Comparison

Strawberry GraphQL vs urql

On the evidence we track, Strawberry GraphQL 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.

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★Strawberry GraphQL68

urql55

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Strawberry GraphQLLeader	urql
Vioscale score	68 / 100medium · 62%updating	55 / 100low · 48%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	10	-
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	7	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 7 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=strawberry-graphql&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 5 · Max severity: HIGH	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40urql%2Fcore&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	325	57,619
Github starsadoption.github_stars	4,706	8,967
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	1,579,350	1,132,793
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	28	3
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	1	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Python	TypeScript

Score

Vioscale score

Strawberry GraphQL68 / 100medium · 62%updating

urql55 / 100low · 48%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Strawberry GraphQL✓

urql✓

Model

Strawberry GraphQLcommercial

urqlopen_source

Price level

Strawberry GraphQLfree

urqlfree

Transparent

Strawberry GraphQL✓

urql–

Integrations

Count

Strawberry GraphQL10

urql–

Security

Scorecard

Strawberry GraphQL7

urql–

Vulnerabilities

Strawberry GraphQLCount: 7 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=strawberry-graphql&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 5 · Max severity: HIGH

urqlCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40urql%2Fcore&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Adoption

Dependent repos

Strawberry GraphQL325

urql57,619

Github stars

Strawberry GraphQL4,706

urql8,967

Package downloads weekly

Strawberry GraphQL1,579,350

urql1,132,793

Activity

Commits last 30d

Strawberry GraphQL28

urql3

Release

Cadence days

Strawberry GraphQL1

urql–

History

Strawberry GraphQL20 items

urql20 items

License

Spdx

Strawberry GraphQLMIT

urqlMIT

Language

Primary

Strawberry GraphQLPython

urqlTypeScript

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for GraphQL Tools
Capability	Strawberry GraphQL	urql
Core
Role	Server	Client
Primary language	Python	TypeScript
Modelling
Schema approach	Code-first	-
Scale
Federation / subgraph composition	✓	-
Realtime
Real-time subscriptions	✓	-
Performance
Response / edge caching	-	✓
DX
Typed code generation	✓	-
Automation
Generates API from a database	-	-
Security
Built-in authz / permissions	✓	-
Deployment
Official hosted offering	✗	-
Self-hostable	✓	-

Core

Role

Strawberry GraphQLServer

urqlClient

Primary language

Strawberry GraphQLPython

urqlTypeScript

Modelling

Schema approach

Strawberry GraphQLCode-first

urql-

Scale

Federation / subgraph composition

Strawberry GraphQL✓

urql-

Realtime

Real-time subscriptions

Strawberry GraphQL✓

urql-

Performance

Response / edge caching

Strawberry GraphQL-

urql✓

Typed code generation

Strawberry GraphQL✓

urql-

Automation

Generates API from a database

Strawberry GraphQL-

urql-

Security

Built-in authz / permissions

Strawberry GraphQL✓

urql-

Deployment

Official hosted offering

Strawberry GraphQL✗

urql-

Self-hostable

Strawberry GraphQL✓

urql-

What each one is

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

Strawberry GraphQL

Leader

An open-source Python library for constructing GraphQL servers using Python's type hints and dataclasses to define schemas. It provides async support, federation capabilities, real-time subscriptions, and integrations with popular web frameworks.

Independently observed

urql

A JavaScript GraphQL client that integrates with popular frameworks like React and Vue. The library is designed to be lightweight with optional features for caching and optimization.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Strawberry GraphQL

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

urql

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source (MIT license)

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Strawberry GraphQL	urql
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	-

Platforms

Web

Strawberry GraphQL✗

urql✓

CLI

Strawberry GraphQL✓

urql✗

Deployment

Self-hosted

Strawberry GraphQL✓

urql–

Integrations

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

Strawberry GraphQL

Leader

10 total

Django
FastAPI
Flask
Aiohttp
Chalice
Channels
Litestar
Quart
Sanic
Starlette

Independently observed

urql

Not documented yet.

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