Comparison

GraphQL Yoga vs Relay

On the evidence we track, Relay leads this comparison with a composite score of 70/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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GraphQL Yoga63
★Relay70
Score
vioscaleAI score
GraphQL Yoga63 / 100medium · 67%
Relay70 / 100medium · 58%
Pricing
Free tier
GraphQL Yoga✓
Relay✓
Model
GraphQL Yogaopen_source
Price level
GraphQL Yogafree
Relayfree
Transparent
GraphQL Yoga✓
Relay–
Integrations
Count
GraphQL Yoga12
Relay–
Reliability
Status page
GraphQL Yoga✓
Relay–
Adoption
Dependent repos
GraphQL Yoga759
Relay76,213
Github stars
GraphQL Yoga8,528
Relay18,962
Package downloads weekly
GraphQL Yoga1,943,364
Activity
Commits last 30d
GraphQL Yoga22
Relay100
Release
Cadence days
GraphQL Yoga6
Relay47
History
GraphQL Yoga20 items
License
Spdx
GraphQL YogaMIT
RelayMIT
Language
Primary
GraphQL YogaTypeScript
RelayRust
Market
Availability
GraphQL Yoga–
Content
Faq
GraphQL Yoga7 items
Relay5 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Role
GraphQL YogaServer
RelayClient
Primary language
GraphQL YogaJavaScript/TypeScript
RelayJavaScript / TypeScript
Modelling
Schema approach
GraphQL YogaCode-first
RelayCode-first
Scale
Federation / subgraph composition
GraphQL Yoga✓
Relay✗
Realtime
Real-time subscriptions
GraphQL Yoga✓
Relay✓
Performance
Response / edge caching
GraphQL Yoga✓
Relay✓
DX
Typed code generation
GraphQL Yoga✓
Relay✓
Automation
Generates API from a database
GraphQL Yoga-
Relay✗
Security
Built-in authz / permissions
GraphQL Yoga✓
Relay✗
Deployment
Official hosted offering
GraphQL Yoga✓
Relay✗
Self-hostable
GraphQL Yoga✓
Relay✓

What each one is

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

GraphQL Yoga

A comprehensive GraphQL server emphasizing ease of setup and developer experience, featuring built-in federation, subscriptions, response caching, and support for self-hosting across any JavaScript runtime environment.

Independently observed

Relay

Leader

A GraphQL client for React that automates data fetching and manages normalized client-side state across components. It provides type-safe queries, mutations with optimistic updates, streaming support, and maintains data consistency across the application.

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 Yoga

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

Relay

Leader
Open sourceFree tier

Free and open-source

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
GraphQL Yoga✓
Relay✓
iOS
GraphQL Yoga✗
Relay✓
CLI
GraphQL Yoga✗
Relay✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
GraphQL Yoga✓
Relay✗
Self-hosted
GraphQL Yoga✓
Relay✓

Integrations

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

GraphQL Yoga

19 total
  • Apollo Federation
  • Auth0
  • Sentry
  • StatsD
  • New Relic
  • GraphQL Modules
  • Hive
  • GraphQL Armor
  • GraphQL Codegen
  • Apollo Router
  • Cloudflare Workers
  • Stellate
  • Apollo Link
  • URQL
  • NestJS
  • Redis
  • Cloudflare KV
  • Prometheus
  • Envelop
Independently observed

Relay

Leader

Not documented yet.

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