# Relay vs WunderGraph

| Attribute | Relay | WunderGraph |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 71.4 (57% (medium)) | 71.1 (68% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 72 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 76,213 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 18,956 | - |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 5,142,504 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An open-source framework that enables type-safe GraphQL queries in JavaScript applications, with built-in support for caching, error handling, and server-side rendering via React Server Components. | 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":"client","caching":true,"language":"JavaScript / TypeScript","federation":false,"managed_cloud":false,"self_hostable":true,"subscriptions":true,"auth_directives":false,"schema_approach":"code_first","type_generation":true,"db_introspection":false}` | `{"role":"gateway","language":"GraphQL","federation":true,"managed_cloud":true,"self_hostable":true,"subscriptions":true,"auth_directives":true,"schema_approach":"schema_first"}` |
| integrations.count | - | 15 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"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 | Rust | - |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open-source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://relay.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T16:35:58.790Z"}` | `{"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 | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.transparent | - | no |
| release.cadence_days | 47 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/relay/releases/tag/v21.0.1","date":"2026-05-27T17:05:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v21.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/relay/releases/tag/v21.0.0","date":"2026-05-18T22:35:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v21.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/relay/releases/tag/v20.1.1","date":"2025-08-06T23:45:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v20.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/relay/releases/tag/v20.1.0","date":"2025-07-28T18:02:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v20.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/relay/releases/tag/v20.0.0","date":"2025-06-14T01:18:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v20.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/relay/releases/tag/v19.0.0","date":"2025-05-02T21:35:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v19.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/relay/releases/tag/v18.2.0","date":"2024-11-21T18:42:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v18.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/relay/releases/tag/v18.1.0","date":"2024-10-04T21:25:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v18.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/relay/releases/tag/v18.0.0","date":"2024-09-07T01:12:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v18.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/relay/releases/tag/v17.0.0","date":"2024-06-14T23:56:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v17.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/relay/releases/tag/v16.2.0","date":"2024-01-23T16:49:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v16.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/relay/releases/tag/v16.1.0","date":"2023-12-11T20:21:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v16.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/relay/releases/tag/v16.0.0","date":"2023-10-19T22:38:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v16.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/relay/releases/tag/v15.0.0","date":"2023-03-08T22:16:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v15.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/relay/releases/tag/v14.1.0","date":"2022-07-27T17:37:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v14.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/relay/releases/tag/v14.0.0","date":"2022-06-08T15:11:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v14.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/relay/releases/tag/v13.2.0","date":"2022-03-10T18:08:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v13.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/relay/releases/tag/v13.1.1","date":"2022-02-09T18:02:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v13.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/relay/releases/tag/v13.1.0","date":"2022-02-08T16:53:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v13.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/relay/releases/tag/v13.0.3","date":"2022-02-07T21:41:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v13.0.3"}]` | - |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.99 |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 5.8 | - |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=relay-runtime&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (GraphQL Tools)

| Capability | Relay | WunderGraph |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Role | Client | Gateway / federation |
| Primary language | JavaScript / TypeScript | 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 2026-09-01T14:39:43.932Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*