GraphQL Hive

GraphQL Hive is ranked #10 of 24 in api design tools on The Geeks Club. It runs on API, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at $20/mo.

GraphQL Hive plans and pricing

All plans

Hobby Free Free forever 1M operations per month · 7-day usage data retention · Unlimited seats, projects, organizations, schema pushes, and checks · GitHub issues and chat support the-guild.dev · 29 Sept 2026

Pro $20/mo $20 / month; then $10 per million operations 1M operations per month included · 90-day usage data retention · Unlimited seats, projects, organizations, schema pushes, and checks · 30-day free trial the-guild.dev · 29 Sept 2026

Enterprise Not published Contact us for a custom plan Custom operation limit · One year or more data retention · Volume discounts · Dedicated Slack support · Custom SLA the-guild.dev · 29 Sept 2026

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Free plan: Yes
Mock server: Yes
Team collaboration: Yes

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GraphQL Hive

Product: Hive is an MIT-licensed GraphQL platform for managing, collaborating on, and serving GraphQL projects.
Schema registry: Hive Console tracks schema changes, checks schemas, prevents composition errors, and provides a schema explorer.
Observability: Hive provides API usage and performance insights, including metrics for identifying slow GraphQL operations.
Gateway: Hive Gateway can act as a federation gateway, subgraph, or proxy gateway and can be run as a Docker image, binary, or JavaScript package.
Federation: Hive supports Apollo Federation v1 and v2, and the product page says it scores 100% in the Federation audit.
Security: Hive Gateway lists JWT authentication, role-based access control, persisted documents, rate limiting, and protections such as CORS and CSRF prevention.
Compliance: Hive’s pricing page lists SOC 2 Type II certification, and its product FAQ describes the platform as SOC 2 Type II compliant.
Integrations: The documentation lists integrations or reference implementations for Apollo Gateway, Apollo Router, Apollo Server, GraphQL Yoga, GraphQL Ruby, GQLGen, and OpenTelemetry.
GitHub: Hive’s CLI integrates with GitHub Actions and repositories, and the product page points users to GitHub Discussions for community support.
Support: Hobby and Pro include GitHub issues and chat support; Enterprise includes a dedicated Slack channel, onboarding, 24/7 support, and a tailored SLA.
Usage limits: Hive charges based on operations collected and processed; the pricing page advises considering Enterprise above 300 million operations per month.
Self-hosting: Hive Console is available as a hosted service or can be self-hosted, and the product FAQ says its on-premises version is free and open source.
Intended users: The Hobby plan is described as being for personal or small projects, while Pro is described as being for scaling APIs and teams.
Founded: 2022
Price from: $20/mo

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Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best API Design Tools in 2026#10 of 24
Best GraphQL Tools in 2026#1 of 24

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Sources

the-guild.dev/graphql/hive/docs· checked 29 Sept 2026
the-guild.dev/graphql/hive· checked 29 Sept 2026
the-guild.dev/graphql/hive/gateway· checked 29 Sept 2026
the-guild.dev/graphql/hive/pricing· checked 29 Sept 2026
the-guild.dev/graphql/yoga-server· checked 28 Sept 2026