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Public APIs vs WunderGraph

Focuses on API composition and orchestration rather than a curated list.
Public APIsA collaborative list of 1400+ public APIs for developersWunderGraphMaster API Compostition

Which to pick

Pick Public APIs if you want…

  • Curated list of public APIs
  • A free, open-source tool

Pick WunderGraph if you want…

  • Federated GraphQL governance and scaling
  • API composition platform

Side by side

What it is
Public APIs:Public APIs is a collaborative directory of 1400+ public APIs that developers can browse by category and bookmark.
WunderGraph:WunderGraph Cosmo is a platform for building, managing and scaling federated GraphQL APIs.
Best for
Public APIs:Curated list of public APIs
WunderGraph:Federated GraphQL governance and scaling
Who it’s for
Public APIs:Developers looking for ready-to-use public APIs for their projects.
WunderGraph:Teams that need to compose, govern and host GraphQL federations at any scale.
Pricing
Public APIs:Free
WunderGraph:Freemium
Plans
Public APIs:—
WunderGraph:Launch $499 per month · Scale $3499 per month
Open source
Public APIs:Yes
WunderGraph:Yes
Works with
Public APIs:—
WunderGraph:gRPC, Kafka, NATS, Redis, Apollo Federation v1, Apollo Federation v2, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry

Public APIs features

  • Category browsing. Explore APIs organized by functional categories.
  • Bookmark favorites. Save and quickly access preferred APIs.
  • Collaborative curation. Community-maintained list sourced from an open-source repository.
  • Featured APIs. Highlights of popular APIs such as SerpApi, TranscriptFetch, and Supadata.
  • Latest additions. Continuously updated feed of new APIs across many domains.
  • Searchable directory. Quickly find APIs using keywords or tags.

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.

Public APIs vs WunderGraph FAQ

Is Public APIs or WunderGraph free?+

Public APIs is free. WunderGraph has a free plan; paid plans start at $499/month (Launch).

Which is cheaper, Public APIs or WunderGraph?+

Public APIs is free, so it costs less. WunderGraph starts at $499/month (Launch).

Is Public APIs or WunderGraph open source?+

Yes, both are open source: Public APIs (public-apis-dev/public-apis on GitHub) and WunderGraph (wundergraph/wundergraph on GitHub).

On DevHunt

Public APIs

41 upvotes · Launched on DevHunt on Jan 3, 2023

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WunderGraph

38 upvotes · Launched on DevHunt on Jan 3, 2023

WunderGraph on DevHunt →WunderGraph alternatives

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