What is Stellate used for?

Stellate is a GraphQL edge platform that adds caching, usage metrics and security protection in front of GraphQL APIs. It is a good fit for speeding up a public GraphQL API and reducing origin costs for a headless CMS.

Yes. Stellate has a free plan, and paid plans start at $249 per month. A free trial is also available.

Is Stellate open source?

No. Stellate is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the API Tools category, open-source options include Tyk, KrakenD and Hoppscotch.

What are some alternatives to Stellate?

Stellate competes with Apollo GraphOS.

Stellate: features, pricing and alternatives

About Stellate

Stellate is a commercial service that sits in front of a GraphQL API to cache queries at the edge, report on usage and protect against abuse. Its aim is to cut load and cost on the origin servers while keeping GraphQL responses fast for users around the world.

The product has three parts. GraphQL Edge Caching reduces origin traffic by serving cached query results, GraphQL Metrics provides real-time observability into API usage, performance and errors with no configuration, and GraphQL Security protects against scrapers, traffic or cost spikes and broken service-level terms. The vendor lists WPGraphQL, Hasura and custom GraphQL APIs as supported technologies, and e-commerce and media as target industries. Stellate is proprietary and vendor-hosted, with a free start, a demo option, an enterprise tier, documentation and a pricing page.

Key features

Edge caching of GraphQL queries
Real-time GraphQL usage and error metrics
Protection against scrapers and traffic spikes
Works with WPGraphQL and Hasura
Lower origin traffic and infrastructure load

Good fit for

→Speeding up a public GraphQL API
→Reducing origin costs for a headless CMS

Tags: graphql; edge-caching; api-security; observability; cdn; performance; saas

Stellate: questions and answers

What is Stellate used for?: Stellate is a GraphQL edge platform that adds caching, usage metrics and security protection in front of GraphQL APIs. It is a good fit for speeding up a public GraphQL API and reducing origin costs for a headless CMS.
Is Stellate free?: Yes. Stellate has a free plan, and paid plans start at $249 per month. A free trial is also available.
Is Stellate open source?: No. Stellate is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the API Tools category, open-source options include Tyk, KrakenD and Hoppscotch.
What are some alternatives to Stellate?: Stellate competes with Apollo GraphOS.