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urql
A highly customizable and versatile GraphQL client for React
More documentation is available at formidable.com/open-source/urql.
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apollo-client
Apollo Client is a comprehensive state management library for JavaScript that enables you to manage both local and remote data with GraphQL. It offers a robust set of features including caching, error handling, and more. Compared to urql, Apollo Client is more feature-rich and has a larger community, but it can be more complex to set up and use.
relay-runtime
Relay is a JavaScript framework for building data-driven React applications powered by GraphQL. It emphasizes performance and scalability, making it suitable for large applications. Relay is more opinionated and requires a specific setup, which can be more challenging for beginners compared to urql.
graphql-request
graphql-request is a minimal GraphQL client for Node and browsers. It is lightweight and easy to use, making it a good choice for simple applications or scripts. Unlike urql, it does not provide React hooks or built-in state management, so it requires more manual handling of data fetching and state.
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A highly customizable and versatile GraphQL client for React
The npm package urql receives a total of 148,417 weekly downloads. As such, urql popularity was classified as popular.
We found that urql demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 20 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
Package last updated on 29 Aug 2025
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