Comparison

Juniper vs Relay

On the evidence we track, Relay 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.

Juniper full profile →Relay full profile →

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Juniper39

★Relay71

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Juniper	RelayLeader
Vioscale score	39 / 100low · 32%updating	71 / 100medium · 57%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	-	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	14	-
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4.8	5.8
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cargo&package_name=juniper&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=relay-runtime&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	271	76,213
Github starsadoption.github_stars	5,971	18,956
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	5,142,504
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	4	72
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	47
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Rust	Rust
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide

Score

Vioscale score

Juniper39 / 100low · 32%updating

Relay71 / 100medium · 57%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Juniper–

Relay✓

Model

Juniperopen_source

Relaycommercial

Price level

Juniperfree

Relayfree

Integrations

Count

Juniper14

Relay–

Security

Scorecard

Juniper4.8

Relay5.8

Vulnerabilities

JuniperCount: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cargo&package_name=juniper&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH

RelayCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=relay-runtime&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Juniper✓

Relay–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Juniper271

Relay76,213

Github stars

Juniper5,971

Relay18,956

Package downloads weekly

Juniper–

Relay5,142,504

Activity

Commits last 30d

Juniper4

Relay72

Release

Cadence days

Juniper–

Relay47

History

Juniper20 items

Relay20 items

License

Spdx

Juniper–

RelayMIT

Language

Primary

JuniperRust

RelayRust

Market

Availability

Juniper–

RelayAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for GraphQL Tools
Capability	Juniper	Relay
Core
Role	Server	Client
Primary language	Rust	JavaScript / TypeScript
Modelling
Schema approach	Code-first	Code-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

JuniperServer

RelayClient

Primary language

JuniperRust

RelayJavaScript / TypeScript

Modelling

Schema approach

JuniperCode-first

RelayCode-first

Scale

Federation / subgraph composition

Juniper-

Relay✗

Realtime

Real-time subscriptions

Juniper✓

Relay✓

Performance

Response / edge caching

Juniper-

Relay✓

Typed code generation

Juniper-

Relay✓

Automation

Generates API from a database

Juniper-

Relay✗

Security

Built-in authz / permissions

Juniper-

Relay✗

Deployment

Official hosted offering

Juniper✗

Relay✗

Self-hostable

Juniper✓

Relay✓

What each one is

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

Juniper

Juniper is a library for creating GraphQL servers in Rust, providing type-safe API servers with minimal boilerplate through integration with existing web server frameworks.

Independently observed

Relay

Leader

An open-source framework that enables type-safe GraphQL queries in JavaScript applications, with built-in support for caching, error handling, and server-side rendering via React Server Components.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Juniper

Open source

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Relay

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open-source

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Juniper	Relay
WebPlatforms	-	✓
CLIPlatforms	-	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Juniper–

Relay✓

CLI

Juniper–

Relay✓

Deployment

Self-hosted

Juniper✓

Relay✓

Integrations

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

Juniper

4 total

actix-web
axum
rocket
warp

Independently observed

Relay

Leader

Not documented yet.

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