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Grafbase Gateway

GraphQL gateway with caching and auth

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Acquired★4.2ratingPricing · FreemiumDeclining

What happened to Grafbase Gateway?

Grafbase Gateway was acquired by The Guild in 2026.

The Guild, maker of GraphQL Hive, announced on 10 Feb 2026 that it had acquired Grafbase and would move its Router users to Hive Router. Grafbase Gateway has since been kept in maintenance mode with security fixes only.

Source: the-guild.dev ↗Its AI Graveyard record →AI products shut down or acquired in 2026 →

The FalcoScan Intel PanelGrafbase Gateway · Coding
Data updated 1 November 2026
Opportunity
Moderate
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Declining
Market trend
Rating
4.2
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Grafbase Gateway does

Deploy a unified GraphQL gateway over multiple services with built-in caching and access control.

How Grafbase Gateway compares with its closest alternatives

4 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Grafbase Gateway did. 2 of the 5 offer an API, as Grafbase Gateway did. Grafbase Gateway offered a web app. Of the alternatives, 2 offer a web app. Grafbase Gateway was founded in 2022; the alternatives were founded between 2022 and 2024. The alternatives with a known headquarters are in the United States.

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How Grafbase Gateway compares in Coding

Grafbase Gateway had moderate opportunity before it shut down. Across Coding, the average opportunity score is 60.4 and the average saturation score 44.4. FalcoScan rates Grafbase Gateway's own market position as open. 154 of the 499 operating Coding tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 16 shutdowns in the category.

Grafbase Gateway compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Grafbase GatewayFounded 2022ModerateOpenFreemium—YesYesWeb, APIDeclining
Depot BuildFounded 2023 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateOpenFreemium—YesYesAPI, CLIStable
Wundergraph CosmoFounded 2022 · Miami, United StatesHighOpenFreemium—YesYesWeb, APIRising
Bolt New AI BuilderFounded 2024 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenFreemium—YesNoWebHot
Cline AI AgentFounded 2024 · Remote-firstModerateContestedFree—YesNoVS CodeHot
Cursor Pro MaxFounded 2023 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateContestedPaid—NoNoDesktopHot

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Grafbase Gateway exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

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Tagged

Grafbase Gateway shows up when builders search for these

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Questions

Grafbase Gateway: common questions

Is Grafbase Gateway still running?

No. Grafbase Gateway was acquired by The Guild in 2026. The Guild, maker of GraphQL Hive, announced on 10 Feb 2026 that it had acquired Grafbase and would move its Router users to Hive Router. Grafbase Gateway has since been kept in maintenance mode with security fixes only.

Who acquired Grafbase Gateway?

The Guild acquired Grafbase Gateway in 2026 (the-guild.dev).

Source: the-guild.dev ↗

What are the best alternatives to Grafbase Gateway?

The closest alternatives to Grafbase Gateway that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Depot Build, Wundergraph Cosmo, Bolt New AI Builder, Cline AI Agent, and Cursor Pro Max.

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