GraphQL Ruby

Self-hosted · API · paid plans from $91.67/mo

Freedom report

One barScore 5.1

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely0 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedThinly documented

GraphQL Ruby is ranked #17 of 25 in GraphQL tools on Freedom251. It runs on API, Self-hosted. There is a free plan. Paid plans start at $91.67/mo.

GraphQL Ruby plans and pricing

All plans

GraphQL Ruby gem Free Ruby gem implementing the GraphQL server specification graphql-ruby.org · 4 Oct 2026

GraphQL::Pro $1,100/yr $1100/year Commercial license · Includes persisted queries, authorization integrations, Rack subscriptions, advanced cursors and IDs, and prioritized support graphql.pro · 4 Oct 2026

GraphQL::Enterprise $2,400/yr $2400/year Commercial license · Includes Pro · Rate limiting, server-side caching, and schema versioning graphql.pro · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on GraphQL tools

Free plan: Yes
Deployment model: self-hosted
API explorer: Yes
Operation testing: Yes
Server languages: Ruby, Ruby on Rails

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The record

Purpose: The graphql gem implements the GraphQL Server Specification in Ruby and adds a GraphQL API to Ruby or Rails applications.
Schema: A GraphQL schema describes an application's API with a self-documenting, strongly typed type system.
Execution: The library supports serving queries, mutations, subscriptions, streaming responses, and multiplexed queries.
Protection: GraphQL-Ruby provides configurable query depth and complexity validations to help reject deeply nested or complex queries.
Authorization: Its authorization framework supports schema visibility and checks application objects during query execution; authentication is generally handled by the application controller.
Data loading: GraphQL::Dataloader batches external data access, caches results per query, and AsyncDataloader supports parallel I/O.
Client integrations: The docs describe using Relay, Apollo Client, GraphQL.js Client, GraphiQL, urql, and custom JavaScript with GraphQL-Ruby.
Monitoring integrations: Tracing documentation lists integrations including ActiveSupport Notifications, AppSignal, Datadog, New Relic, Prometheus, Sentry, Scout APM, and StatsD.
Persisted queries: The Pro OperationStore maintains normalized persisted queries using Rack and ActiveRecord or Redis storage backends, and can reject arbitrary queries when configured as a whitelist.
Pro support: GraphQL::Pro customers receive direct access to the gem creator and maintainer, prioritized support, and can report issues or request features by GitHub issue or email.
Supported application styles: The Pro subscriptions feature works with Rails, Sinatra, Hanami, or another Rack-based framework and uses Redis with Pusher or Ably.
Installation: The open-source gem is installed from RubyGems by adding graphql to an application's Gemfile and running bundle install.
License: RubyGems lists the graphql gem license as MIT, while GraphQL::Pro and GraphQL::Enterprise use special commercial licenses.
Price from: $91.67/mo

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best GraphQL Tools in 2026#17 of 25

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Sources

graphql-ruby.org· checked 4 Oct 2026
graphql-ruby.org/queries/complexity_and_depth· checked 4 Oct 2026
graphql-ruby.org/authorization/overview· checked 4 Oct 2026
graphql-ruby.org/dataloader/overview· checked 4 Oct 2026
graphql-ruby.org/queries/tracing· checked 4 Oct 2026
graphql-ruby.org/operation_store/overview· checked 4 Oct 2026
graphql.pro· checked 4 Oct 2026
graphql-ruby.org/getting_started· checked 4 Oct 2026
rubygems.org/gems/graphql· checked 4 Oct 2026
graphql.pro/enterprise· checked 4 Oct 2026