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Hasura

Instant GraphQL APIs on your data with authorization and real-time subscriptions

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Technical Profile

Scalability
very high
Performance
very high
Learning Curve
easy
Maturity
stable
Languages: Haskell
Architecture: graphql, real-time, auto-generated

When to Use

  • +Quick GraphQL API
  • +Database-first
  • +Real-time subscriptions

When Not to Use

  • -Complex business logic
  • -No database access
  • -Non-SQL databases

Strengths

  • Instant setup
  • Real-time
  • Fine-grained auth
  • Remote schemas
  • 30k+ stars

Weaknesses

  • Database-centric
  • Custom logic requires actions
  • Vendor patterns

Operations

Maintenance
low
Monitoring
low
Backup/Recovery
simple
Hosting: self-hosted, cloud

Quick Facts

Category
GraphQL
License
open source
Pricing
freemium (free tier)
Community
large
Docs Quality
excellent
Trend
growing
Vendor Lock-in
medium
Data Portability
easy

Compliance

GDPR
HIPAA
SOC 2
PCI-DSS
Encryption
Audit Logs
RBAC
MFA

Best For

startupsmallmediumlargeenterprise

Use Cases

  • Instant APIs
  • Real-time apps
  • Data federation
  • Internal tools

Alternatives to Hasura

Apollo GraphQL

Complete GraphQL platform with client, server, and federation capabilities

open-sourcemature

gRPC

High-performance RPC framework using Protocol Buffers for service communication

open-sourcemature

tRPC

End-to-end typesafe APIs without schemas or code generation

open-sourcestable
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