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Grafbase

Grafbase

Instant serverless GraphQL backend

Grafbase provides instant GraphQL backends at the edge with federation, auth, and AI gateway. Define schemas and get a production API instantly.

Panel Reviews

The Builder

The Builder

Developer Perspective

Ship

Instant GraphQL API from a schema definition. Edge deployment and federation are well-designed.

The Skeptic

The Skeptic

Reality Check

Skip

GraphQL is losing mindshare to tRPC and REST. Building a platform around GraphQL is a risky bet.

The Futurist

The Futurist

Big Picture

Ship

Edge-first GraphQL with AI gateway is an interesting combination. The gateway approach could be the differentiator.

Community Sentiment

Overall1,201 mentions
61% positive25% neutral14% negative
Hacker News167 mentions
58%28%14%

Interesting approach to GraphQL federation at the edge — curious how it handles complex schema stitching at scale

Reddit290 mentions
60%27%13%

The instant API from a schema definition is impressive for prototyping — haven't pushed it to production limits yet

Twitter/X610 mentions
61%24%15%

Grafbase got me from zero to a working GraphQL API in under 10 minutes. Edge deployment included

Product Hunt134 mentions
69%20%11%

The AI gateway feature is a sleeper hit — routing GraphQL queries to different LLMs is genuinely useful