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Best tools for GraphQL visualization in 2024

GraphQL's adoption has increased in SMEs and large enterprises due to its ability to empower developers to request only the data they need and build a central gateway for larger companies to expose their data. However, as GraphQL schemas grow in complexity and datasets expand, effective data visualization becomes paramount for understanding, debugging, and optimizing GraphQL queries and responses.

In this guide, we will explore the best GraphQL data visualization tools available in 2024, highlighting their features, benefits, and how they contribute to enhancing the GraphQL development experience.

GraphQL is a query language and runtime that enables clients to retrieve data more efficiently by requesting precisely what they need, thus avoiding both over-fetching and under-fetching. It uses a type system based on your data, and with a single endpoint, it simplifies API development and maintenance. GraphQL also offers real-time updates through subscriptions and a strongly typed schema for robust and easy API interactions. Its introspective capabilities facilitate tooling and automation, while its flexible error handling improves client-server communication.

How to choose the best GraphQL visualization tool for my use case?

To maximize the benefits of GraphQL data visualization tools, consider the following best practices:

Hubql facilitates collaboration in building, visualizing, and documenting GraphQL schemas to reduce the time spend on waiting for response, reviewing code and writing documentation.

As GraphQL continues to gain market share in API development, the importance of effective data visualization tools cannot be overstated. Hubql shines as a collaborative schema design tool, simplifying schema design with enhanced team collaboration. Each tool mentioned in this guide has unique features, benefits, and use cases. The choice of a GraphQL data visualization tool depends on your development team's specific needs and preferences.

By adopting best practices and leveraging the capabilities of these visualization tools, developers can streamline schema design, improve collaboration, and optimize GraphQL queries. Whether you opt for a collaborative editor, a performance tracker, or an interactive graph explorer, incorporating a GraphQL data visualization tool into your development workflow is a step toward enhancing the efficiency and clarity of your GraphQL projects in 2024. Elevate your GraphQL development with Hubql at the forefront, paving the way for seamless collaboration and unparalleled schema design.

Explore the top GraphQL visualization tools for 2024, including Hubql, Apollo Studio, and GraphQL Voyager. Learn how these tools enhance schema design, collaboration, and query optimization for more efficient GraphQL development.



Best tools for GraphQL visualization in 2024 | Schema Visualizer

Our second release for 2024 includes updates for collaboration and API building.
The new release version 1.3 has the following highlights:

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In version 1.3, we are introducing a new API tab available in a new left menu bar on the editor page.

The API tab provides you with an HTTP endpoint that you can POST your payload and import into Schema Visualizer.

This is helpful for building webhooks and integrating with services that rely on HTTP requests.

Creating files in Schema Visualizer from webhook payloads enables you to share these with others to clarify integration requirements quickly internally or with external partners.

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We are introducing real-time position and live cursor in the visualization.

Schema Visualizer's core value is to enable real-time collaboration and we are taking a step further with this feature.

You can now see the position of other users in the visualization to follow along when in meetings to discuss changes or specific models or fields together.

Besides the real-time position, we now update the node position in the visualization in real-time to keep everything in sync during collaboration.

Our export feature allows you to export the entire visualization, not just the current viewport.

Exporting the whole visualization is useful when you want to share the whole model with others or use it in your documentation for a complete overview.

We are excited to announce that we are launching our new CLI for local development on Product Hunt in March.

Visit our coming soon page and click notify me to get notified when we launch:

More details on the CLI will be announced during launch day.

The following UX improvements and fixes have been made in version 1.3:

In the next release, you can expect more integrations such as Supabase, Hasura, and more.

Furthermore, we will support unlimited nested children for XML files and more improvements to application performance.

If you like our product and want to be part of the discussion, we invite you to join our Discord community. These are the perfect places to connect with fellow users, share your ideas, report any issues you encounter, and stay up-to-date with the latest developments.‍

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We look forward to seeing you in our app, Discord or LinkedIn.

Schema Visualizer version 1.3 introduces a new API tab, real-time collaboration features and export all capabilities alongside with UX improvements and many more.


Release version 1.3 | Schema Visualizer

Release version 1.3

Our first release for 2024 with many more exciting changes to come within this year.

In our latest release version 1.2, we have a couple of highlights for you:

We had the ability to add new files from templates in Schema Visualizer for a while now, as of today, we are fetching our templates as open source from our public GitHub repository.
You can find the repository here:


The templates are available for the following file types:

We are also open to contributions to the repository, so if you have a template that you want to share with the community, please feel free to open a pull request.
Contribution guidelines are in the ReadMe of the repository.

We will be adding more templates over the next couple of weeks, so stay tuned.
Also looking forward to your contributions.

In version 1.2, we are introducing a whole new Prisma language server integrated into our code editor.

The new Prisma language server enables you to write Prisma files with syntax highlighting, auto-completion, and error highlighting.

We are still experimenting with the Prisma language server to decide to open-source or combine with existing libraries in the future.

Alongside the new Prisma language server we also made more improvements to the code editor for GraphQL and JSON editing experience with syntax and error highlighting.

We also launched our first paid plan for Schema Visualizer.

The paid plan is available for $9.99 per month and includes the following features:

We also introduced the following limitations for our free plan:

Both plans include the following features:

We are looking forward to your feedback on the new paid plan and the limitations of the free plan.
You can find our pricing page here:


As of version 1.2 you can now see the list of invited users to Schema Visualizer when sharing a Hub or a file and when inviting users to your workspace.
This applies to users the are not registred to Schema Visualizer yet.

In the past our export feature was limited to exporting the visualization viewport on transparent background only.

Now you can export the visualization with a colored background as well as setting you own file name as your export Schema Visualizer's visualization.

We have more controls and improvements planned for the export feature in the future, such as the export of the complete visualization.

This release also includes a bunch of additional UX and performance improvements:

In the next release we will be releasing a fully new way to interact with Schema Visualizer using our Schema Visualizer CLI. Stay tuned for a separate announcement on this.

Besides we are working to improve our onboarding including a new interactive tutorial, multi-file support and more soon.

We look forward to seeing you in our app, Discord or LinkedIn.

Schema Visualizer version 1.2 bring you open source templates, Prisma language server, paid plans, invitation list, export improvements, UX improvements and many more.

Build & visualize your
data schemas together

A visualization is worth thousands lines of code

Co-create, discuss and share

Create context for your code with markdown notes

Integrate changes with GitHub using our two-way sync

Pure DX with our CLI for local development

Read about Schema Visualizer

Best tools for GraphQL visualization in 2024

Release version 1.3

Release version 1.2

Ready to turbo-charge your next software development project?

Build & visualize your data schemas together

A visualization is worth thousands lines of code

Co-create, discuss and share

Create context for your code with markdown notes

Integrate changes with GitHub using our two-way sync

Pure DX with our CLI for local development

Read about Schema Visualizer

Best tools for GraphQL visualization in 2024

Release version 1.3

Release version 1.2

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Build & visualize your
data schemas together