Comparison

Relay vs Strawberry GraphQL

No clear leader: Relay (69.9) and Strawberry GraphQL (65.2) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
Relay70
Strawberry GraphQL65
Score
vioscaleAI score
Relay70 / 100medium · 58%
Strawberry GraphQL65 / 100medium · 66%
Pricing
Free tier
Relay✓
Strawberry GraphQL✓
Model
Strawberry GraphQLopen_source
Price level
Relayfree
Strawberry GraphQLfree
Transparent
Relay–
Strawberry GraphQL✓
Integrations
Count
Relay–
Strawberry GraphQL6
Adoption
Dependent repos
Relay76,213
Strawberry GraphQL325
Github stars
Relay18,962
Strawberry GraphQL4,722
Package downloads weekly
Strawberry GraphQL1,448,848
Activity
Commits last 30d
Relay100
Strawberry GraphQL76
Release
Cadence days
Relay47
Strawberry GraphQL1
History
Strawberry GraphQL20 items
License
Spdx
RelayMIT
Strawberry GraphQLMIT
Language
Primary
RelayRust
Strawberry GraphQLPython
Market
Availability
Strawberry GraphQL–
Content
Faq
Relay5 items
Strawberry GraphQL6 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Role
RelayClient
Strawberry GraphQLServer
Primary language
RelayJavaScript / TypeScript
Strawberry GraphQLPython
Modelling
Schema approach
RelayCode-first
Strawberry GraphQLCode-first
Scale
Federation / subgraph composition
Relay✗
Strawberry GraphQL✓
Realtime
Real-time subscriptions
Relay✓
Strawberry GraphQL✓
Performance
Response / edge caching
Relay✓
Strawberry GraphQL-
DX
Typed code generation
Relay✓
Strawberry GraphQL✓
Automation
Generates API from a database
Relay✗
Strawberry GraphQL-
Security
Built-in authz / permissions
Relay✗
Strawberry GraphQL✓
Deployment
Official hosted offering
Relay✗
Strawberry GraphQL✗
Self-hostable
Relay✓
Strawberry GraphQL✓

What each one is

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

Relay

A GraphQL client for React that automates data fetching and manages normalized client-side state across components. It provides type-safe queries, mutations with optimistic updates, streaming support, and maintains data consistency across the application.

Independently observed

Strawberry GraphQL

A GraphQL server library for Python that uses type annotations to define schemas, with support for async/await, federation, and integrations with web frameworks like FastAPI and Django.

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

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open-source

as of verify ↗

Strawberry GraphQL

Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Relay✓
Strawberry GraphQL✓
iOS
Relay✓
Strawberry GraphQL✗
CLI
Relay✓
Strawberry GraphQL✓
Deployment
Self-hosted
Relay✓
Strawberry GraphQL✓

Integrations

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

Relay

Not documented yet.

Strawberry GraphQL

13 total
  • Django
  • FastAPI
  • Flask
  • Aiohttp
  • Chalice
  • Channels
  • Litestar
  • Quart
  • Sanic
  • Starlette
  • SQLAlchemy
  • Next.js
  • Pydantic
Independently observed
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