Stripe’s 12-Month Verdict: GraphQL Outshines tRPC 2.0 for Cross-Language Public APIs

Stripe's pilot confirms that tRPC 2.0’s TypeScript-centric nature hinders broad developer adoption in public ecosystems compared to the language-agnostic GraphQL. The study highlights that GraphQL's mature tooling and self-documenting capabilities significantly reduce onboarding friction and support overhead for external users.