Comparison

Absinthe vs Hasura

On the evidence we track, Hasura leads this comparison with a composite score of 59/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Absinthe full profile →Hasura full profile →

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Absinthe45

★Hasura59

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Absinthe	HasuraLeader
Vioscale score	45 / 100low · 35%	59 / 100medium · 55%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	-	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	7
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4.5	5.2
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 4 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=hex&package_name=absinthe&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 4 · Max severity: HIGH	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=graphql2chartjs&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	1,257	31
Github starsadoption.github_stars	4,399	32,097
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	1	46
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	24	12
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Elixir	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

Absinthe45 / 100low · 35%

Hasura59 / 100medium · 55%

Pricing

Free tier

Absinthe–

Hasura✓

Model

Absintheopen_source

Hasurafreemium

Price level

Absinthefree

Hasuralow

Transparent

Absinthe–

Hasura✗

Integrations

Count

Absinthe–

Hasura7

Security

Disclosure policy

Absinthe–

Hasura✓

Gdpr

Absinthe–

Hasura✓

Hipaa

Absinthe–

Hasura✓

Iso27001

Absinthe–

Hasura✓

Scorecard

Absinthe4.5

Hasura5.2

Soc2

Absinthe–

Hasura✓

Vulnerabilities

AbsintheCount: 4 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=hex&package_name=absinthe&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 4 · Max severity: HIGH

HasuraCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=graphql2chartjs&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Absinthe–

Hasura✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Absinthe1,257

Hasura31

Github stars

Absinthe4,399

Hasura32,097

Activity

Commits last 30d

Absinthe1

Hasura46

Release

Cadence days

Absinthe24

Hasura12

History

Absinthe20 items

Hasura20 items

License

Spdx

Absinthe–

HasuraApache-2.0

Language

Primary

AbsintheElixir

HasuraTypeScript

Market

Availability

Absinthe–

HasuraAvailable worldwide · HQ US

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for graphql tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for GraphQL Tools
Capability	Absinthe	Hasura
Core
Role	Server	Server
Primary language	Elixir	Haskell (core), TypeScript, Python, Go (connectors)
Modelling
Schema approach	-	DB introspection
Scale
Federation / subgraph composition	-	-
Realtime
Real-time subscriptions	✓	✓
Performance
Response / edge caching	-	-
DX
Typed code generation	-	-
Automation
Generates API from a database	-	✓
Security
Built-in authz / permissions	-	✓
Deployment
Official hosted offering	✗	✓
Self-hostable	✓	✓

Core

Role

AbsintheServer

HasuraServer

Primary language

AbsintheElixir

HasuraHaskell (core), TypeScript, Python, Go (connectors)

Modelling

Schema approach

Absinthe-

HasuraDB introspection

Scale

Federation / subgraph composition

Absinthe-

Hasura-

Realtime

Real-time subscriptions

Absinthe✓

Hasura✓

Performance

Response / edge caching

Absinthe-

Hasura-

Typed code generation

Absinthe-

Hasura-

Automation

Generates API from a database

Absinthe-

Hasura✓

Security

Built-in authz / permissions

Absinthe-

Hasura✓

Deployment

Official hosted offering

Absinthe✗

Hasura✓

Self-hostable

Absinthe✓

Hasura✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Absinthe

Not documented yet.

Hasura

Leader

Hasura provides a platform that automatically generates GraphQL APIs from databases and external services, enabling developers to build data layers quickly. It also offers PromptQL for natural language data queries powered by AI.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Absinthe

Open source

as of 2026-08-21verify ↗

Hasura

Leader

HybridFree tier

Free tier available. Paid and enterprise plans require contacting sales.

CommunityFree
ProfessionalContact sales
BusinessContact sales
EnterpriseContact sales

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Absinthe	Hasura
WebPlatforms	-	✓
CLIPlatforms	-	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Absinthe–

Hasura✓

CLI

Absinthe–

Hasura✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Absinthe✗

Hasura✓

Self-hosted

Absinthe✓

Hasura✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Absinthe

Not documented yet.

Hasura

Leader

7 total

PostgreSQL
MySQL
Elasticsearch
SQL Server
MongoDB
Snowflake
Clickhouse

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.