Best Sangria Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from GraphQL tools ranked against Sangria on the same published basis.
- 1Sangria vs Apollo Client
- 2Sangria vs Apollo Studio
- 3Sangria vs GraphQL Hive
- 4Sangria vs Hot Chocolate
- 5Sangria vs WunderGraph Cosmo
- 6Sangria vs GraphQL Kotlin
- 7Sangria vs GraphQL Ruby
- 8Sangria vs Strawberry GraphQL
- 9Sangria vs GraphQL Java
- 10Sangria vs Altair GraphQL Client
- 11Sangria vs gqlgen
- 12Sangria vs Relay
- 13Sangria vs async-graphql
- 14Sangria vs PostGraphile
- 15Sangria vs urql
- 16Sangria vs Ariadne
- 17Sangria vs Graphene
- 18Sangria vs GraphiQL
- 19Sangria vs Lighthouse
- 20Sangria vs Netflix DGS
Sangria alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apollo Client | 7.4 | Free plan | $5/mo | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Web |
| 2 | Apollo Studio | 7.4 | Free plan | $5/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | GraphQL Hive | 7.4 | Free plan | $20/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 4 | Hot Chocolate | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 5 | WunderGraph Cosmo | 7.4 | Free plan | $499/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 6 | GraphQL Kotlin | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted |
| 7 | GraphQL Ruby | 7.3 | Free plan | $91.67/mo | API, self-hosted |
| 8 | Strawberry GraphQL | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted |
| 9 | GraphQL Java | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted |
| 10 | Altair GraphQL Client | 6.0 | Free plan | — | Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 11 | gqlgen | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 12 | Relay | 5.6 | No | — | Android, iOS, Web |
| 13 | async-graphql | 5.4 | No | — | self-hosted |
| 14 | PostGraphile | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 15 | urql | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 16 | Ariadne | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 17 | Graphene | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 18 | GraphiQL | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 19 | Lighthouse | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 20 | Netflix DGS | 5.1 | No | — | — |
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Questions about Sangria alternatives
What is the best alternative to Sangria?
Apollo Client, number 1 in GraphQL tools with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: Apollo Studio, GraphQL Hive, Hot Chocolate and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Sangria?
Apollo Client is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.


























