Comparison

Pothos vs WunderGraph

On the evidence we track, WunderGraph leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Pothos59
★WunderGraph68
Score
vioscaleAI score
Pothos59 / 100low · 48%
WunderGraph68 / 100medium · 69%
Pricing
Free tier
Pothos–
WunderGraph✓
Model
WunderGraphfreemium
Price level
Pothosfree
WunderGraphlow
Transparent
Pothos–
WunderGraph✗
Integrations
Count
Pothos12
WunderGraph11
Security
Disclosure policy
Pothos–
WunderGraph✓
Hipaa
Pothos–
WunderGraph✓
Iso27001
Pothos–
WunderGraph✓
Soc2
Pothos–
WunderGraph✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Pothos–
WunderGraph99.99
Status page
Pothos–
WunderGraph✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Pothos316
WunderGraph–
Github stars
Pothos2,623
WunderGraph–
Package downloads weekly
Pothos477,926
WunderGraph–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Pothos100
WunderGraph–
Release
History
Pothos20 items
WunderGraph–
License
Spdx
PothosISC
WunderGraph–
Language
Primary
WunderGraph–
Market
Availability
Pothos–
Content
Faq
Pothos6 items
WunderGraph6 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Pothos

A GraphQL schema builder that leverages TypeScript's type system to minimize manual type annotations, integrating with databases like Prisma and Drizzle through a modular plugin architecture.

Independently observed

WunderGraph

Leader

WunderGraph Cosmo is a comprehensive, open-source GraphQL API management platform that enables teams to build and operate federated GraphQL architectures. It includes a schema registry, router/gateway, analytics, security controls, and schema governance capabilities—deployable on-premises or as a managed cloud service.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Pothos

Open source
as of verify ↗

WunderGraph

Leader
HybridFree tier

Free tier available; Pro and Enterprise plans available

  • FreeFree
  • Pro-
  • EnterpriseContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Pothos✓
WunderGraph✓
Linux
Pothos✗
WunderGraph✓
CLI
Pothos✓
WunderGraph✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Pothos✗
WunderGraph✓
Self-hosted
Pothos✓
WunderGraph✓

Integrations

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

In common (2)
  • OpenTelemetry
  • Apollo Federation

Pothos

16 total - 14 not shared
  • Prisma
  • NestJS
  • Next.js
  • Apollo
  • Mercurius
  • Drizzle
  • Zod
  • Valibot
  • ArkType
  • GraphQL Yoga
  • Apollo Server
  • New Relic
  • Dataloader
  • Grafast
Independently observed

WunderGraph

Leader
18 total - 16 not shared
  • Kubernetes
  • Prometheus
  • OpenID Connect
  • PostgreSQL
  • ClickHouse
  • S3
  • Kafka
  • NATS
  • Redis
  • gRPC
  • Okta
  • Auth0
  • Azure AD
  • Slack
  • Discord
  • GitHub
Independently observed
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