosure policy

GraphQL Mesh–

WunderGraph✓

Hipaa

GraphQL Mesh–

WunderGraph✓

Iso27001

GraphQL Mesh–

WunderGraph✓

Soc2

GraphQL Mesh–

WunderGraph✓

Vulnerabilities

GraphQL MeshCount: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40graphql-mesh%2Fcli&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: MODERATE

WunderGraph–

Reliability

Sla pct

GraphQL Mesh–

WunderGraph99.99

Status page

GraphQL Mesh–

WunderGraph✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

GraphQL Mesh519

WunderGraph–

Github stars

GraphQL Mesh3,512

WunderGraph–

Package downloads weekly

GraphQL Mesh25,987

WunderGraph–

Activity

Commits last 30d

GraphQL Mesh71

WunderGraph–

Release

Cadence days

GraphQL Mesh4

WunderGraph–

History

GraphQL Mesh20 items

WunderGraph–

License

Spdx

GraphQL MeshMIT

WunderGraph–

Language

Primary

GraphQL MeshTypeScript

WunderGraph–

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for GraphQL Tools
Capability	GraphQL Mesh	WunderGraph
Core
Role	Gateway / federation	Gateway / federation
Primary language	TypeScript/JavaScript	GraphQL
Modelling
Schema approach	DB introspection	Schema-first
Scale
Federation / subgraph composition	✓	✓
Realtime
Real-time subscriptions	-	✓
Performance
Response / edge caching	✓	-
DX
Typed code generation	✓	-
Automation
Generates API from a database	✓	-
Security
Built-in authz / permissions	✓	✓
Deployment
Official hosted offering	-	✓
Self-hostable	✓	✓

Core

Role

GraphQL MeshGateway / federation

WunderGraphGateway / federation

Primary language

GraphQL MeshTypeScript/JavaScript

WunderGraphGraphQL

Modelling

Schema approach

GraphQL MeshDB introspection

WunderGraphSchema-first

Scale

Federation / subgraph composition

GraphQL Mesh✓

WunderGraph✓

Realtime

Real-time subscriptions

GraphQL Mesh-

WunderGraph✓

Performance

Response / edge caching

GraphQL Mesh✓

WunderGraph-

Typed code generation

GraphQL Mesh✓

WunderGraph-

Automation

Generates API from a database

GraphQL Mesh✓

WunderGraph-

Security

Built-in authz / permissions

GraphQL Mesh✓

WunderGraph✓

Deployment

Official hosted offering

GraphQL Mesh-

WunderGraph✓

Self-hostable

GraphQL Mesh✓

WunderGraph✓

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

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.

GraphQL Mesh

Open source

as of 2026-08-03verify ↗

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 2026-08-03verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	GraphQL Mesh	WunderGraph
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
iOSPlatforms	✓	✗
AndroidPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
HybridDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

GraphQL Mesh✓

WunderGraph✓

iOS

GraphQL Mesh✓

WunderGraph✗

Android

GraphQL Mesh✓

WunderGraph✗

CLI

GraphQL Mesh✓

WunderGraph✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

GraphQL Mesh✓

WunderGraph✓

Self-hosted

GraphQL Mesh✓

WunderGraph✓

Hybrid

GraphQL Mesh✓

WunderGraph✓

Integrations

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

In common (2)

gRPC
PostgreSQL

GraphQL Mesh

12 total - 10 not shared

GraphQL
OpenAPI
JSON Schema
SOAP
OData
Thrift
SQLite
MySQL
Neo4j
MongoDB

Independently observed

WunderGraph

Leader

15 total - 13 not shared

Apollo Federation
Kubernetes
OpenTelemetry
Prometheus
OpenID Connect
ClickHouse
S3
Kafka
NATS
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.