vioscaleAI
Comparison

PostGraphile 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.

PostGraphile full profile →Stellate full profile →
Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
PostGraphile52
★Stellate61
Score
vioscaleAI score
PostGraphile52 / 100low · 47%
Stellate61 / 100medium · 69%
Pricing
Free tier
PostGraphile✓
Stellate✓
Model
PostGraphileopen_source
Stellatefreemium
Price level
PostGraphilefree
Stellatelow
Transparent
PostGraphile✓
Stellate✓
Integrations
Count
PostGraphile1
Stellate18
Security
Disclosure policy
PostGraphile–
Stellate✓
Gdpr
PostGraphile–
Stellate✓
Soc2
PostGraphile–
Stellate✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
PostGraphile✓
Stellate✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
PostGraphile501
Stellate–
Github stars
PostGraphile12,935
Stellate–
Package downloads weekly
PostGraphile101,072
Stellate–
Activity
Commits last 30d
PostGraphile16
Stellate–
Release
History
PostGraphile20 items
Stellate–
License
Spdx
PostGraphileMIT
Stellate–
Language
Primary
PostGraphileTypeScript
Stellate–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
PostGraphile6 items
Stellate6 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Role
PostGraphileDB-to-GraphQL
StellateGateway / federation
Primary language
PostGraphileJavaScript/TypeScript
Stellate-
Modelling
Schema approach
PostGraphileDB introspection
Stellate-
Scale
Federation / subgraph composition
PostGraphile-
Stellate-
Realtime
Real-time subscriptions
PostGraphile✓
Stellate-
Performance
Response / edge caching
PostGraphile-
Stellate✓
DX
Typed code generation
PostGraphile✓
Stellate-
Automation
Generates API from a database
PostGraphile✓
Stellate-
Security
Built-in authz / permissions
PostGraphile✓
Stellate-
Deployment
Official hosted offering
PostGraphile-
Stellate✓
Self-hostable
PostGraphile✓
Stellate-

What each one is

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

PostGraphile

PostGraphile is a tool that automatically creates a GraphQL API from a PostgreSQL database, eliminating the need to build custom APIs. It includes built-in security through PostgreSQL's role-based access and row-level security policies, along with performance optimization and extensibility features.

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.

PostGraphile

from $375/moOpen sourceFree tier

Open source and free. Professional support from $999/month.

  • Core (Open Source)Free
  • On-Demand Consultancy$375 one-time
  • Development SupportContact sales
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
PostGraphile✗
Stellate✓
CLI
PostGraphile✓
Stellate✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
PostGraphile✗
Stellate✓
Self-hosted
PostGraphile✓
Stellate✗

Integrations

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

PostGraphile

1 total
  • PostgreSQL
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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