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Apollo GraphQL vs REST Assured

Apollo GraphQL and REST Assured are both listed under APIs in the DevPages directory. This page puts the details we hold for each of them side by side.

It does not score them and does not pick a winner. Fields the catalog has no value for say “Not recorded” rather than being filled in with a guess.

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Apollo GraphQL, REST Assured compared field by field. Values are taken from the DevPages catalog; fields we hold no value for read “Not recorded”.
Apollo GraphQL
REST Assured
CategoryAPIsAPIs
Pricing modelFreemiumOpen Source
Open sourceYesYes
GitHub stars19.8K7.1K
Key features
  • Apollo Server for GraphQL APIs
  • Apollo Client for frontend applications
  • Schema federation and management
  • Real-time subscriptions
  • Caching and performance optimization
  • Apollo Studio for schema registry
  • Type generation and safety
  • Comprehensive developer tools
  • Behavior-driven development style
  • Support for various authentication methods
  • JSON and XML path expressions
  • Request and response specifications
  • Integration with testing frameworks
  • Extensive matcher library
  • File upload and download support
  • Custom serialization and deserialization
Use cases
  • Modern web application development
  • Microservices data layer
  • Real-time applications
  • Mobile app backend
  • API gateway implementation
  • Schema federation
  • Progressive web applications
  • Enterprise data management
  • REST API automated testing
  • Integration testing
  • Behavior-driven development
  • Continuous integration testing
  • API contract testing
  • End-to-end testing
  • Microservices testing
  • Quality assurance automation
Integrations
  • React
  • Vue
  • Angular
  • Node.js
  • TypeScript
  • AWS
  • Netlify
  • JUnit
  • TestNG
  • Maven
  • Gradle
  • Jenkins
  • Spring Boot
Tags
  • graphql
  • apollo
  • client
  • server
  • schema-management
  • federation
  • java
  • testing
  • rest-api
  • bdd
  • automation
  • junit
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What each one is

Apollo GraphQL

Comprehensive GraphQL platform for building connected applications

Apollo is a comprehensive platform for building GraphQL applications. It provides tools for both client and server-side GraphQL development, including Apollo Server, Apollo Client, and Apollo Studio for managing GraphQL APIs at scale.

Full Apollo GraphQL listing

REST Assured

Java library for testing REST services with behavior-driven development

REST Assured is a Java library that provides a domain-specific language (DSL) for writing powerful, maintainable tests for REST services. It supports various authentication schemes, has excellent integration with existing Java-based testing frameworks, and simplifies testing of REST APIs.

Full REST Assured listing

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