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Comparison

Grafbase vs Hasura

No clear leader: Hasura (56.5) and Grafbase (56.2) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Grafbase full profile →Hasura full profile →
Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
Grafbase56
Hasura57
Score
vioscaleAI score
Grafbase56 / 100medium · 71%
Hasura57 / 100medium · 51%
Pricing
Free tier
Grafbase✓
Hasura✓
Model
Grafbasefreemium
Hasuraopen_source
Price level
Grafbaselow
Hasurafree
Transparent
Grafbase✗
Hasura✗
Integrations
Count
Grafbase7
Hasura4
Security
Disclosure policy
Grafbase–
Hasura✓
Gdpr
Grafbase–
Hasura✓
Hipaa
Grafbase–
Hasura✓
Iso27001
Grafbase–
Hasura✓
Scorecard
Grafbase–
Hasura5.2
Soc2
Grafbase✓
Hasura✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Grafbase99.99
Hasura–
Status page
Grafbase✓
Hasura✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Grafbase–
Hasura31
Github stars
Grafbase–
Hasura32,132
Activity
Commits last 30d
Grafbase–
Hasura23
Release
Cadence days
Grafbase–
Hasura12
History
Grafbase–
Hasura20 items
License
Spdx
Grafbase–
HasuraApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Grafbase–
HasuraTypeScript
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Grafbase6 items
Hasura8 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Role
GrafbaseGateway / federation
HasuraServer
Primary language
GrafbaseGraphQL
HasuraHaskell (core), TypeScript, Python, Go (connectors)
Modelling
Schema approach
GrafbaseSchema-first
HasuraDB introspection
Scale
Federation / subgraph composition
Grafbase✓
Hasura-
Realtime
Real-time subscriptions
Grafbase✓
Hasura✓
Performance
Response / edge caching
Grafbase✓
Hasura-
DX
Typed code generation
Grafbase-
Hasura-
Automation
Generates API from a database
Grafbase✓
Hasura✓
Security
Built-in authz / permissions
Grafbase✓
Hasura✓
Deployment
Official hosted offering
Grafbase✓
Hasura✓
Self-hostable
Grafbase✓
Hasura✓

What each one is

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

Grafbase

A GraphQL federation gateway that aggregates and unifies multiple GraphQL APIs into a single interface, with built-in governance and analytics capabilities.

Independently observed

Hasura

A GraphQL server that creates APIs from multiple data sources including databases and external APIs, offering real-time capabilities and role-based access control. Developers can query data across distributed sources as if from a single database.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Grafbase

HybridFree tier60-day trial

Free open-source tier. 60-day free trial. Enterprise pricing available via contact sales.

  • Open SourceFree
    • High performance Rust gateway
    • Open-source license
    • No feature gating
    • Community support
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Unified schema composition
    • Schema proposal & approval workflows
    • Entity-level caching
    • Persisted queries
    • Intelligent query execution
    • +9 more
as of verify ↗

Hasura

HybridFree tier

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

  • CommunityFree
  • ProfessionalContact sales
  • BusinessContact sales
  • EnterpriseContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Grafbase✓
Hasura✓
CLI
Grafbase✓
Hasura✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Grafbase✓
Hasura✓
Self-hosted
Grafbase✓
Hasura✓
On-premise
Grafbase✗
Hasura✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Snowflake

Grafbase

7 total - 6 not shared
  • NATS
  • Kafka
  • Postgres
  • gRPC
  • REST
  • JWT
Independently observed

Hasura

8 total - 7 not shared
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • Elasticsearch
  • SQL Server
  • MongoDB
  • Clickhouse
  • MS SQL Server
Independently observed
Still deciding?

Grafbase or Hasura: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

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