Apollo GraphQL powers Apollo Client, Apollo Server, and GraphOS. See 2026 pricing tiers, funding history, and how it fits into the GraphQL ecosystem.
Apollo GraphQL is the company and product ecosystem behind some of the most widely used GraphQL tooling in the industry, including the open-source Apollo Client and Apollo Server libraries and the commercial GraphOS platform for managing GraphQL APIs in production.
The company's origins trace back to 2011 in San Francisco under founder Geoff Schmidt, initially as Meteor Development Group, before pivoting around 2016 to focus on GraphQL and rebranding around the Apollo name as GraphQL adoption grew across the industry.
Apollo has raised approximately 183 million dollars from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Insight Partners, and Matrix Partners, and today employs roughly 180 to 240 people, positioning it as one of the largest independent companies focused specifically on the GraphQL ecosystem.
Apollo Client provides open-source GraphQL client libraries for React, iOS, Android, and Kotlin, handling caching, state management, and data fetching for front-end applications. Apollo Server is a popular open-source Node.js server for building GraphQL APIs.
GraphOS, Apollo's commercial platform, is built around the 'supergraph' concept: using Apollo Federation, teams compose multiple backend services into one unified graph that clients query through a single endpoint, with the GraphOS Router (a high-performance Rust-based gateway) handling execution at runtime.
GraphOS Studio provides schema registry, schema checks integrated into CI pipelines, contract variants for exposing different parts of the graph to different consumers, and usage and performance observability, while a newer MCP server capability lets AI agents consume GraphQL APIs directly.
The Free tier is free forever and includes a self-hosted GraphOS router (limited to 60 requests per minute), schema registry, SSO, and support for up to 3 developers with 1-day data retention, suitable for small projects or evaluation.
The Developer tier is usage-based, starting at 5 dollars per million requests with no commitment required, automatic volume discounts as usage grows, and a 50-dollar signup credit, supporting up to 10 developers with 7-day retention.
The Standard tier requires an annual commitment and is typically priced around 2,500 dollars per month for up to 30 developers and 90-day retention, while Enterprise pricing is fully custom, offering unlimited developers, 18-month retention, and 24x7 SLA-backed support.
It is the company behind Apollo Client, Apollo Server, and the GraphOS platform, widely used tools for building and operating GraphQL APIs, including federated supergraphs that unify multiple backend services.
The Apollo Client and Apollo Server libraries are open source and free, and GraphOS has a free-forever tier; paid GraphOS tiers add higher limits, longer data retention, and enterprise support.
The Developer tier starts at 5 dollars per million requests with no commitment; Standard is typically priced around 2,500 dollars per month under an annual commitment; Enterprise is custom-priced.
Its origins trace to Geoff Schmidt's 2011 company Meteor Development Group in San Francisco, which pivoted to focus on GraphQL and became Apollo GraphQL.
A specification and toolset for composing multiple GraphQL or REST services into a single unified 'supergraph' that clients can query through one endpoint.
Approximately 183 million dollars from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Insight Partners, and Matrix Partners.
Apollo focuses on federation and unifying existing services into a supergraph, while Hasura focuses more on auto-generating GraphQL APIs directly from databases; many enterprises use Apollo for governance and federation across many services.
Yes, it has added MCP server support so AI agents can consume GraphQL APIs managed through GraphOS.