What is gqlgen?
A Go library for building GraphQL servers using a schema-first approach with type safety and automatic code generation.
What gqlgen 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
- Schema builder
- Primary language
- Go
- Schema approach
- Schema-first
- 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
- ✓
gqlgen alternatives
Other graphql tools we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- RelayThe GraphQL client that scales with you.low · 39%
- Strawberry GraphQLA modern GraphQL library for Pythonlow · 35%
- HasuraCreator of PromptQL, Data Delivery Network & GraphQL Enginelow · 31%
- GraphQL MeshUnify your API landscape with Mesh's federated architecture, integrating any API service into a cohesive graph.low · 38%
- WunderGraphGraphQL Federation, built to governmedium · 58%
- PostGraphileBuilds a powerful, extensible and performant GraphQL API from a PostgreSQL schema in secondslow · 34%
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 gqlgen, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | 67 | 16.00 | 1073.9 | ✓ |
| Release Cadence | 92 | 10.00 | 916.7 | ✓ |
| Github Activity | 36 | 18.00 | 649.5 | ✓ |
| Github Stars | 76 | 5.00 | 380.2 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 0 | 8.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Security Posture | 0 | 13.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Package Downloads | 0 | 26.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Stackoverflow Activity | 0 | 12.00 | 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 | 13 | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 65% |
Adoption
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Github stars | 10,742 | highsource · 2026-08-01 · 90% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | {"role":"schema_builder","language":"Go","federation":true,"self_hostable":true,"subscriptions":true,"schema_approach":"schema_first","type_generation":true} | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Go | highsource · 2026-08-01 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | MIT | highsource · 2026-08-01 · 95% |
Release
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cadence days | 15 | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 70% |