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Comparison

Relay vs WunderGraph

No clear leader: Relay (71.4) and WunderGraph (71.1) 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.

Relay full profile →WunderGraph full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Relay71
WunderGraph71
Score
Vioscale score
Relay71 / 100medium · 57%updating
WunderGraph71 / 100medium · 68%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Relay✓
WunderGraph✓
Model
Relaycommercial
WunderGraphfreemium
Price level
Relayfree
WunderGraphlow
Transparent
Relay–
WunderGraph✗
Integrations
Count
Relay–
WunderGraph15
Security
Disclosure policy
Relay–
WunderGraph✓
Hipaa
Relay–
WunderGraph✓
Iso27001
Relay–
WunderGraph✓
Scorecard
Relay5.8
WunderGraph–
Soc2
Relay–
WunderGraph✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Relay–
WunderGraph99.99
Status page
Relay–
WunderGraph✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Relay76,213
WunderGraph–
Github stars
Relay18,956
WunderGraph–
Package downloads weekly
Relay5,142,504
WunderGraph–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Relay72
WunderGraph–
Release
Cadence days
Relay47
WunderGraph–
History
Relay20 items
WunderGraph–
License
Spdx
RelayMIT
WunderGraph–
Language
Primary
RelayRust
WunderGraph–
Market
Availability
RelayAvailable worldwide
WunderGraph–

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Relay

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

WunderGraph

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.

Relay

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open-source

as of verify ↗

WunderGraph

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
Relay✓
WunderGraph✓
CLI
Relay✓
WunderGraph✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Relay✗
WunderGraph✓
Self-hosted
Relay✓
WunderGraph✓
Hybrid
Relay✗
WunderGraph✓

Integrations

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

Relay

Not documented yet.

WunderGraph

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.