Comparison

Relay vs Stellate

On the evidence we track, Relay 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.

Relay full profile →Stellate full profile →

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★Relay71

Stellate61

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	RelayLeader	Stellate
Vioscale score	71 / 100medium · 57%	61 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	18
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5.8	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=relay-runtime&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	76,213	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	18,956	-
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	5,142,504	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	72	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	47	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Rust	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide

Score

Vioscale score

Relay71 / 100medium · 57%

Stellate61 / 100medium · 73%

Pricing

Free tier

Relay✓

Stellate✓

Model

Relaycommercial

Stellatefreemium

Price level

Relayfree

Stellatelow

Transparent

Relay–

Stellate✓

Integrations

Count

Relay–

Stellate18

Security

Disclosure policy

Relay–

Stellate✓

Gdpr

Relay–

Stellate✓

Scorecard

Relay5.8

Stellate–

Soc2

Relay–

Stellate✓

Vulnerabilities

RelayCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=relay-runtime&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Stellate–

Reliability

Status page

Relay–

Stellate✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Relay76,213

Stellate–

Github stars

Relay18,956

Stellate–

Package downloads weekly

Relay5,142,504

Stellate–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Relay72

Stellate–

Release

Cadence days

Relay47

Stellate–

History

Relay20 items

Stellate–

License

Spdx

RelayMIT

Stellate–

Language

Primary

RelayRust

Stellate–

Market

Availability

RelayAvailable worldwide

StellateAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for GraphQL Tools
Capability	Relay	Stellate
Core
Role	Client	Gateway / federation
Primary language	JavaScript / 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	✓	-

Core

Role

RelayClient

StellateGateway / federation

Primary language

RelayJavaScript / TypeScript

Stellate-

Modelling

Schema approach

RelayCode-first

Stellate-

Scale

Federation / subgraph composition

Relay✗

Stellate-

Realtime

Real-time subscriptions

Relay✓

Stellate-

Performance

Response / edge caching

Relay✓

Stellate✓

Typed code generation

Relay✓

Stellate-

Automation

Generates API from a database

Relay✗

Stellate-

Security

Built-in authz / permissions

Relay✗

Stellate-

Deployment

Official hosted offering

Relay✗

Stellate✓

Self-hostable

Relay✓

Stellate-

What each one is

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

Relay

Leader

An open-source framework that enables type-safe GraphQL queries in JavaScript applications, with built-in support for caching, error handling, and server-side rendering via React Server Components.

Independently observed

Stellate

Stellate is a GraphQL CDN that sits at the edge to cache queries, limit request rates, and provide detailed metrics. It helps developers reduce API latency, minimize origin server load, and protect against malicious queries at scale.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Relay

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open-source

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Stellate

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 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Relay	Stellate
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Relay✓

Stellate✓

CLI

Relay✓

Stellate✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Relay✗

Stellate✓

Self-hosted

Relay✓

Stellate✗

Integrations

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

Relay

Leader

Not documented yet.

Stellate

18 total

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CloudFlare
AWS
Auth0
DataDog
Grafana
Stripe
Vercel
Salesforce
Aiven
Altinity
Google
Hex
Intercom
Mixpanel
Postmark
Retool
WorkOS

Independently observed

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