Comparison

Hasura vs Pothos

No clear leader: Pothos (60.8) 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
Hasura59
Pothos61
Score
Vioscale score
Hasura59 / 100medium · 55%
Pothos61 / 100low · 46%
Pricing
Free tier
Hasura
Pothos
Model
Hasurafreemium
Price level
Hasuralow
Pothosfree
Transparent
Hasura
Pothos
Integrations
Count
Hasura7
Pothos6
Reliability
Status page
Hasura
Pothos
Adoption
Dependent repos
Hasura31
Pothos316
Github stars
Hasura32,097
Pothos2,611
Package downloads weekly
Hasura
Pothos487,927
Activity
Commits last 30d
Hasura46
Pothos26
Release
Cadence days
Hasura12
Pothos
History
Hasura20 items
Pothos20 items
License
Spdx
PothosISC
Language
Primary
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

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

Pothos

Pothos is a GraphQL schema builder for TypeScript that emphasizes type-safety and ease of use. It features a plugin ecosystem for extending functionality while maintaining zero-overhead at runtime.

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

HybridFree tier

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

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

Pothos

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
Pothos
CLI
Hasura
Pothos
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Hasura
Pothos
Self-hosted
Hasura
Pothos

Integrations

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

Hasura

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

Pothos

6 total
  • Prisma
  • NestJS
  • Next.js
  • Apollo
  • Mercurius
  • OpenTelemetry
Independently observed

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