# Nexus vs WunderGraph

**Leader by Vioscale score:** WunderGraph

| Attribute | Nexus | WunderGraph |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 46.9 (65% (medium)) | 71.1 (68% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 0 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 2,363 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 3,430 | - |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 224,130 | - |
| deployment.options | - | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An open-source GraphQL schema library that enables developers to define GraphQL types programmatically in TypeScript/JavaScript with full type safety and IDE intellisense. It bridges the simplicity of schema-definition-language approaches with the flexibility and long-term maintainability of code-based construction. | An enterprise-grade solution for building and managing federated supergraphs with schema composition, governance enforcement, breaking-change detection, security controls, and real-time analytics. |
| features.capabilities | `{"role":"schema_builder","language":"TypeScript/JavaScript","managed_cloud":false,"self_hostable":true,"schema_approach":"code_first","type_generation":true}` | `{"role":"gateway","language":"GraphQL","federation":true,"managed_cloud":true,"self_hostable":true,"subscriptions":true,"auth_directives":true,"schema_approach":"schema_first"}` |
| integrations.count | 2 | 15 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Prisma"},{"name":"Next.js"}]` | `[{"name":"Apollo Federation"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"OpenTelemetry"},{"name":"Prometheus"},{"name":"OpenID Connect"},{"name":"PostgreSQL"},{"name":"ClickHouse"},{"name":"S3"},{"name":"Kafka"},{"name":"NATS"},{"name":"Redis"},{"name":"gRPC"},{"name":"Okta"},{"name":"Auth0"},{"name":"Azure AD"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | - |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| platform.support | - | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://nexusjs.org/docs/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T08:30:53.802Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Developer","summary":"Free forever","features":["Self-Hosted Router (1)","Apollo Federation v1 & v2 support","JWT / JWKS Auth","Federated Subscriptions (SSE, WebSockets)","Prometheus Metrics","OpenTelemetry (OTEL) Tracing","Advanced Request Tracing (ART)","Event-Driven Federated Subscriptions (EDFS)","Ludicrous Mode: Singleflight","Cost Control","Community Support","SOC2 & HIPAA compliance"],"minSeats":1,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For individual developers and small projects","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"plugins":"3","feature_flags":"1","max_subgraphs":"10","federated_graphs":"1","requests_per_month":"10M","data_retention_days":"7"}},{"free":false,"name":"Team","summary":"$499/month","features":["Self-Hosted Router (2)","Apollo Federation v1 & v2 support","JWT / JWKS Auth","Federated Subscriptions (SSE, WebSockets)","Prometheus Metrics","OpenTelemetry (OTEL) Tracing","Advanced Request Tracing (ART)","Event-Driven Federated Subscriptions (EDFS)","Ludicrous Mode: Singleflight","Cost Control","Community Support","Email Support","SOC2 & HIPAA compliance"],"minSeats":10,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":499,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Get started with your team","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"plugins":"10","feature_flags":"1","max_subgraphs":"20","federated_graphs":"2","requests_per_month":"250M","data_retention_days":"14"}},{"free":false,"name":"Scale","summary":"$3,499/month. Most popular.","features":["Self-Hosted Router (5)","Apollo Federation v1 & v2 support","JWT / JWKS Auth","Federated Subscriptions (SSE, WebSockets)","Prometheus Metrics","OpenTelemetry (OTEL) Tracing","Advanced Request Tracing (ART)","Event-Driven Federated Subscriptions (EDFS)","Ludicrous Mode: Singleflight","Cost Control","SSO (Single Sign-On)","RBAC (Role-based Access Control)","Standard SLA","Slack Connect","Community Support","Email Support","SOC2 & HIPAA compliance"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":3499,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For teams with growing needs","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"federated_graphs":"5","requests_per_month":"1B","data_retention_days":"30"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing. Talk to Sales","features":["Custom Self-Hosted Router","Custom number of Federated Graphs","Up to 99.99% uptime SLA","Incident response SLA","Customizable MSA","Dedicated Cloud Environment available","Dedicated Solution Architect & Priority Support"],"description":"Custom solutions tailored to your needs","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"uptime_sla_pct":"99.99"}}],"summary":"From $499/month for teams. Free tier available for individual developers.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://wundergraph.com/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T21:34:07.964Z","startingPrice":{"amount":499,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.transparent | - | no |
| release.cadence_days | 27 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/graphql-nexus/nexus/releases/tag/next","date":"2020-07-07T22:25:09Z","type":"prerelease","version":"next"},{"url":"https://github.com/graphql-nexus/nexus/releases/tag/v1.3.0","date":"2022-03-07T13:45:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/graphql-nexus/nexus/releases/tag/1.1.0","date":"2021-06-23T20:39:56Z","type":"stable","version":"1.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/graphql-nexus/nexus/releases/tag/1.0.0","date":"2020-12-14T18:10:17Z","type":"stable","version":"1.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/graphql-nexus/nexus/releases/tag/v0.19.2","date":"2020-11-27T17:29:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.19.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/graphql-nexus/nexus/releases/tag/v0.19.1","date":"2020-11-25T14:51:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.19.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/graphql-nexus/nexus/releases/tag/v0.19.0","date":"2020-11-25T13:56:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.19.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/graphql-nexus/nexus/releases/tag/v0.18.0","date":"2020-11-12T14:14:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.18.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/graphql-nexus/nexus/releases/tag/v0.17.0","date":"2020-10-28T13:27:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.17.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/graphql-nexus/nexus/releases/tag/v0.16.0","date":"2020-09-30T14:47:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.16.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/graphql-nexus/nexus/releases/tag/v0.15.0","date":"2020-08-04T13:56:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.15.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/graphql-nexus/nexus/releases/tag/v0.14.0","date":"2020-06-03T20:11:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/graphql-nexus/nexus/releases/tag/v0.13.1","date":"2020-03-30T20:40:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.13.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/graphql-nexus/nexus/releases/tag/v0.12.0-rc.7","date":"2020-01-23T01:22:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.12.0-rc.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/graphql-nexus/nexus/releases/tag/v0.12.0-rc.5","date":"2019-11-20T13:21:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.12.0-rc.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/graphql-nexus/nexus/releases/tag/v0.12.0-rc.4","date":"2019-11-07T22:38:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.12.0-rc.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/graphql-nexus/nexus/releases/tag/v0.12.0-rc.3","date":"2019-11-07T22:39:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.12.0-rc.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/graphql-nexus/nexus/releases/tag/v0.12.0-rc.2","date":"2019-11-07T22:39:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.12.0-rc.2"}]` | - |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.99 |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 3.5 | - |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=nexus&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (GraphQL Tools)

| Capability | Nexus | WunderGraph |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Role | Schema builder | Gateway / federation |
| Primary language | TypeScript/JavaScript | GraphQL |
| **Modelling** |  |  |
| Schema approach | Code-first | Schema-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 2026-09-01T20:41:09.642Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*