Comparison

GraphQL Yoga vs Hasura

On the evidence we track, GraphQL Yoga leads this comparison with a composite score of 63/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
★GraphQL Yoga63
Hasura57
Score
vioscaleAI score
GraphQL Yoga63 / 100medium · 67%
Hasura57 / 100medium · 51%
Pricing
Free tier
GraphQL Yoga✓
Hasura✓
Model
GraphQL Yogaopen_source
Price level
GraphQL Yogafree
Hasurafree
Transparent
GraphQL Yoga✓
Hasura✗
Integrations
Count
GraphQL Yoga12
Hasura4
Security
Certifications
GraphQL YogaSOC 2 Type II
Hasura–
Disclosure policy
GraphQL Yoga✓
Hasura✓
Gdpr
GraphQL Yoga–
Hasura✓
Hipaa
GraphQL Yoga–
Hasura✓
Iso27001
GraphQL Yoga–
Hasura✓
Scorecard
GraphQL Yoga–
Hasura5.2
Soc2
GraphQL Yoga✓
Hasura✓
Trust center
Reliability
Status page
GraphQL Yoga✓
Hasura✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
GraphQL Yoga759
Hasura31
Github stars
GraphQL Yoga8,528
Hasura32,132
Package downloads weekly
GraphQL Yoga1,943,364
Hasura–
Activity
Commits last 30d
GraphQL Yoga22
Hasura23
Release
Cadence days
GraphQL Yoga6
Hasura12
History
GraphQL Yoga20 items
Hasura20 items
License
Spdx
GraphQL YogaMIT
Language
Primary
GraphQL YogaTypeScript
Market
Availability
GraphQL Yoga–
Content
Faq
GraphQL Yoga7 items
Hasura8 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

GraphQL Yoga

Leader

A comprehensive GraphQL server emphasizing ease of setup and developer experience, featuring built-in federation, subscriptions, response caching, and support for self-hosting across any JavaScript runtime environment.

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.

GraphQL Yoga

Leader
Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

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
GraphQL Yoga✓
Hasura✓
CLI
GraphQL Yoga✗
Hasura✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
GraphQL Yoga✓
Hasura✓
Self-hosted
GraphQL Yoga✓
Hasura✓
On-premise
GraphQL Yoga✗
Hasura✓

Integrations

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

GraphQL Yoga

Leader
19 total
  • Apollo Federation
  • Auth0
  • Sentry
  • StatsD
  • New Relic
  • GraphQL Modules
  • Hive
  • GraphQL Armor
  • GraphQL Codegen
  • Apollo Router
  • Cloudflare Workers
  • Stellate
  • Apollo Link
  • URQL
  • NestJS
  • Redis
  • Cloudflare KV
  • Prometheus
  • Envelop
Independently observed

Hasura

8 total
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • Elasticsearch
  • SQL Server
  • MongoDB
  • Snowflake
  • Clickhouse
  • MS SQL Server
Independently observed
Still deciding?

GraphQL Yoga 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.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

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