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UsageGate vs WunderGraph
WunderGraph enables API composition, whereas UsageGate enforces usage quotas.
Which to pick
Pick UsageGate if you want…
- Per-request usage enforcement for subscription plans
- The lower starting price: $19/month against $499/month
- Integrations with Next.js, Stripe or TypeScript (on UsageGate's list, not WunderGraph's)
Pick WunderGraph if you want…
- Federated GraphQL governance and scaling
- API composition
- Open-source code (wundergraph/wundergraph on GitHub)
- Integrations with gRPC, Kafka or NATS (on WunderGraph's list, not UsageGate's)
Side by side
- What it is
- UsageGate:UsageGate enforces subscription limits by checking and consuming usage on each request.
- WunderGraph:WunderGraph Cosmo is a platform for building, managing and scaling federated GraphQL APIs.
- Best for
- UsageGate:Per-request usage enforcement for subscription plans
- WunderGraph:Federated GraphQL governance and scaling
- Who it’s for
- UsageGate:Developers building SaaS products that need per-feature usage enforcement.
- WunderGraph:Teams that need to compose, govern and host GraphQL federations at any scale.
- Pricing
- UsageGate:Freemium
- WunderGraph:Freemium
- Plans
- UsageGate:Free $0 · Hobby $19/mo per month · Pro $79/mo per month · Scale $299/mo per month
- WunderGraph:Launch $499 per month · Scale $3499 per month
- Open source
- UsageGate:—
- WunderGraph:Yes
- Works with
- UsageGate:Next.js, Stripe, Redis, TypeScript
- WunderGraph:gRPC, Kafka, NATS, Redis, Apollo Federation v1, Apollo Federation v2, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry
UsageGate features
- Access checks. canAccess call verifies if a user can use a feature at request time.
- Consume credits. Deducts metered units like AI credits or API calls after a successful check.
- Stripe sync. Automatically syncs with Stripe subscriptions for billing.
- Redis-backed enforcement. Fast, reliable storage of usage data using Redis.
- TypeScript SDK. npm package @usagegate/sdk for easy integration in Next.js routes.
- Plan definition UI. Dashboard lets you create and edit named plans with custom feature limits.
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.
UsageGate vs WunderGraph FAQ
Is UsageGate or WunderGraph free?+
UsageGate has a free plan; paid plans start at $19/month (Hobby). WunderGraph has a free plan; paid plans start at $499/month (Launch).
Which is cheaper, UsageGate or WunderGraph?+
UsageGate is cheaper to start with: UsageGate's Hobby plan ($19/month) against WunderGraph's Launch plan ($499/month).
Is UsageGate or WunderGraph open source?+
WunderGraph is open source (wundergraph/wundergraph on GitHub). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for UsageGate.
Do UsageGate and WunderGraph integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list Redis. UsageGate also lists Next.js, Stripe and TypeScript; WunderGraph also lists gRPC, Kafka, NATS, Apollo Federation v1 and 3 more.
On DevHunt
WunderGraph
38 upvotes · Launched on DevHunt on Jan 3, 2023
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