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Comparison

Nexus vs WunderGraph

On the evidence we track, WunderGraph 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.

Nexus full profile →WunderGraph full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Nexus47
★WunderGraph71
Score
Vioscale score
Nexus47 / 100medium · 65%
WunderGraph71 / 100medium · 68%
Pricing
Free tier
Nexus✓
WunderGraph✓
Model
Nexusopen_source
WunderGraphfreemium
Price level
Nexusfree
WunderGraphlow
Transparent
Nexus–
WunderGraph✗
Integrations
Count
Nexus2
WunderGraph15
Security
Disclosure policy
Nexus–
WunderGraph✓
Hipaa
Nexus–
WunderGraph✓
Iso27001
Nexus–
WunderGraph✓
Scorecard
Nexus3.5
WunderGraph–
Soc2
Nexus–
WunderGraph✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Nexus–
WunderGraph99.99
Status page
Nexus–
WunderGraph✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Nexus2,363
WunderGraph–
Github stars
Nexus3,430
WunderGraph–
Package downloads weekly
Nexus224,130
WunderGraph–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Nexus0
WunderGraph–
Release
Cadence days
Nexus27
WunderGraph–
History
Nexus18 items
WunderGraph–
License
Spdx
NexusMIT
WunderGraph–
Language
Primary
NexusTypeScript
WunderGraph–

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Nexus

An open-source GraphQL schema library that enables developers to define GraphQL types programmatically in TypeScript/JavaScript with full type safety and IDE intellisense. It bridges the simplicity of schema-definition-language approaches with the flexibility and long-term maintainability of code-based construction.

Independently observed

WunderGraph

Leader

An enterprise-grade solution for building and managing federated supergraphs with schema composition, governance enforcement, breaking-change detection, security controls, and real-time analytics.

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 sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

WunderGraph

Leader
from $499/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $499/month for teams. Free tier available for individual developers.

  • DeveloperFree
    • Self-Hosted Router (1)
    • Apollo Federation v1 & v2 support
    • JWT / JWKS Auth
    • Federated Subscriptions (SSE, WebSockets)
    • Prometheus Metrics
    • +7 more
  • Team$499/month
    • Self-Hosted Router (2)
    • Apollo Federation v1 & v2 support
    • JWT / JWKS Auth
    • Federated Subscriptions (SSE, WebSockets)
    • Prometheus Metrics
    • +8 more
  • Scale$3,499/month. Most popular.
    • Self-Hosted Router (5)
    • Apollo Federation v1 & v2 support
    • JWT / JWKS Auth
    • Federated Subscriptions (SSE, WebSockets)
    • Prometheus Metrics
    • +12 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom Self-Hosted Router
    • Custom number of Federated Graphs
    • Up to 99.99% uptime SLA
    • Incident response SLA
    • Customizable MSA
    • +2 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Nexus–
WunderGraph✓
CLI
Nexus–
WunderGraph✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Nexus–
WunderGraph✓
Self-hosted
Nexus–
WunderGraph✓
Hybrid
Nexus–
WunderGraph✓

Integrations

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

Nexus

2 total
  • Prisma
  • Next.js
Independently observed

WunderGraph

Leader
15 total
  • Apollo Federation
  • Kubernetes
  • OpenTelemetry
  • Prometheus
  • OpenID Connect
  • PostgreSQL
  • ClickHouse
  • S3
  • Kafka
  • NATS
  • Redis
  • gRPC
  • Okta
  • Auth0
  • Azure AD
Independently observed

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