Apollo is the best way to quickly build a production-ready, self-documenting API for GraphQL clients, using data from any source.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
- Software as a Service (SaaS)

GraphiQL is described as 'In-browser IDE for exploring GraphQL. Contribute to graphql/graphiql development by creating an account on GitHub' and is an app in the development category. There are five alternatives to GraphiQL for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, SaaS, Mac and Windows apps. The best GraphiQL alternative is Apollo GraphQL, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GraphiQL are Magidoc, GraphQl Editor, GraphQL Playground and GraphQLZero.
Apollo is the best way to quickly build a production-ready, self-documenting API for GraphQL clients, using data from any source.

Build, manage and collaborate on your schema with GraphQl Editor. It's a feature-rich browser tool that lets you draw GraphQL schemas using visual nodes.

GraphQL Playground is an IDE for better development workflows (GraphQL Subscriptions, interactive docs & collaboration). You can download the Electron-based desktop app or use the web version at graphqlbin.com.

GraphQLZero is a free, online GraphQL API that you can use to get fake data from a real backend while testing or prototyping your app. It is inspired and powered by JSONPlaceholder, serving the same dataset but in the form of a GraphQL server.

