Comparison

Hasura vs Nexus

On the evidence we track, Hasura leads this comparison with a composite score of 57/100. 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.
★Hasura57
Nexus49
Score
vioscaleAI score
Hasura57 / 100medium · 51%
Nexus49 / 100medium · 66%
Pricing
Free tier
Hasura✓
Nexus✓
Model
Price level
Hasurafree
Nexusfree
Transparent
Hasura✗
Nexus–
Integrations
Count
Hasura4
Nexus4
Reliability
Status page
Hasura✓
Nexus–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Hasura31
Nexus2,363
Github stars
Hasura32,132
Nexus3,430
Package downloads weekly
Hasura–
Nexus239,628
Activity
Commits last 30d
Hasura23
Nexus0
Release
Cadence days
Hasura12
Nexus27
History
Hasura20 items
License
Spdx
NexusMIT
Language
Primary
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Hasura8 items
Nexus3 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Hasura

Leader

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

Nexus

An open-source library enabling declarative GraphQL schema construction with automatic TypeScript type generation and GraphQL SDL schema output. It provides a strongly-typed, code-first API for building GraphQL servers without separate schema definition files.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Hasura

Leader
HybridFree tier

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

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

Nexus

Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

Hasura

Leader
8 total
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • Elasticsearch
  • SQL Server
  • MongoDB
  • Snowflake
  • Clickhouse
  • MS SQL Server
Independently observed

Nexus

5 total
  • Prisma
  • Next.js
  • graphql-js
  • graphql-yoga
  • graphql-middleware
Independently observed
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