What is Absinthe?
Absinthe is a graphql tools tool. We're still gathering a full overview; visit the site for now.
Absinthe pricing
We don't have Absinthe's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
What Absinthe does
The capabilities that matter for graphql tools, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Role
- Server
- Primary language
- Elixir
- Schema approach
- -
- Federation / subgraph composition
- -
- Real-time subscriptions
- ✓
- Response / edge caching
- -
- Typed code generation
- -
- Generates API from a database
- -
- Built-in authz / permissions
- -
- Official hosted offering
- ✗
- Self-hostable
- ✓
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Self-hosted
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 4 (4 in the last 12 months), max severity HIGH sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
Absinthe alternatives
Other graphql tools we track, ranked by the same independent score.
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Absinthe, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Release cadence | 87 | 0.07 | 5.8 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 52 | 0.08 | 4.1 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 46 | 0.08 | 3.8 | ✓ |
| Security score | 45 | 0.05 | 2.4 | ✓ |
| Stars | 69 | 0.03 | 2.3 | ✓ |
| Development activity | 10 | 0.12 | 1.1 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.09 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.17 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.08 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 1 | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 65% |
Adoption
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Role: server · Language: Elixir · Managed cloud: No · Self hostable: Yes · Subscriptions: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-21 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Elixir | highsource · 2026-08-26 · 90% |