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24 alternatives to Apollo Engine

Unlock the full power of GraphQL

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Apollo Engine launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Hasura – Fast, instant GraphQL APIs on Postgres▲382

   Blazing fast, instant realtime GraphQL APIs on all your data with fine grained access control, also trigger webhooks on database events. - hasura/graphql-engine

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Apollo GraphQL Platform▲10

   Do GraphQL Right

   2018 · apollographql.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Hasura GraphQL Engine 2.0▲176

   Instant realtime GraphQL APIs on your data

   2021 · hasura.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hasura GraphQL Engine▲133

   Instant Realtime GraphQL on Postgres

   2018 · hasura.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   GraphQL Yoga▲148

   The fully-featured GraphQL Server

   2022 · the-guild.dev · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Prisma▲522

   Build a GraphQL server with any database

   2018 · prisma.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Grafbase▲192

   Unify the data layer with GraphQL

   2023 · grafbase.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Road to GraphQL▲122

   Your journey to master pragmatic GraphQL in JavaScript

   2018 · robinwieruch.de · its alternatives →

9. 9
   8base▲211

   Bring powerful apps to market fast - 8base GraphQL Backend

   2020 · 8base.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Rocketgraph▲121

    Build production grade web applications in minutes

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    Hasura: Native Postgres Integration▲118

    Instant GraphQL backend with Hasura & Neon in under 2 mins

    2022 · hasura.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    GraphQL Playground▲195

    GraphQL IDE for better development workflows

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    OpenEngine by Datazip ▲261

    On-demand virtual warehouse to run ad hoc queries in 30 secs

    2024 · datazip.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    8base – Ready-to-Rock GraphQL API and Serverless Back End▲84

    8base delivers an AI-first solution that simplifies your journey from idea to working software application. | Ask us how.

    2019 · 8base.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    CloudGraph▲122

    The GraphQL API for AWS

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hasura Event Triggers▲94

    Trigger serverless functions on database events.

    2018 · hasura.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Apollo Client▲6

    The flexible, production ready GraphQL client

    2017 · apollographql.com · its alternatives →

18. 18TF
    Try FaunaDB's GraphQL API▲42

    2019 · fauna.com · its alternatives →

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    GraphQL Zeus▲101

    GraphQL client/code generator with autocomplete library ⚡

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Build dApp front-ends using GraphQL▲74

    ⛓ Cleargraph is a GraphQL runtime for decentralized applications - dsys/cleargraph

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    IrisQL▲82

    GraphQL schema made easy

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Serverless GraphQL Subscriptions▲13

    Serverless GraphQL subscriptions. Contribute to fanout/apollo-serverless-demo development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    BaseQL▲111

    GraphQL for Airtable

    2021 · baseql.com · its alternatives →

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    Graphql-java – A complete Java implementation of the GraphQL spec▲65

    Contribute to andimarek/graphql-java development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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