# Hasura vs PostGraphile

| Attribute | Hasura | PostGraphile |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 58.9 (55% (medium)) | 56 (54% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 46 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 31 | 501 |
| adoption.github_stars | 32,097 | 12,929 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 116,682 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | An open-source tool that generates GraphQL APIs directly from PostgreSQL databases, with emphasis on performance and customizability. The generated API can be extended and modified to meet specific application needs. |
| 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":"db_to_graphql","language":"JavaScript/TypeScript","self_hostable":true,"schema_approach":"introspection","type_generation":true,"db_introspection":true}` |
| integrations.count | 7 | 1 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"PostgreSQL"},{"name":"MySQL"},{"name":"Elasticsearch"},{"name":"SQL Server"},{"name":"MongoDB"},{"name":"Snowflake"},{"name":"Clickhouse"}]` | `[{"name":"PostgreSQL"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"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","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Core (Open Source)","description":"Self-hosted GraphQL API generation from PostgreSQL","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"On-Demand Consultancy","components":[{"kind":"one_time","amount":375,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"One hour of voice/screensharing with maintainer","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Development Support","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":999,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"One-to-one access to Graphile team throughout the year; priority support via chat","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Open source and free. Professional support from $999/month.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.graphile.org/postgraphile/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T16:37:12.955Z","startingPrice":{"amount":375,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 12 | - |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 5.2 | - |
| 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=pg-sql2&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (GraphQL Tools)

| Capability | Hasura | PostGraphile |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Role | Server | DB-to-GraphQL |
| Primary language | Haskell (core), TypeScript, Python, Go (connectors) | JavaScript/TypeScript |
| **Modelling** |  |  |
| Schema approach | DB introspection | DB introspection |
| **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: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:00:22.271Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*