Comparison

GraphQL Yoga vs TypeGraphQL

On the evidence we track, GraphQL Yoga leads this comparison with a composite score of 63/100. 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.
★GraphQL Yoga63
TypeGraphQL51
Score
vioscaleAI score
GraphQL Yoga63 / 100medium · 67%
TypeGraphQL51 / 100medium · 64%
Pricing
Free tier
GraphQL Yoga✓
TypeGraphQL✓
Model
GraphQL Yogaopen_source
TypeGraphQLopen_source
Price level
GraphQL Yogafree
TypeGraphQLfree
Transparent
GraphQL Yoga✓
TypeGraphQL✓
Integrations
Count
GraphQL Yoga12
TypeGraphQL6
Reliability
Status page
GraphQL Yoga✓
TypeGraphQL✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
GraphQL Yoga759
TypeGraphQL7,054
Github stars
GraphQL Yoga8,528
TypeGraphQL8,085
Package downloads weekly
GraphQL Yoga1,943,364
TypeGraphQL748,545
Activity
Commits last 30d
GraphQL Yoga22
TypeGraphQL0
Release
Cadence days
GraphQL Yoga6
TypeGraphQL51
History
GraphQL Yoga20 items
TypeGraphQL20 items
License
Spdx
GraphQL YogaMIT
TypeGraphQLMIT
Language
Primary
GraphQL YogaTypeScript
TypeGraphQLTypeScript
Content
Faq
GraphQL Yoga7 items
TypeGraphQL5 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

GraphQL Yoga

Leader

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

TypeGraphQL

A Node.js framework that allows developers to define GraphQL schemas entirely in TypeScript using class-based type definitions and decorators. It provides automatic validation, authorization support, dependency injection, and eliminates the need to maintain separate schema definitions and type files.

Independently observed

Pricing

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GraphQL Yoga

Leader
Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

TypeGraphQL

Open sourceFree tier
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✓
TypeGraphQL–
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
GraphQL Yoga✓
TypeGraphQL✗
Self-hosted
GraphQL Yoga✓
TypeGraphQL✓

Integrations

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

GraphQL Yoga

Leader
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

TypeGraphQL

6 total
  • Apollo Server
  • Azure Functions
  • AWS Lambda
  • TypeORM
  • class-validator
  • graphql-yoga
Independently observed
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