Apollo GraphQL Alternatives

Apps similar to Apollo GraphQL include GraphQL, which is free and open source. Other options are GraphQL Mesh, Django REST Framework, GraphiQL and StepZen. In total there are eight apps like Apollo GraphQL for self-hosting, the web, Mac, Windows and Linux.

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  1. GraphQL icon
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    GraphQL is a query language for APIs and a runtime for fulfilling those queries with your existing data. GraphQL provides a complete and understandable description of the data in your API, gives clients the power to ask for exactly what they need and nothing more, makes it...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  2. GraphQL Mesh allows you to use GraphQL query language to access data in remote APIs that don't run GraphQL (and also ones that do run GraphQL). It can be used as a gateway to other services or run as a local GraphQL schema that aggregates data from remote APIs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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  3. Django REST framework is a powerful and flexible toolkit for building Web APIs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Django
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  4. GraphiQL icon
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    GraphiQL is an in-browser IDE for exploring GraphQL. Contribute to graphql/graphiql development by creating an account on GitHub.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  5. StepZen icon
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    A low code way to create GraphQL APIs for any backend—REST, SQL, NoSQL, SOAP/XML. Deploy a single or federated graph to StepZen's cloud and run with built-in parallel execution, security for APIs and data, and performance & reliability optimizations.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
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  6. GraphQL Portal is an open-source tool, existing in the SAAS version too, that lets developers connect any data-source (REST/SOAP/gRPC API, databases, files, or other GraphQL APIs) using many available data-connectors.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  7. GraphQL Playground is an IDE for better development workflows (GraphQL Subscriptions, interactive docs & collaboration). You can download the Electron-based desktop app or use the web version at graphqlbin.com.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  8. GraphQLZero is a free, online GraphQL API that you can use to get fake data from a real backend while testing or prototyping your app. It is inspired and powered by JSONPlaceholder, serving the same dataset but in the form of a GraphQL server.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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