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24 alternatives to GraphCDN

The GraphQL CDN with caching, analytics and security

GraphCDN is a content delivery network designed specifically for GraphQL APIs. It reduces origin traffic through edge caching, provides analytics to monitor requests and errors, and includes security features to… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. GraphCDN launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Stellate is now open for everybody with edge caching, query analytics, error tracking and protection from malicious queries for your GraphQL APIs.

    2021 · graphcdn.io · its alternatives →

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    GraphCMS▲264

    The GraphQL CMS

    2017 · hygraph.com · its alternatives →

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    GraphCMS▲310

    The original GraphQL CMS, evolved.

    2020 · hygraph.com · its alternatives →

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    Original GraphQL CMS, reimagined ✨

    2018 · hygraph.com · its alternatives →

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    Grafbase▲192

    Unify the data layer with GraphQL

    2023 · grafbase.com · its alternatives →

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    FastQL▲13

    Smart GraphQL caching and CDN

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Prisma▲522

    Build a GraphQL server with any database

    2018 · prisma.io · its alternatives →

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    🛰️ Represent any GraphQL API as an interactive graph - APIs-guru/graphql-voyager

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Open-source tutorial website to learn GraphQL development

    2017 · howtographql.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, I have been making this Cozo database since half a year ago, and now it is ready for public release. My initial motivation is that I want a graph database. Lightweight and easy to use, like SQLite. Powerful and performant, like Postgres. I found none of the existing solutions good enough. Deciding to roll my own, I need to choose a query language. I am familiar with Cypher but consider it not much of an improvement over CTE in SQL (Cypher is sometimes notationally more convenient, but not more expressive). I like Gremlin but would prefer something more declarative. Experimentations…

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Graphcool▲292

    The GraphQL backend for mobile & web developers

    2017 · graph.cool · its alternatives →

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    The Graph▲221

    Build performant blockchain apps with GraphQL

    2021 · thegraph.com · its alternatives →

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    NextDNS protects you from all kinds of security threats, blocks ads and trackers on websites and in apps and provides a safe and supervised Internet for kids — on all devices and on all networks.

    2019 · nextdns.io · its alternatives →

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    Quickly check the security of your GraphQL endpoints

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Connect your existing cloud files to Fastio, then give Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, and other AI agents secure file intelligence for search, analysis, and coordinated work.

    2019 · fast.io · its alternatives →

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    A totally proof-of-concept FoundationDB based network block device backend - dividuum/fdb-nbd

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    This is a simple graph database in SQLite, inspired by "SQLite as a document database" - dpapathanasiou/simple-graph

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    2014 · prontoapi.com · its alternatives →

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    Read the latest news, product updates, and announcements from the Hygraph team.

    2018 · graphcms.com · its alternatives →

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    Launch your GraphQL backend in one click

    2020 · docs.dgraph.io · its alternatives →

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    The GraphQL API for AWS

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Graphene framework for Python

    2016 · graphene-python.org · its alternatives →

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    Graphweaver is an open-source GraphQL API Server that can connect many data sources to create a single API. Create a headless CMS, API Gateway, BaaS or use it as a BFF.

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Reindex▲161

    GraphQL backend as a service

    2016 · reindex.io · its alternatives →

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