Apollo Client is an open-source GraphQL state management library for JavaScript. It manages local and remote application data, fetches and caches it, and can modify data while updating the user interface. Developers can write queries without manually tracking loading states, and normalized caching lets cached queries respond almost immediately. The core @apollo/client library includes React integration, with support for hooks and Suspense. It can be adopted incrementally in JavaScript or TypeScript apps and works with any build setup and GraphQL API. Community integrations cover frameworks including Angular, Vue, Svelte, Solid.js, and Ember, as well as native iOS and Android. Apollo Client supports GraphOS Router features such as incremental delivery, GraphQL subscriptions, and persisted-query safelisting. Chrome and Firefox Devtools extensions provide GraphiQL and inspectors for watched queries, mutations, and cache. GraphOS Free includes one self-hosted router limited to 60 requests per minute and 1-day data retention. The separate Developer plan costs 5.00 USD per month, billed monthly, and includes up to 10 developers and 7-day data retention.
Who it is for
Apollo Client suits JavaScript or TypeScript developers building applications with GraphQL APIs, especially those using React. Teams using other frameworks or native mobile apps can also consider its listed community integrations.
What is good
- Open-source library for GraphQL state management.
- Built-in React integration includes hooks and Suspense.
- Works with any build setup and GraphQL API.
- Devtools include query, mutation, and cache inspectors.
What to know first
- GraphOS Free router is limited to 60 requests per minute.
- GraphOS Free data retention is 1 day.
- Free plan supports up to 3 developers.
- Developer plan costs 5.00 USD per month.
Verdict
Apollo Client offers data fetching, caching, and UI updates for JavaScript applications using GraphQL. Check the GraphOS Free plan’s request and retention limits, and distinguish the free client library from paid GraphOS plans.
Apollo Client plans and pricing
All plansCompared on GraphQL tools
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment model
- hybrid
- Schema registry
- Yes
- API explorer
- Yes
- Client code generation
- No
- Operation testing
- Yes
- Server languages
- Rust
