GraphiQL vs GraphQL Playground

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GraphiQL vs GraphQL Playground: What are the differences?

What is GraphiQL? An in-browser IDE for exploring GraphQL. An in-browser IDE for exploring GraphQL.

What is GraphQL Playground? 🎮 GraphQL IDE for better development workflows (GraphQL Subscriptions, interactive docs & collaboration). GraphQL IDE for better development workflows (GraphQL Subscriptions, interactive docs & collaboration).

GraphiQL and GraphQL Playground can be primarily classified as "Database" tools.

GraphiQL and GraphQL Playground are both open source tools. GraphiQL with 8.67K GitHub stars and 845 forks on GitHub appears to be more popular than GraphQL Playground with 4.69K GitHub stars and 308 GitHub forks.

According to the StackShare community, GraphiQL has a broader approval, being mentioned in 10 company stacks & 10 developers stacks; compared to GraphQL Playground, which is listed in 4 company stacks and 7 developer stacks.

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    What is GraphiQL?

    An in-browser IDE for exploring GraphQL.

    What is GraphQL Playground?

    GraphQL IDE for better development workflows (GraphQL Subscriptions, interactive docs & collaboration).

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    What tools integrate with GraphiQL?
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    What are some alternatives to GraphiQL and GraphQL Playground?
    GraphQL
    GraphQL is a data query language and runtime designed and used at Facebook to request and deliver data to mobile and web apps since 2012.
    Apollo
    Build a universal GraphQL API on top of your existing REST APIs, so you can ship new application features fast without waiting on backend changes.
    Postman
    It is the only complete API development environment, used by nearly five million developers and more than 100,000 companies worldwide.
    REST
    An architectural style for developing web services. A distributed system framework that uses Web protocols and technologies.
    MySQL
    The MySQL software delivers a very fast, multi-threaded, multi-user, and robust SQL (Structured Query Language) database server. MySQL Server is intended for mission-critical, heavy-load production systems as well as for embedding into mass-deployed software.
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