Comparison

Relay vs WunderGraph

No clear leader: Relay (69.9) and WunderGraph (68.4) 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.

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Relay70
WunderGraph68
Score
vioscaleAI score
Relay70 / 100medium · 58%
WunderGraph68 / 100medium · 69%
Pricing
Free tier
Relay✓
WunderGraph✓
Model
WunderGraphfreemium
Price level
Relayfree
WunderGraphlow
Transparent
Relay–
WunderGraph✗
Integrations
Count
Relay–
WunderGraph11
Security
Disclosure policy
Relay–
WunderGraph✓
Hipaa
Relay–
WunderGraph✓
Iso27001
Relay–
WunderGraph✓
Scorecard
Relay5.8
WunderGraph–
Soc2
Relay–
WunderGraph✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Relay–
WunderGraph99.99
Status page
Relay–
WunderGraph✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Relay76,213
WunderGraph–
Github stars
Relay18,962
WunderGraph–
Package downloads weekly
WunderGraph–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Relay100
WunderGraph–
Release
Cadence days
Relay47
WunderGraph–
History
WunderGraph–
License
Spdx
RelayMIT
WunderGraph–
Language
Primary
RelayRust
WunderGraph–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Relay5 items
WunderGraph6 items

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

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

WunderGraph

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.

Relay

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open-source

as of verify ↗

WunderGraph

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

18 total
  • Apollo Federation
  • Kubernetes
  • OpenTelemetry
  • Prometheus
  • OpenID Connect
  • PostgreSQL
  • ClickHouse
  • S3
  • Kafka
  • NATS
  • Redis
  • gRPC
  • Okta
  • Auth0
  • Azure AD
  • Slack
  • Discord
  • GitHub
Independently observed
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