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Grafbase vs WunderGraph

WunderGraph focuses on API composition without native AI (MCP) support.
GrafbaseInstant GraphQL APIs for your dataWunderGraphMaster API Compostition

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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
Plans
Grafbase:Open Source Free
WunderGraph:Launch $499 per month · Scale $3499 per month
Open source
Grafbase:Yes, 1,229 GitHub stars
WunderGraph:—
Works with
Grafbase:Postgres, Snowflake, Kafka, NATS, gRPC, REST, JWT
WunderGraph:gRPC, Kafka, NATS, Redis, Apollo Federation v1, Apollo Federation v2, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry
DevHunt upvotes
Grafbase:24
WunderGraph:38
Launched on DevHunt
Grafbase:Jan 2023
WunderGraph:Jan 2023

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.
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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.
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