FAQ #
Supergraph vs alternative approaches #
| Connect domains | Consume APIs | Discover demand | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology | Connector CI/CD | Performance | API Composability | API portal | Analytics | Ecosystem integrations |
| API gateway | High | N/A (no API aggregation features) | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
| IPaaS | Low | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
| Data virtualization | Low | Low - medium (usually designed for analytical workloads) | High (usually only for non-API sources) | Low (not API driven, usually SQL) | N/A (no API analytics) | Medium |
| Supergraph | Medium to High - depends on stack | Medium to High - depends on stack | Medium to High - depends on stack | High | High | Depends on stack |