# Apollo GraphQL

> The API Orchestration Platform for AI Agents, Web, and Mobile Apps

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/apollo-graphql
- **Category:** GraphQL Tools
- **Homepage:** https://www.apollographql.com
- **Also known as:** apollo-graphql
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-01T21:20:48.825Z

## Vioscale score

**64.6 / 100**, confidence 37% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 80 | 6 | 480 | ✓ |
| reliability | 50 | 8 | 400 | ✓ |
| capabilities | 74.7 | 16 | 1195.6 | ✓ |
| github_stars | 78.2 | 5 | 390.9 | ✓ |
| integrations | 0 | 8 | 0 | - |
| github_activity | 9.5 | 18 | 170.6 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 0 | 10 | 0 | - |
| security_posture | 0 | 13 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 84.1 | 26 | 2185.5 | ✓ |
| pricing_transparency | 100 | 8 | 800 | ✓ |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 12 | 0 | - |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-01, [verify at source](https://www.apollographql.com). Independently observed._

from $5/mo · Usage-based · Free tier

> Free tier available; Developer plan starts at $5 per million requests with volume discounts. $50 credit for new signups.

| Plan | Price | Free | Commitment |
|---|---|:--:|---|
| Free | Free | ✓ | - |
| Developer | $5 per million requests, billed monthly with automatic volume discounts | - | monthly |

### Free

For students or hobbyists learning GraphQL

**Included limits:** requests_per_minute: 60

- GraphOS - Apollo's complete API management platform
- Supports any GraphQL API
- Self-hosted GraphOS Router (limited to 60 requests per minute)
- GraphQL Federation, Connectors, Response Caching, Federated Subscriptions
- Schema Proposals with collaboration and approval workflows
- Single sign-on (SSO)
- Audit logging
- Custom MSA
- Data retention: 1 day
- Community Support

### Developer

For small teams operating production GraphQL APIs

- GraphOS - Apollo's complete API management platform
- Supports any GraphQL API
- Self-hosted GraphOS Router
- GraphQL Federation support

## About

Cloud native API orchestration platform for managing GraphQL APIs with federation, schema management, and developer tooling.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** CLI, Web
- **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS, Self-hosted

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for GraphQL Tools. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Core** | |
| Role | Gateway / federation |
| Primary language | - |
| **Modelling** | |
| Schema approach | 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 | ✓ |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.model | freemium | [link](https://www.apollographql.com) | 2026-08-01 | 56% (medium) |
| pricing.starting_gbp | 5 | [link](https://www.apollographql.com) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://www.apollographql.com) | 2026-08-01 | 48% (low) |
| pricing.price_level | low | [link](https://www.apollographql.com) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://www.apollographql.com) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 1 | [link](https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-server/pulse) | 2026-08-01 | 65% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 13,942 | [link](https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-server) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 2,962,139 | [link](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@apollo/server) | 2026-08-01 | 85% (high) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | TypeScript | [link](https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-server) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |

### license

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| license.spdx | MIT | [link](https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-server) | 2026-08-01 | 99% (high) |

### reliability

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reliability.status_page | yes | [link](https://status.apollographql.com) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

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*Source: Vioscale (https://www.vioscale.ai/software/apollo-graphql). Independent, evidence-based software intelligence. Cite the canonical URI.*