The main similarity is the whole idea of declaratively saying what you want in a single request. In SQL, you use joins or subqueries, and in GraphQL you use use

The main similarity is the whole idea of declaratively saying what you want in a single request. In SQL, you use joins or subqueries, and in GraphQL you use use nested edge/node blocks. Either way, you define what you want in a nested/tree-like manner and submit one big-ass request to the server. The difference is that GraphQL is usually way less verbose and tedious to type out, but they’re fundamentally the same idea.