# Relay

> The GraphQL client that scales with you.

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/relay
- **Category:** GraphQL Tools
- **Homepage:** https://relay.dev
- **Also known as:** relay
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-01T21:26:03.032Z

## Vioscale score

**69.9 / 100**, confidence 39% (low).

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

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 100 | 6 | 600 | ✓ |
| reliability | 0 | 8 | 0 | - |
| capabilities | 57.8 | 16 | 925 | ✓ |
| github_stars | 80.7 | 5 | 403.5 | ✓ |
| integrations | 0 | 8 | 0 | - |
| github_activity | 59.6 | 18 | 1072.2 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 75.6 | 10 | 755.6 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 0 | 13 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 87.1 | 26 | 2265.6 | ✓ |
| pricing_transparency | 25 | 8 | 200 | ✓ |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 12 | 0 | - |

## Pricing

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

Open source · Free tier

## About

A powerful GraphQL client for React that brings declarative, composable data fetching to React components. Relay automatically optimizes queries, maintains consistent state, and provides type-safe data access with built-in UI patterns.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** Web

## Capabilities

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

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Core** | |
| Role | Client |
| Primary language | JavaScript/TypeScript |
| **Modelling** | |
| Schema approach | DB introspection |
| **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.price_level | free | [link](https://relay.dev) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://relay.dev) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://relay.dev) | 2026-08-01 | 40% (low) |

### release

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| release.cadence_days | 44 | [link](https://github.com/facebook/relay/releases) | 2026-08-01 | 70% (medium) |

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 77 | [link](https://github.com/facebook/relay/pulse) | 2026-08-01 | 65% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 18,953 | [link](https://github.com/facebook/relay) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 5,115,735 | [link](https://www.npmjs.com/package/relay-runtime) | 2026-08-01 | 85% (high) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | Rust | [link](https://github.com/facebook/relay) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |

### license

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

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