# Juniper vs urql

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** urql

| Attribute | Juniper | urql |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 43.7 (31% (low)) | 59.9 (51% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 5 | 3 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 271 | 57,619 |
| adoption.github_stars | 5,968 | 8,980 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 1,178,429 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under GraphQL Tools.","source":"https://graphql-rust.github.io/juniper/","question":"What is Juniper?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Juniper is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://graphql-rust.github.io/juniper/","question":"Is Juniper free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Juniper can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://graphql-rust.github.io/juniper/","question":"Can Juniper be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 4 integrations for Juniper, including actix-web, axum, rocket and warp. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://graphql-rust.github.io/juniper/","question":"What does Juniper integrate with?","confidence":0.6}]` | `[{"answer":"A JavaScript GraphQL client that integrates with popular frameworks like React and Vue. The library is designed to be lightweight with optional features for caching and optimization. It is indexed under GraphQL Tools.","source":"https://urql.dev","question":"What is urql?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"urql is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://urql.dev","question":"Is urql free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to urql. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://urql.dev","question":"What platforms does urql support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. urql is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/urql-graphql/urql","question":"Is urql open source?","confidence":0.99}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | - |
| description.long | 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. | A framework-agnostic GraphQL client library that works with React, Preact, Vue, Solid, and Svelte, featuring flexible caching and a highly customizable API. |
| features.capabilities | `{"role":"server","language":"Rust","managed_cloud":false,"self_hostable":true,"subscriptions":true,"schema_approach":"code_first"}` | `{"role":"client","caching":true,"language":"TypeScript","subscriptions":true}` |
| integrations.count | 14 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"actix-web"},{"name":"axum"},{"name":"rocket"},{"name":"warp"}]` | - |
| language.primary | Rust | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| platform.support | - | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://graphql-rust.github.io/juniper/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T09:18:45.857Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source (MIT license)","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://urql.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T21:40:56.515Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| release.cadence_days | - | 1 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 4.3 | - |
| security.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=%40urql%2Fcore&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (GraphQL Tools)

| Capability | Juniper | urql |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Role | Server | Client |
| Primary language | Rust | TypeScript |
| **Modelling** |  |  |
| Schema approach | 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 | ✓ | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T17:44:47.531Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*