What is Grafbase?

Grafbase offers an enterprise-grade GraphQL Federation platform designed for scalability and security. It provides self-hosted deployment options, giving enterprises complete control over their data environments, which is crucial for meeting stringent security and compliance requirements. Built with a Rust-powered core, Grafbase delivers high performance, significantly outpacing alternatives in response times, CPU, and memory usage, making it suitable for high-traffic applications.

The platform enables customization through Grafbase Extensions, allowing engineering teams to tailor API operations with custom logic for authentication, authorization, and data source federation. A key feature is its native support for Model Context Protocol (MCP), which allows AI agents to query APIs using natural language, facilitating AI integration within organizations. Grafbase focuses on simplifying the management of microservice architectures through flexible federation, ensuring unified and maintainable APIs while supporting seamless team collaboration and governance.

Features

Self-Hosting Options: Provides complete control over data environments with self-hosted deployment for security and compliance.
High Performance: Rust-powered core ensures response times, CPU, and memory usage outperform alternatives by 40% or more.
Grafbase Extensions: Customize the gateway with custom logic for authorizing, authenticating, and federating data sources (Snowflake, NATS, gRPC, REST, JWT).
AI Agent Integration (MCP Support): Natively supports Model Context Protocol (MCP) for enabling AI agents to query APIs with natural language.
Unified API Management: Simplifies management of microservice architectures with flexible federation.
Collaboration and Governance: Features for efficient team collaboration while maintaining strict governance protocols.
Scalability: Built to maintain peak performance as APIs grow in complexity and traffic.
Advanced Security Features: Includes WebAssembly Hooks, customizable access logs, trusted documents, rate limiting, and SAML SSO.

Use Cases

Managing complex microservice architectures in enterprises.
Building high-performance, scalable APIs for critical applications.
Integrating AI agents with existing APIs for natural language querying.
Ensuring strict security and compliance for data environments.
Enabling team collaboration on API development and management.
Federating diverse data sources into a unified GraphQL API.
Improving performance and security compared to alternative GraphQL Federation solutions.

FAQs

What happens after the 60-day trial?

You will be invited to contact sales to discuss the right plan and continue with Grafbase.
Can I switch between self-hosted and cloud control planes?

Yes, you can switch between self-hosted and cloud control planes at any time.
Can I pay annually?

Yes, you can pay annually. Contact sales for more information.
What security features does Grafbase offer?

Grafbase offers advanced security features including WebAssembly Hooks for control, customizable access logs, trusted documents, rate limiting with Redis support, and SAML single sign-on.
How does Grafbase ensure high performance?

Grafbase utilizes a Rust-powered core, entity caching, and automatic persisted queries to deliver market-leading performance for GraphQL Federation.