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Grafbase vs WunderGraph
Short answer: Pick Grafbase if you want enterprise-grade GraphQL federation and governance; pick WunderGraph if you want federated GraphQL governance and scaling. Grafbase has a free plan; WunderGraph has a free plan, paid from $499/month.
Which to pick
Pick Grafbase if you want…
- Enterprise-grade GraphQL federation and governance
- Integrations with Postgres, Snowflake or REST (on Grafbase's list, not WunderGraph's)
Pick WunderGraph if you want…
- Federated GraphQL governance and scaling
- API composition platform
- Integrations with Redis, Apollo Federation v1 or Apollo Federation v2 (on WunderGraph's list, not Grafbase's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Grafbase:Grafbase provides instant, type-safe GraphQL APIs with edge deployment, federation, and AI-ready extensions.
- WunderGraph:WunderGraph Cosmo is a platform for building, managing and scaling federated GraphQL APIs.
- Best for
- Grafbase:Enterprise-grade GraphQL federation and governance
- WunderGraph:Federated GraphQL governance and scaling
- Who it’s for
- Grafbase:Engineering teams building enterprise-scale GraphQL services.
- WunderGraph:Teams that need to compose, govern and host GraphQL federations at any scale.
- Pricing
- Grafbase:Freemium
- WunderGraph:Freemium
- Starting price
- Grafbase:—
- WunderGraph:$499/month (Launch)
- Free plan or trial
- Grafbase:Free plan (Open Source) · Free trial
- WunderGraph:—
- Plans
- Grafbase:Open Source Free
- WunderGraph:Launch $499 per month · Scale $3499 per month
- Open source
- Grafbase:Yes, 1,229 GitHub stars
- WunderGraph:Yes
- Works with
- Grafbase:Postgres, Snowflake, Kafka, NATS, gRPC, REST, JWT
- WunderGraph:gRPC, Kafka, NATS, Redis, Apollo Federation v1, Apollo Federation v2, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry
Grafbase features
- Rust-powered gateway. Delivers up to 40% faster response times and low CPU/memory usage.
- Federation & schema composition. Unify multiple services, databases, and APIs into a single GraphQL graph.
- AI enablement (MCP). Native support for Model Context Protocol so AI agents can query APIs in natural language.
- Extensions & custom logic. Add custom auth, authorization, and data source handling via extensions.
- Flexible hosting. Run in cloud, hybrid, or fully air-gapped on-prem environments.
- Enterprise security. Rate limiting, SAML SSO, fine-grained access control, and compliance features.
WunderGraph features
- Connect any service. Expose gRPC, Kafka, NATS or Redis services through a unified GraphQL router without extra infrastructure.
- Real-time streams. Router handles subscriptions, aggregating events from Kafka, NATS or Redis and pushes updates to clients.
- MCP Gateway. One gateway turns approved operations into agent-ready tools with built-in authentication, eliminating separate MCP servers.
- Graph governance hub. Shared canvas for schema design, review, ownership, proposals and safe deployments with audit logs and RBAC.
- Cache warming. Pre-warm query planning cache to eliminate long planning delays for high-load scenarios.
Grafbase vs WunderGraph FAQ
What is the difference between Grafbase and WunderGraph?+
WunderGraph focuses on API composition without native AI (MCP) support.
Should I use Grafbase or WunderGraph?+
Pick Grafbase if you want enterprise-grade GraphQL federation and governance or integrations with Postgres, Snowflake or REST (on Grafbase's list, not WunderGraph's). Pick WunderGraph if you want federated GraphQL governance and scaling, API composition platform or integrations with Redis, Apollo Federation v1 or Apollo Federation v2 (on WunderGraph's list, not Grafbase's).
Is Grafbase or WunderGraph free?+
Grafbase has a free plan (Open Source) and paid plans. WunderGraph has a free plan; paid plans start at $499/month (Launch).
Is Grafbase or WunderGraph open source?+
Yes, both are open source: Grafbase (grafbase/grafbase on GitHub, MPL-2.0 license) and WunderGraph (wundergraph/wundergraph on GitHub).
Do Grafbase and WunderGraph integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list Kafka, NATS and gRPC. Grafbase also lists Postgres, Snowflake, REST and JWT; WunderGraph also lists Redis, Apollo Federation v1, Apollo Federation v2, Prometheus and 1 more.
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WunderGraph
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