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GraphQL

graphql.org

GraphQL is a query language for APIs and a runtime for fulfilling those queries with your existing data. Developed by Facebook, GraphQL provides a more efficient, powerful, and flexible alternative to traditional REST API. It allows clients to request exactly the data they need and nothing more, making it possible to get many resources in a single request. GraphQL's strongly typed schema ensures clear contract between client and server, enabling better collaboration between frontend and backend teams. Its introspective nature allows for powerful developer tools and client-side framework integrations. GraphQL is particularly well-suited for complex systems and microservices architectures, offering improved performance and flexibility in data fetching and manipulation.

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How GraphQL sites are built

Closest partners. The number says how many times more often the tool runs on GraphQL sites than on an average website. Hover a partner for its share of sites.

Loadable-Components8×Emotion8×Datadog7×Envoy5×styled-components4×TikTok Pixel4×Akamai Bot Manager4×Next.js3×React3×

Stacks we see most. Tools that tend to run together with GraphQL on the same websites. The percentage is the share of all 42 GraphQL sites that run the whole stack.

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#1

GraphQL + React + Next.js + Emotion

14.3%6 of 42 sites

#2

GraphQL + React + Amazon S3

11.9%5 of 42 sites

#3

GraphQL + Amazon S3 + AWS Certificate Manager

9.5%4 of 42 sites

#4

GraphQL + React + Google Sign-in

9.5%4 of 42 sites

#5

GraphQL + React + Stripe

9.5%4 of 42 sites

Usually installed alongside

The bigger the bubble, the more of the 42 GraphQL sites also run the tool. Colour shows what the tool does. Hover or tap a bubble for details.

52%Google Analytics

50%Google Tag Manager

31%

29%

24%

24%

Google Analytics52%Facebook Pixel31%Datadog24%Google Tag Manager50%Microsoft Advertising29%OneTrust24%Cart Functionality14%

How many websites use GraphQL?

We found GraphQL on 42 of the 2,555 websites we scanned in the last 12 months (1.6%). 2 of them have a public status page.

What is GraphQL often used with?

Among the websites we scan, GraphQL is often found alongside React (81% of its sites), Node.js (54.8% of its sites), Next.js (50% of its sites).

What are the alternatives to GraphQL?

Other programming languages tools we recognize include PHP, Node.js, Java, Python.