Comparison

Juniper vs Stellate

On the evidence we track, Stellate leads this comparison with a composite score of 61/100. 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.
Juniper44
★Stellate61
Score
vioscaleAI score
Juniper44 / 100low · 31%
Stellate61 / 100medium · 69%
Pricing
Free tier
Juniper–
Stellate✓
Model
Stellatefreemium
Price level
Juniperfree
Stellatelow
Transparent
Juniper–
Stellate✓
Integrations
Count
Juniper14
Stellate18
Security
Disclosure policy
Juniper–
Stellate✓
Gdpr
Juniper–
Stellate✓
Scorecard
Juniper4.3
Stellate–
Soc2
Juniper–
Stellate✓
Reliability
Status page
Juniper✓
Stellate✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Juniper271
Stellate–
Github stars
Juniper5,968
Stellate–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Juniper5
Stellate–
Release
History
Juniper20 items
Stellate–
Language
Primary
JuniperRust
Stellate–
Market
Availability
Juniper–
Content
Faq
Juniper4 items
Stellate6 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Role
JuniperServer
StellateGateway / federation
Primary language
JuniperRust
Stellate-
Modelling
Schema approach
JuniperCode-first
Stellate-
Scale
Federation / subgraph composition
Juniper-
Stellate-
Realtime
Real-time subscriptions
Juniper✓
Stellate-
Performance
Response / edge caching
Juniper-
Stellate✓
DX
Typed code generation
Juniper-
Stellate-
Automation
Generates API from a database
Juniper-
Stellate-
Security
Built-in authz / permissions
Juniper-
Stellate-
Deployment
Official hosted offering
Juniper✗
Stellate✓
Self-hostable
Juniper✓
Stellate-

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

Stellate

Leader

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.

Juniper

Open source
as of verify ↗

Stellate

Leader
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
Juniper–
Stellate✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Juniper✗
Stellate✓
Self-hosted
Juniper✓
Stellate✗

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

Stellate

Leader
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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