Comparison

Stellate vs WunderGraph

On the evidence we track, WunderGraph 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.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Stellate61
WunderGraph71
Score
Vioscale score
Stellate61 / 100medium · 73%
WunderGraph71 / 100medium · 68%
Pricing
Free tier
Stellate
WunderGraph
Model
Stellatefreemium
WunderGraphfreemium
Price level
Stellatelow
WunderGraphlow
Transparent
Stellate
WunderGraph
Integrations
Count
Stellate18
WunderGraph15
Security
Disclosure policy
Stellate
WunderGraph
Gdpr
Stellate
WunderGraph
Hipaa
Stellate
WunderGraph
Iso27001
Stellate
WunderGraph
Soc2
Stellate
WunderGraph
Reliability
Sla pct
Stellate
WunderGraph99.99
Status page
Stellate
WunderGraph
Market
Availability
WunderGraph

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 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

WunderGraph

Leader

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.

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
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
Stellate
WunderGraph
CLI
Stellate
WunderGraph
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Stellate
WunderGraph
Self-hosted
Stellate
WunderGraph
Hybrid
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

18 total - 17 not shared
  • Fastly
  • CloudFlare
  • AWS
  • DataDog
  • Grafana
  • Stripe
  • Vercel
  • Salesforce
  • Aiven
  • Altinity
  • Google
  • Hex
  • Intercom
  • Mixpanel
  • Postmark
  • Retool
  • WorkOS
Independently observed

WunderGraph

Leader
15 total - 14 not shared
  • Apollo Federation
  • Kubernetes
  • OpenTelemetry
  • Prometheus
  • OpenID Connect
  • PostgreSQL
  • ClickHouse
  • S3
  • Kafka
  • NATS
  • Redis
  • gRPC
  • Okta
  • Azure AD
Independently observed

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