Comparison

Stellate 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.

Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
Stellate61
★WunderGraph68
Score
vioscaleAI score
Stellate61 / 100medium · 69%
WunderGraph68 / 100medium · 69%
Pricing
Free tier
Stellate✓
WunderGraph✓
Model
Stellatefreemium
WunderGraphfreemium
Price level
Stellatelow
WunderGraphlow
Transparent
Stellate✓
WunderGraph✗
Integrations
Count
Stellate18
WunderGraph11
Security
Disclosure policy
Stellate✓
WunderGraph✓
Gdpr
Stellate✓
WunderGraph–
Hipaa
Stellate–
WunderGraph✓
Iso27001
Stellate–
WunderGraph✓
Soc2
Stellate✓
WunderGraph✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Stellate–
WunderGraph99.99
Status page
Stellate✓
WunderGraph✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Stellate6 items
WunderGraph6 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Stellate

Stellate is a service for running GraphQL APIs securely at the edge with built-in caching to avoid redundant query processing, observability to monitor every request, and security protections against attacks.

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.

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

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Auth0

Stellate

20 total - 19 not shared
  • Fastly
  • CloudFlare
  • AWS
  • DataDog
  • Grafana
  • Stripe
  • Vercel
  • Salesforce
  • Aiven
  • Altinity
  • Google
  • Hex
  • Intercom
  • Mixpanel
  • Postmark
  • Retool
  • WorkOS
  • WPGraphQL
  • Strapi
Independently observed

WunderGraph

Leader
18 total - 17 not shared
  • Apollo Federation
  • Kubernetes
  • OpenTelemetry
  • Prometheus
  • OpenID Connect
  • PostgreSQL
  • ClickHouse
  • S3
  • Kafka
  • NATS
  • Redis
  • gRPC
  • Okta
  • Azure AD
  • Slack
  • Discord
  • GitHub
Independently observed
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Stellate or WunderGraph: which one depends on you

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