# Where Does GraphQL Fit In the Stack? - Modern App Development with GraphQL

DevFeed: [Where Does GraphQL Fit In the Stack? - Modern App Development with GraphQL](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/where-does-graphql-fit-in-the-stack-modern-app-development-with-graphql-23597.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.apollographql.com/blog/where-does-graphql-fit-in-the-stack-modern-app-development-with-graphql>)

Author: Ceora Ford

Published: 2021-10-26T10:15:53Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Apollo Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/apollo-blog.md>)

Topics: [GraphQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/graphql.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Back end](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/backend.md>), [Front end](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/frontend.md>), [ui](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ui.md>), [Web](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web.md>)

Tags: [architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/architecture.md>), [back-end](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/back-end.md>), [backend](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backend.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [front-end](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/front-end.md>), [graphql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/graphql.md>), [net](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/net.md>), [ui](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ui.md>), [web-apps](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web-apps.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains where GraphQL fits in a modern application stack. It contrasts architectures without GraphQL, including client-to-service, API Gateway, and backend-for-frontend patterns, and discusses how GraphQL addresses growing endpoint and client communication complexity.

## Source excerpt

GraphQL is a popular language, and it's getting more popular by the day. We hear front-end developers, mobile developers, and back-end developers talking about GraphQL. So it's clear that developers use GraphQL across the stack. But where exactly does GraphQL fit in the stack, and what benefits do you gain by using it?