# Hasura vs Nexus

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Hasura

| Attribute | Hasura | Nexus |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 56.5 (51% (medium)) | 48.8 (66% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 23 | 0 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 31 | 2,363 |
| adoption.github_stars | 32,132 | 3,430 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 239,628 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under GraphQL Tools.","source":"https://hasura.io","question":"What is Hasura?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Hasura is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Paid editions are also offered: Professional, Business and Enterprise, priced on request. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://hasura.io","question":"Is Hasura free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Hasura supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://hasura.io","question":"What platforms does Hasura support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Hasura can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://hasura.io","question":"Can Hasura be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 7 integrations for Hasura, including PostgreSQL, MySQL, Elasticsearch, SQL Server, MongoDB, Snowflake and Clickhouse. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://hasura.io","question":"What does Hasura integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Hasura. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Hasura not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://hasura.io/security","question":"What security certifications does Hasura have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Yes. Hasura is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/hasura/graphql-engine","question":"Is Hasura open source?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Hasura is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://hasura.io","question":"Where is Hasura available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under GraphQL Tools.","source":"https://nexusjs.org/docs/","question":"What is Nexus?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Nexus is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://nexusjs.org/docs/","question":"Is Nexus free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Nexus is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/graphql-nexus/nexus","question":"Is Nexus open source?","confidence":0.99}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"role":"server","language":"Haskell (core), TypeScript, Python, Go (connectors)","managed_cloud":true,"self_hostable":true,"subscriptions":true,"auth_directives":true,"schema_approach":"introspection","db_introspection":true}` | `{"role":"schema_builder","language":"TypeScript/JavaScript","managed_cloud":false,"self_hostable":true,"subscriptions":true,"schema_approach":"code_first","type_generation":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"PostgreSQL"},{"name":"MySQL"},{"name":"Elasticsearch"},{"name":"SQL Server"},{"name":"MongoDB"},{"name":"Snowflake"},{"name":"Clickhouse"},{"name":"MS SQL Server","native":true}]` | `[{"name":"Prisma"},{"name":"Next.js"},{"name":"graphql-js"},{"name":"graphql-yoga"},{"name":"graphql-middleware"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Community","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Professional","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Business","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier available. Paid and enterprise plans require contacting sales.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://hasura.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T09:29:10.628Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://nexusjs.org/docs/","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T13:54:44.471Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | - |
| release.cadence_days | 12 | 27 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 5.2 | 3.5 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=graphql2chartjs&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=nexus&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (GraphQL Tools)

| Capability | Hasura | Nexus |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Role | Server | Schema builder |
| Primary language | Haskell (core), TypeScript, Python, Go (connectors) | TypeScript/JavaScript |
| **Modelling** |  |  |
| Schema approach | DB introspection | Code-first |
| **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 | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:06:10.734Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*