Apollo Studio
7.7#2 in api design tools$5 usage-basedFree planWebAPIExtensionLinux
VisitApollo Studio vs Pact
What both publish
| Fact | Apollo Studio | Pact |
|---|---|---|
| CI/CD | Composition, change validation, and approvals can be integrated into existing continuous integration and delivery pipelines. | The Pact Broker supports CI/CD workflows, including compatibility checks that indicate whether application versions can be deployed together. |
| Integrations | Studio integrations include Slack and Datadog, while performance alerts can notify Slack or PagerDuty. | PactFlow's Bi-Directional Contract Testing integrates with OpenAPI and lists Cypress, Postman and Wiremock as tools for writing contracts. |
| Purpose | GraphOS Studio provides an interface for the Apollo GraphOS platform to manage a supergraph and support teams shipping features quickly, independently, and safely. | Pact is a code-first tool for testing HTTP and message integrations with contract tests. |
Apollo Studio plans
- FreeFree
- Developer$5 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
- StandardPriced on request
Pact plans
- PactFlow StarterFree
- Pact open-source toolingFree
- PactFlow Team (yearly)$115.42 a month
- PactFlow Team (monthly)$127 a month
- PactFlow EnterprisePriced on request
Pick Apollo Studio if…
GraphQL teams managing a supergraph may use Studio to explore operations, review schema changes, and connect checks to CI/CD. The listed plans range from Free for students or hobbyists to custom-priced options for larger teams.
Pick Pact if…
Pact suits development teams that control both the consumer and provider applications and want to test their integration contracts independently. It is generally implemented by developers.