Apollo Studio
Web-based control plane for building, managing, and observing GraphQL APIs.
At a glance
- Editor score6.3 / 10
- PricingFree plan · paid from $5
- Best forGraphQL teams managing federated schemas
- Free planYes
- Team collaborationYes
- Founded2016 · San Francisco, California, United States
- Facts checked20 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Federated schema composition with checks and change validation
- Schema proposals, reviews, variants, and centralized graph management
- Explorer IDE, observability, and GraphOS Platform API automation
Where it doesn't
- Specialized for GraphQL rather than broader API design workflows
- Free plan supports up to 3 developers
- Advanced plans add cost and require request-volume budgeting
Our verdict on Apollo Studio
Apollo Studio, currently presented as GraphOS Studio, is a web interface for teams building and operating GraphQL APIs. It brings schema registry and central graph management together with federated schema composition, schema checks, proposals, review workflows, graph variants, and a GraphQL Explorer IDE. Its audience ranges from small production teams to organizations managing multiple services and environments, with a particular fit for teams coordinating federated schemas and GraphQL delivery across development, staging, and production.
Pricing is usage-based rather than per user. The Free plan includes the GraphOS platform, GraphQL Federation and Connectors, schema proposals, up to 3 developers, and community support. The Developer plan starts at $5 per million requests per month and adds a self-hosted GraphOS Router, up to 10 developers, and developer support. Standard adds single sign-on, up to 30 developers, and standard support with SLA. Enterprise keeps single sign-on and schema proposals, supports unlimited developers, and includes 24×7×365 business support with SLA. This structure suits teams that want to align spend with API request volume while scaling collaboration and support needs through paid tiers.
The standout capability is GraphQL governance across federated services: teams can validate changes, review proposals, manage variants, and monitor graph usage, performance, and traces from one control plane. GitHub Actions and OpenTelemetry support workflow automation and observability connections, while the GraphOS Platform API provides an automation surface. Choose Apollo Studio when GraphQL schema coordination, federation, and operational visibility are central requirements. Teams seeking a broader, protocol-agnostic API design tool should consider a less specialized option.
Apollo Studio pricing
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Apollo Studio fact sheet
| Free plan | Yes |
|---|---|
| Paid from | Not verified |
| OpenAPI support | Not verified |
| AsyncAPI support | Not verified |
| Mock server | Not verified |
| Contract validation | Yes |
| Git synchronization | Not verified |
| Team collaboration | Yes |
| Included team seats | 10 |
| Deployment | Cloud |
| Platforms | Web |
| Compliance & security | SOC 2, ISO 27001 |
| Support | Community, Docs · 24/7 |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 2 integrations: GitHub Actions, OpenTelemetry |
| Pricing | Free plan · paid from $5 (source) |
| Website | apollographql.com |
| Facts checked | 20 Sep 2026 |
Apollo Studio integrations
Apollo Studio lists 2 integrations on its own site.
- GitHub Actions
- OpenTelemetry
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