Comparison

GraphQL Yoga vs Hasura

No clear leader: GraphQL Yoga (60.4) and Hasura (58.9) 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.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
GraphQL Yoga60
Hasura59
Score
Vioscale score
GraphQL Yoga60 / 100high · 76%
Hasura59 / 100medium · 55%
Pricing
Free tier
GraphQL Yoga
Hasura
Model
GraphQL Yogaopen_source
Hasurafreemium
Price level
GraphQL Yogafree
Hasuralow
Transparent
GraphQL Yoga
Hasura
Integrations
Count
GraphQL Yoga9
Hasura7
Reliability
Status page
GraphQL Yoga
Hasura
Adoption
Dependent repos
GraphQL Yoga873
Hasura31
Github stars
GraphQL Yoga8,527
Hasura32,097
Package downloads weekly
GraphQL Yoga1,794,908
Hasura
Activity
Commits last 30d
GraphQL Yoga6
Hasura46
Release
Cadence days
GraphQL Yoga12
Hasura12
History
GraphQL Yoga20 items
Hasura20 items
License
Spdx
GraphQL YogaMIT
Language
Primary
GraphQL YogaTypeScript
Market
Availability
GraphQL Yoga

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 Yoga-
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

A fully-featured, open-source GraphQL server offering extensive built-in capabilities like federation support, caching, rate limiting, and error masking. Designed to be self-hostable and extensible through plugins for production deployments.

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.

GraphQL Yoga

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

Integrations

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

GraphQL Yoga

9 total
  • Apollo Federation
  • Auth0
  • Sentry
  • StatsD
  • New Relic
  • GraphQL Modules
  • Hive
  • GraphQL Armor
  • GraphQL Codegen
Independently observed

Hasura

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.