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Tiny API vs WunderGraph

Offers API composition and gateway features, not billing or subscriber management.

Which to pick

Pick Tiny API if you want…

  • API monetization platform

Pick WunderGraph if you want…

  • Federated GraphQL governance and scaling
  • API composition and orchestration

Side by side

What it is
Tiny API:Tiny API lets developers monetize their code by handling billing, subscribers, distribution and support for their APIs.
WunderGraph:WunderGraph Cosmo is a platform for building, managing and scaling federated GraphQL APIs.
Best for
Tiny API:API monetization platform
WunderGraph:Federated GraphQL governance and scaling
Who it’s for
Tiny API:Developers who want to sell and manage access to their APIs
WunderGraph:Teams that need to compose, govern and host GraphQL federations at any scale.
Pricing
Tiny API:Free
WunderGraph:Freemium
Plans
Tiny API:—
WunderGraph:Launch $499 per month · Scale $3499 per month
Open source
Tiny API:Yes
WunderGraph:Yes
Works with
Tiny API:—
WunderGraph:gRPC, Kafka, NATS, Redis, Apollo Federation v1, Apollo Federation v2, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry

Tiny API features

  • Billing management. Handles payment processing and invoicing for API usage.
  • Subscriber management. Tracks and manages API consumers and their subscriptions.
  • Distribution. Provides tools to distribute APIs to customers.
  • Support handling. Offers built-in support features for API users.

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.

Tiny API vs WunderGraph FAQ

Is Tiny API or WunderGraph free?+

Tiny API is listed as free on DevHunt. WunderGraph has a free plan; paid plans start at $499/month (Launch).

Is Tiny API or WunderGraph open source?+

Yes, both are open source: Tiny API and WunderGraph (wundergraph/wundergraph on GitHub).

On DevHunt

Tiny API

17 upvotes · Launched on DevHunt on Apr 2, 2024

WunderGraph

38 upvotes · Launched on DevHunt on Jan 3, 2023

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