# gqlgen vs Juniper

**Leader by Vioscale score:** gqlgen

| Attribute | gqlgen | Juniper |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 62.8 (36% (low)) | 38.8 (32% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 20 | 4 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 3,167 | 271 |
| adoption.github_stars | 10,753 | 5,971 |
| deployment.options | - | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A schema-first code generation library for Go that lets developers define GraphQL APIs using the schema definition language and automatically generates type-safe server implementations. It eliminates boilerplate by handling code generation while enforcing type safety throughout. | Juniper is a library for creating GraphQL servers in Rust, providing type-safe API servers with minimal boilerplate through integration with existing web server frameworks. |
| features.capabilities | `{"role":"server","caching":false,"language":"Go","federation":true,"managed_cloud":false,"self_hostable":true,"subscriptions":true,"auth_directives":false,"schema_approach":"schema_first","type_generation":true,"db_introspection":false}` | `{"role":"server","language":"Rust","managed_cloud":false,"self_hostable":true,"subscriptions":true,"schema_approach":"code_first"}` |
| integrations.count | - | 14 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"actix-web"},{"name":"axum"},{"name":"rocket"},{"name":"warp"}]` |
| language.primary | Go | Rust |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | - |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://gqlgen.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T21:39:40.951Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://graphql-rust.github.io/juniper/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T09:18:45.857Z"}` |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| release.cadence_days | 15 | - |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 6.6 | 4.8 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2F99designs%2Fgqlgen&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":1,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cargo&package_name=juniper&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` |

## Capabilities (GraphQL Tools)

| Capability | gqlgen | Juniper |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Role | Server | Server |
| Primary language | Go | Rust |
| **Modelling** |  |  |
| Schema approach | Schema-first | 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 | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:12:28.288Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*