Comparison

Hasura vs Nexus

On the evidence we track, Hasura leads this comparison with a composite score of 59/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Hasura59
Nexus47
Score
Vioscale score
Hasura59 / 100medium · 55%
Nexus47 / 100medium · 65%
Pricing
Free tier
Hasura
Nexus
Model
Price level
Hasuralow
Nexusfree
Transparent
Hasura
Nexus
Integrations
Count
Hasura7
Nexus2
Reliability
Status page
Hasura
Nexus
Adoption
Dependent repos
Hasura31
Nexus2,363
Github stars
Hasura32,097
Nexus3,430
Package downloads weekly
Hasura
Nexus224,130
Activity
Commits last 30d
Hasura46
Nexus0
Release
Cadence days
Hasura12
Nexus27
History
Hasura20 items
License
Spdx
NexusMIT
Language
Primary
Market
Availability

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

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

Nexus

An open-source GraphQL schema library that enables developers to define GraphQL types programmatically in TypeScript/JavaScript with full type safety and IDE intellisense. It bridges the simplicity of schema-definition-language approaches with the flexibility and long-term maintainability of code-based construction.

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 sourceFree tier
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

Integrations

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

Hasura

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

Nexus

2 total
  • Prisma
  • Next.js
Independently observed

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