# State of GraphQL Federation 2026

The State of Federation 2026 survey captures how organizations adopt, operate, and scale Federated GraphQL architectures. Your input shapes an unbiased, vendor-agnostic view of Federation in practice across organizations at every maturity stage.

For every valid survey completed we will donate $30 to [UNICEF](https://www.unicef.org/).

## Why participate?

- **Benchmark your journey:** Compare your Federation maturity, governance practices, and outcomes against peers
- **Understand the landscape:** See how organizations handle schema governance, production traffic, and platform costs
- **Influence the industry:** Help build the most comprehensive view of how Federation is governed and funded
- **Get exclusive insights:** Early access to the full report before public release

## What we're exploring

- How are teams governing schema changes and enforcing policies at scale?
- What's working and what's breaking in production Federation environments?
- How is AI and LLM traffic reshaping architectural requirements and exposing weaknesses?
- How are organizations justifying Federation spend and measuring success?

## Important Information

### Time commitment

- 5–10 min for required questions
- +5–15 min for optional sections

### Your data is protected

- Responses are confidential and aggregated
- No individual organizations identified

### What you'll receive

- Early access to the full report
- Key benchmarks, trends & insights

## YOUR VOICE MATTERS

Share your experience with GraphQL Federation and get early access to the full State of Federation 2026 report.