🆚 GraphQL vs. OAuth

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

📈 OAuth is slightly more popular than GraphQL.
🌎 OAuth is more popular in the United States, Germany, and France.
🌍 GraphQL is more popular in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Australia.

GraphQL

OAuth

Type

Standard

About

GraphQL is a data query and manipulation language for APIs typically used for remote client-server communications.

OAuth is an open standard authorization protocol that allows applications to obtain limited access to user accounts without sharing passwords across web, mobile, and desktop environments.

It uses token-based authorization with access and refresh tokens, lets users grant specific permissions to applications such as access to profile data or contacts, and is widely adopted by online service providers such as Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and GitHub.

Headquarters

Menlo Park, California, United States

Fremont, California, United States

Website

graphql.org #462,905

oauth.net #601,158

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

OAuth is 1.4 times more popular than GraphQL.

Total websites

Market share

Standards

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

OAuth is more popular in the United States, Germany, and France, while GraphQL is more popular in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Australia.

United States

United Kingdom

Germany

France

Netherlands

Brazil

Australia

Poland

Spain

Russia

Awards

🔥 13rd most popular in Norway in the Standards category.
🔥 13rd most popular in Belgium in the Standards category.
🔥 13rd most popular in Iceland in the Standards category.
🔥 14th most popular in Sweden in the Standards category.
🔥 14th most popular in Poland in the Standards category.

🔥 13rd most popular in Uruguay in the Standards category.
🔥 14th most popular in Brazil in the Standards category.
🔥 14th most popular in Indonesia in the Standards category.
🔥 14th most popular in Korea in the Standards category.
🔥 14th most popular in Argentina in the Standards category.

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

OAuth is more popular among sites focused on blogs and wiki, Internet services, and education and reference, while GraphQL is more commonly used on online shopping, business, and marketing and merchandising sites.

Online Shopping

Business

Marketing/Merchandising

Blogs/Wiki

Internet Services

Education/Reference

Fashion/Beauty

Entertainment

General News

Software/Hardware