Case Study: N-able achieves 1300% GraphQL growth with Apollo GraphQL

N-able scales Apollo GraphQL adoption 1,300% in 12 months

N-able, a provider of cybersecurity and IT management software, faced significant API sprawl from years of acquisitions. This resulted in a fragmented system where customers had to make hundreds of REST API calls for simple queries, leading to frustration and performance issues. To address this, they partnered with Apollo GraphQL to build a unified supergraph platform.

Using Apollo GraphQL, N-able implemented a mandatory certification program to ensure team-wide proficiency and embedded automated governance checks directly into their development workflow via Apollo Studio. This solution enabled them to scale rapidly, achieving 1,300% growth. Results included 14 subgraphs, 85 contributors, and over 1.3 million operations running through their unified graph, which replaced hundreds of REST calls with a single, efficient query for customers.

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