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24 alternatives to GraphCool

GraphQL Backend Development Framework

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

1. 1
   Graphcool▲292

   The GraphQL backend for mobile & web developers

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Graphcool Framework▲207

   GraphQL backend development framework

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Graphcool▲43

   The GraphQL backend for mobile & web developers

   2018 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Scaphold 2.0▲207

   GraphQL backend as a service

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Reindex▲161

   GraphQL backend as a service

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   GraphQL World▲85

   A map of events & projects in the global GraphQL community

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   How to GraphQL▲377

   Open-source tutorial website to learn GraphQL development

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Prisma▲521

   Build a GraphQL server with any database

   2018 · its alternatives →

9. 9GL
   GraphQL lib for real-time apps▲68

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10CT
    CoolQLCool – Turn Websites into GraphQL Accessible APIs▲124

    2018 · coolql.cool · its alternatives →

11. 11
    GraphQL Editor▲156

    Online GraphQL IDE, visualize your GraphQL Schema

    2019 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    GraphQL Playground▲195

    GraphQL IDE for better development workflows

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 138R
    8base – Ready-to-Rock GraphQL API and Serverless Back End▲84

    2019 · 8base.com · its alternatives →

14. 14GJ
    Graphql-java – A complete Java implementation of the GraphQL spec▲65

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    GraphQL Modules▲11

    Feature based GraphQL Modules at scale

    2018 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    CloudGraph▲122

    The GraphQL API for AWS

    2021 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    GraphQL Yoga▲148

    The fully-featured GraphQL Server

    2022 · its alternatives →

18. 18GG
    Graphene – GraphQL framework for Python▲106

    2016 · graphene-python.org · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Scaphold▲87

    GraphQL-as-a-service.

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Learning GraphQL and Relay▲78

    Build data-driven React applications with GraphQL and Relay

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21GQ
    GraphQL Queries with React and GUN, the Graph Database▲37

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22GG
    GraphQL-go-tools, open source GraphQL Engine, written in Golang▲10

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    LUCID▲95

    Visualize GraphQL dataflow, React components & state changes

    2019 · its alternatives →

24. 24GT
    Graphbox – the easiest way to create a GraphQL API▲7

    2019 · graphbox.app · its alternatives →

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