Comparison

Grafbase vs Hasura

No clear leader: Hasura (58.9) 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 →

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Grafbase56

Hasura59

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Grafbase	Hasura
Vioscale score	56 / 100medium · 73%	59 / 100medium · 55%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	7	7
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	5.2
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=graphql2chartjs&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	99.99	-
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	31
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	32,097
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	46
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	12
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

Grafbase56 / 100medium · 73%

Hasura59 / 100medium · 55%

Pricing

Free tier

Grafbase✓

Hasura✓

Model

Grafbasefreemium

Hasurafreemium

Price level

Grafbaselow

Hasuralow

Transparent

Grafbase✗

Hasura✗

Integrations

Count

Grafbase7

Hasura7

Security

Disclosure policy

Grafbase–

Hasura✓

Gdpr

Grafbase–

Hasura✓

Hipaa

Grafbase–

Hasura✓

Iso27001

Grafbase–

Hasura✓

Scorecard

Grafbase–

Hasura5.2

Soc2

Grafbase✓

Hasura✓

Vulnerabilities

Grafbase–

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

Reliability

Sla pct

Grafbase99.99

Hasura–

Status page

Grafbase✓

Hasura✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Grafbase–

Hasura31

Github stars

Grafbase–

Hasura32,097

Activity

Commits last 30d

Grafbase–

Hasura46

Release

Cadence days

Grafbase–

Hasura12

History

Grafbase–

Hasura20 items

License

Spdx

Grafbase–

HasuraApache-2.0

Language

Primary

Grafbase–

HasuraTypeScript

Market

Availability

Grafbase–

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	Grafbase	Hasura
Core
Role	Gateway / federation	Server
Primary language	GraphQL	Haskell (core), TypeScript, Python, Go (connectors)
Modelling
Schema approach	Schema-first	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

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-

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 platform providing enterprise-grade governance, control, and observability for unified API management. Supports cloud, hybrid, and on-prem deployment with AI-native capabilities.

Independently observed

Hasura

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.

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 2026-08-13verify ↗

Hasura

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	Grafbase	Hasura
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗
HybridDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Grafbase✓

Hasura✓

CLI

Grafbase✓

Hasura✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Grafbase✓

Hasura✓

Self-hosted

Grafbase✓

Hasura✓

On-premise

Grafbase✓

Hasura✗

Hybrid

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

7 total - 6 not shared

PostgreSQL
MySQL
Elasticsearch
SQL Server
MongoDB
Clickhouse

Independently observed

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