# WunderGraph Cosmo vs Grafbase

Canonical: https://inetgeek.com/compare/wundergraph-cosmo-vs-grafbase/

Every value below is read from WunderGraph Cosmo's and Grafbase's own documentation. See https://inetgeek.com/methodology/ for how.

## At a glance

| Criterion | WunderGraph Cosmo | Grafbase |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| What the free plan includes | One federated graph and up to 10 million requests a month, with the self-hosted router and Discord community support. Free forever rather than a trial. | The full Rust gateway under an open-source licence, with what Grafbase calls no feature gating, and community support. A 60-day trial of the commercial platform is offered separately, with no card required. |
| Entry paid plan | $499/month for Launch: two federated graphs, up to 250 million requests a month and email support. Scale is $3,499/month for five graphs and up to 1 billion requests. | Not published. The pricing page offers the free open-source edition or an Enterprise tier marked Custom pricing with a Contact Sales button, and names no figure between the two. |
| Pricing model | Flat monthly plans bounded by two things at once: how many federated graphs you run, and how many requests a month they serve. Both ceilings rise together tier by tier. | Two options and no ladder: run the open-source gateway for nothing, or contact sales for an enterprise contract. The page's own headline says pricing scales with usage, but no rate is given. |
| Self-hostable | Supported | Supported |
| Support on entry paid plan | Discord community support on the free Developer tier; email support from Launch ($499/month); Slack Connect from Scale ($3,499/month), which is also where SSO, RBAC and a standard SLA appear. | Community support on the open-source edition. Enterprise adds a dedicated customer success team, a Slack Connect channel and 24/7/365 support. |

## Where they differ

### What the free plan includes

- WunderGraph Cosmo: One federated graph and up to 10 million requests a month, with the self-hosted router and Discord community support. Free forever rather than a trial. ([source](https://wundergraph.com/pricing))
- Grafbase: The full Rust gateway under an open-source licence, with what Grafbase calls no feature gating, and community support. A 60-day trial of the commercial platform is offered separately, with no card required. ([source](https://grafbase.com/pricing))

### Entry paid plan

- WunderGraph Cosmo: $499/month for Launch: two federated graphs, up to 250 million requests a month and email support. Scale is $3,499/month for five graphs and up to 1 billion requests. ([source](https://wundergraph.com/pricing))
- Grafbase: Not published. The pricing page offers the free open-source edition or an Enterprise tier marked Custom pricing with a Contact Sales button, and names no figure between the two. ([source](https://grafbase.com/pricing))

### Pricing model

- WunderGraph Cosmo: Flat monthly plans bounded by two things at once: how many federated graphs you run, and how many requests a month they serve. Both ceilings rise together tier by tier. ([source](https://wundergraph.com/pricing))
- Grafbase: Two options and no ladder: run the open-source gateway for nothing, or contact sales for an enterprise contract. The page's own headline says pricing scales with usage, but no rate is given. ([source](https://grafbase.com/pricing))

### Support on entry paid plan

- WunderGraph Cosmo: Discord community support on the free Developer tier; email support from Launch ($499/month); Slack Connect from Scale ($3,499/month), which is also where SSO, RBAC and a standard SLA appear. ([source](https://wundergraph.com/pricing))
- Grafbase: Community support on the open-source edition. Enterprise adds a dedicated customer success team, a Slack Connect channel and 24/7/365 support. ([source](https://grafbase.com/pricing))

## Which should you choose?

Pick WunderGraph Cosmo if Teams who would rather buy a ceiling than a meter: $499 a month covers two federated graphs and 250 million requests, with the router self-hosted and nothing counted per query.

Pick Grafbase if Running the whole platform yourself. The gateway is open source under what Grafbase describes as no feature gating, it is written in Rust, and the enterprise tier is explicitly fully self-hostable rather than a managed service you rent.

Consider something else: WunderGraph Cosmo — You run one small graph, or you need SSO and RBAC. The free tier stops at 10 million requests a month and one graph, and both SSO and RBAC first appear on Scale at $3,499 a month — seven times the entry price.

Consider something else: Grafbase — You need to know the cost before talking to anyone. Grafbase publishes the open-source edition and an Enterprise tier marked Custom pricing, with no figure between them — its 99.99% SLA, 24/7 support and Slack channel all sit behind Contact Sales.

## Documented by only one

- Uptime SLA: Grafbase: Up to 99.99%, listed on the Enterprise tier only and worded as a ceiling rather than a commitment. No figure is attached to the open-source edition, and no service-credit terms are published.
- SOC 2: Grafbase: SOC 2 Type II, stated in the pricing page footer alongside a link to a trust centre.
- Role-based access control: WunderGraph Cosmo: SSO and RBAC appear at the Scale tier ($3,499/month), alongside 30 days of data retention and a standard SLA. Neither is listed on Developer or Launch.

## Questions this comparison answers

**Entry paid plan: WunderGraph Cosmo or Grafbase?**

WunderGraph Cosmo: $499/month for Launch: two federated graphs, up to 250 million requests a month and email support. Scale is $3,499/month for five graphs and up to 1 billion requests.
Grafbase: Not published. The pricing page offers the free open-source edition or an Enterprise tier marked Custom pricing with a Contact Sales button, and names no figure between the two.

**Should I choose WunderGraph Cosmo or Grafbase?**

Pick WunderGraph Cosmo if Teams who would rather buy a ceiling than a meter: $499 a month covers two federated graphs and 250 million requests, with the router self-hosted and nothing counted per query.
Pick Grafbase if Running the whole platform yourself. The gateway is open source under what Grafbase describes as no feature gating, it is written in Rust, and the enterprise tier is explicitly fully self-hostable rather than a managed service you rent.