# GraphQL Yoga vs urql

**Leader by Vioscale score:** GraphQL Yoga

| Attribute | GraphQL Yoga | urql |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 60.4 (76% (high)) | 55.4 (48% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 6 | 3 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 873 | 57,619 |
| adoption.github_stars | 8,527 | 8,967 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 1,794,908 | 1,132,793 |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | - |
| description.long | A fully-featured, open-source GraphQL server offering extensive built-in capabilities like federation support, caching, rate limiting, and error masking. Designed to be self-hostable and extensible through plugins for production deployments. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"role":"server","caching":true,"language":"JavaScript/TypeScript","federation":true,"self_hostable":true,"subscriptions":true,"auth_directives":true,"type_generation":true}` | `{"role":"client","caching":true,"language":"TypeScript"}` |
| integrations.count | 9 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Apollo Federation"},{"name":"Auth0"},{"name":"Sentry"},{"name":"StatsD"},{"name":"New Relic"},{"name":"GraphQL Modules"},{"name":"Hive"},{"name":"GraphQL Armor"},{"name":"GraphQL Codegen"}]` | - |
| language.primary | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://the-guild.dev/graphql/yoga-server","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T16:35:45.267Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source (MIT license)","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://urql.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T21:40:56.515Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | 12 | - |
| release.history | 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| `[{"url":"https://github.com/urql-graphql/urql/releases/tag/urql%405.0.4","date":"2026-08-21T17:08:08Z","type":"stable","version":"urql@5.0.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/urql-graphql/urql/releases/tag/%40urql/core%406.0.3","date":"2026-06-22T10:46:51Z","type":"stable","version":"@urql/core@6.0.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/urql-graphql/urql/releases/tag/urql%405.0.3","date":"2026-06-15T17:41:31Z","type":"stable","version":"urql@5.0.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/urql-graphql/urql/releases/tag/%40urql/vue%402.1.1","date":"2026-06-15T17:41:19Z","type":"stable","version":"@urql/vue@2.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/urql-graphql/urql/releases/tag/%40urql/next%402.0.1","date":"2026-06-15T17:41:22Z","type":"stable","version":"@urql/next@2.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/urql-graphql/urql/releases/tag/%40urql/exchange-graphcache%409.0.1","date":"2026-06-15T17:41:25Z","type":"stable","version":"@urql/exchange-graphcache@9.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/urql-graphql/urql/releases/tag/%40urql/core%406.0.2","date":"2026-06-15T17:41:28Z","type":"stable","version":"@urql/core@6.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/urql-graphql/urql/releases/tag/urql%405.0.2","date":"2026-04-15T03:03:48Z","type":"stable","version":"urql@5.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/urql-graphql/urql/releases/tag/%40urql/vue%402.1.0","date":"2026-04-01T18:38:53Z","type":"stable","version":"@urql/vue@2.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/urql-graphql/urql/releases/tag/%40urql/solid-start%400.2.0","date":"2026-04-01T18:38:56Z","type":"stable","version":"@urql/solid-start@0.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/urql-graphql/urql/releases/tag/%40urql/solid%401.0.1","date":"2026-01-25T10:17:50Z","type":"stable","version":"@urql/solid@1.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/urql-graphql/urql/releases/tag/%40urql/solid-start%400.1.0","date":"2026-01-25T10:17:47Z","type":"stable","version":"@urql/solid-start@0.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/urql-graphql/urql/releases/tag/%40urql/storage-rn%401.1.2","date":"2026-01-23T06:42:22Z","type":"stable","version":"@urql/storage-rn@1.1.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/urql-graphql/urql/releases/tag/%40urql/exchange-refocus%402.1.0","date":"2026-01-23T06:42:16Z","type":"stable","version":"@urql/exchange-refocus@2.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/urql-graphql/urql/releases/tag/%40urql/exchange-graphcache%409.0.0","date":"2026-01-23T06:42:19Z","type":"stable","version":"@urql/exchange-graphcache@9.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/urql-graphql/urql/releases/tag/urql%405.0.1","date":"2025-08-29T08:06:41Z","type":"stable","version":"urql@5.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/urql-graphql/urql/releases/tag/%40urql/exchange-persisted%405.0.1","date":"2025-08-11T05:29:00Z","type":"stable","version":"@urql/exchange-persisted@5.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/urql-graphql/urql/releases/tag/%40urql/core%406.0.1","date":"2025-08-11T05:29:03Z","type":"stable","version":"@urql/core@6.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/urql-graphql/urql/releases/tag/urql%405.0.0","date":"2025-08-09T13:26:59Z","type":"stable","version":"urql@5.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/urql-graphql/urql/releases/tag/%40urql/exchange-graphcache%408.1.0","date":"2025-08-09T13:31:05Z","type":"stable","version":"@urql/exchange-graphcache@8.1.0"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40graphql-yoga%2Ftyped-event-target&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40urql%2Fcore&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (GraphQL Tools)

| Capability | GraphQL Yoga | urql |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Role | Server | Client |
| Primary language | JavaScript/TypeScript | TypeScript |
| **Modelling** |  |  |
| Schema approach | - | - |
| **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 2026-09-01T15:17:19.880Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*