Comparison

Nexus vs urql

On the evidence we track, urql leads this comparison with a composite score of 60/100. 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.
Nexus49
★urql60
Score
vioscaleAI score
Nexus49 / 100medium · 66%
urql60 / 100medium · 51%
Pricing
Free tier
Nexus✓
urql✓
Price level
Nexusfree
urqlfree
Integrations
Count
Nexus4
urql–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Nexus2,363
urql57,619
Github stars
Nexus3,430
urql8,980
Package downloads weekly
Activity
Commits last 30d
Nexus0
urql3
Release
Cadence days
Nexus27
urql1
History
License
Spdx
NexusMIT
urqlMIT
Language
Primary
Content
Faq

Capabilities

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

Core
Role
NexusSchema builder
urqlClient
Primary language
NexusTypeScript/JavaScript
urqlTypeScript
Modelling
Schema approach
NexusCode-first
urql-
Scale
Federation / subgraph composition
Nexus-
urql-
Realtime
Real-time subscriptions
Nexus✓
urql✓
Performance
Response / edge caching
Nexus-
urql✓
DX
Typed code generation
Nexus✓
urql-
Automation
Generates API from a database
Nexus-
urql-
Security
Built-in authz / permissions
Nexus-
urql-
Deployment
Official hosted offering
Nexus✗
urql-
Self-hostable
Nexus✓
urql-

What each one is

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

Nexus

An open-source library enabling declarative GraphQL schema construction with automatic TypeScript type generation and GraphQL SDL schema output. It provides a strongly-typed, code-first API for building GraphQL servers without separate schema definition files.

Independently observed

urql

Leader

A framework-agnostic GraphQL client library that works with React, Preact, Vue, Solid, and Svelte, featuring flexible caching and a highly customizable API.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Nexus

Open source
as of verify ↗

urql

Leader
Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source (MIT license)

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Nexus✓
urql✓
Deployment
Self-hosted
Nexus✓
urql–

Integrations

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

Nexus

5 total
  • Prisma
  • Next.js
  • graphql-js
  • graphql-yoga
  • graphql-middleware
Independently observed

urql

Leader

Not documented yet.

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