@graphql_first
Backend Engineer · TypeScript · Mid
Schema-to-API in 30 minutes is the win.
Migrated 4 REST endpoints to Hasura GraphQL. Auth + filters + aggregations from one config. Saved 2 weeks of CRUD-API work.
APIs & Integrations
Hasura
Instant GraphQL APIs over Postgres and other databases
8.4 / 10
27 Verified Reviewers
Verified 2026-04-30
GraphQL · Postgres, MySQL, MS SQL, BigQuery, Snowflake
Hasura generates a GraphQL API from your database schema in minutes. Permissions, relationships, and aggregations are config, not code. The 2024+ Hasura DDN (Data Domain Network) extends this to multiple data sources federated. Trade-off: GraphQL itself is a learning curve, and the permission model gets complex at the edges. Best for teams that want to move fast on data APIs and are comfortable with GraphQL.
Pricing
Free open-source · Cloud Free tier · Pro from $99/mo
Developer Consensus: Pros
- Schema-to-API in minutes, not sprints 23× mentioned
- Row-level permissions config-driven, not code 19× mentioned
- Subscriptions over GraphQL work without extra service 15× mentioned
- Federation across multiple databases 11× mentioned
- Open-source core means no vendor lock-in 8× mentioned
Common Friction Points
- GraphQL learning curve is real for REST-first teams 14× mentioned
- Permission model gets complex at edge cases 11× mentioned
- Performance tuning requires understanding generated SQL 8× mentioned
- Cloud Pro pricing per-rows-changed model unintuitive 6× mentioned
- Self-host has real ops investment for scale 5× mentioned
Verified Peer Reviews
@data_arch
Architect · Mixed · Enterprise
DDN federation closed our multi-database story.
Postgres for transactions, BigQuery for analytics. Hasura DDN federates them under one GraphQL schema. Saved a custom data layer.
@rest_skeptic
Senior Engineer · Go · Startup
Great when GraphQL fits. Painful when it doesn't.
For our internal admin dashboard Hasura was perfect. For our public REST API we kept hand-coded — clients wanted REST, not GraphQL.
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