# urql

> Highly customizable and versatile GraphQL client for React, Svelte, Vue, Solid or plain JavaScript

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/urql
- **Category:** GraphQL Tools
- **Homepage:** https://urql.dev
- **Also known as:** urql
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-01T21:27:05.576Z

## Vioscale score

**50.9 / 100**, confidence 33% (low).

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

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| capabilities | 45.8 | 16 | 733.1 | ✓ |
| github_stars | 74.6 | 5 | 372.8 | ✓ |
| integrations | 0 | 8 | 0 | - |
| github_activity | 9.5 | 18 | 170.6 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 0 | 10 | 0 | - |
| security_posture | 0 | 13 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 78.1 | 26 | 2031 | ✓ |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 12 | 0 | - |

## Pricing

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

Open source · Free tier

## About

A lightweight, powerful GraphQL client that you can extend with features like normalized caching as you grow. It's designed to be easy for GraphQL newcomers and extensible for dynamic applications and customized infrastructure.

_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 |
| **Modelling** | |
| Schema approach | - |
| **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.

### activity

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

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 8,966 | [link](https://github.com/urql-graphql/urql) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 1,032,805 | [link](https://www.npmjs.com/package/urql) | 2026-08-01 | 85% (high) |

### language

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

### license

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

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://urql.dev) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.model | open_source | [link](https://urql.dev) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | free | [link](https://urql.dev) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

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