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Keel vs WunderGraph Cosmo

Keel offers backend services but does not provide a full federation router and studio like Cosmo.

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What it is
Keel:Keel provides a code-first backend platform with instant internal tools, schema-driven APIs, and full-stack operations features.
WunderGraph Cosmo:WunderGraph Cosmo is an open-source GraphQL federation platform for building, managing and scaling federated APIs.
Best for
Keel:Code-first backend with built-in internal tools
WunderGraph Cosmo:Open-source GraphQL federation platform
Who it’s for
Keel:Engineers building operational backends and internal tools for fast-moving teams
WunderGraph Cosmo:Platform and engineering teams needing self-hosted or managed GraphQL federation.
Pricing
Keel:Contact sales
WunderGraph Cosmo:Freemium
Plans
Keel:—
WunderGraph Cosmo:Launch $499 per month · Scale $3499 per month
Open source
Keel:—
WunderGraph Cosmo:Yes, 1,269 GitHub stars
Works with
Keel:VSCode extension
WunderGraph Cosmo:Go, Kafka, NATS, Redis, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Datadog
DevHunt upvotes
Keel:46
WunderGraph Cosmo:5
Launched on DevHunt
Keel:Mar 2024
WunderGraph Cosmo:Jan 2023

Keel features

  • Schema-driven data model. Define data models, actions, and permissions in a clear schema that generates APIs and internal tools.
  • TypeScript extensions. Write custom functions, jobs, and durable functions in TypeScript with full type safety.
  • Version-controlled environments. Create multiple environments, branch deployments, and PR previews with audit trails.
  • Built-in testing framework. Generate type-safe end-to-end tests from the schema for actions, functions, and jobs.
  • Instant internal tools. Automatically generate UI tools for ops teams that stay in sync with schema changes.
  • Serverless infrastructure. Managed, multi-region PostgreSQL and serverless runtime scales from first to millionth user.

WunderGraph Cosmo features

  • Self-hosted Router. Run the Cosmo router on any infrastructure with full control.
  • Event-Driven Federated Subscriptions. Combine GraphQL federation with Kafka, NATS or Redis for scalable subscriptions.
  • OpenTelemetry & Prometheus Support. Integrates with existing observability stacks for metrics and tracing.
  • Custom Router Modules. Extend the router with Go modules or gRPC plugins.
  • Schema Registry & Studio. Manage schemas, query plans and analytics via a unified UI.
  • Enterprise-grade Security. SOC 2 compliance, OIDC, SCIM and role-based access control on Cosmo Cloud.

Based on each tool's website and DevHunt data. Details may change; check the official sites.