Comparison

Hasura vs urql

No clear leader: urql (59.9) and Hasura (56.5) 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 formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
Hasura57
urql60
Score
vioscaleAI score
Hasura57 / 100medium · 51%
urql60 / 100medium · 51%
Pricing
Free tier
Hasura✓
urql✓
Model
Price level
Hasurafree
urqlfree
Transparent
Hasura✗
urql–
Integrations
Count
Hasura4
urql–
Reliability
Status page
Hasura✓
urql–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Hasura31
urql57,619
Github stars
Hasura32,132
urql8,980
Package downloads weekly
Hasura–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Hasura23
urql3
Release
Cadence days
Hasura12
urql1
History
License
Spdx
urqlMIT
Language
Primary
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Hasura8 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Hasura

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

urql

A framework-agnostic GraphQL client library that works with React, Preact, Vue, Solid, and Svelte, featuring flexible caching and a highly customizable API.

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 ↗

urql

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source (MIT license)

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

Hasura

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

urql

Not documented yet.

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