HasuraWhat is Hasura?
An open source GraphQL engine that deploys instant, realtime GraphQL APIs on any Postgres database.
Hasura is a tool in the Platform as a Service category of a tech stack.
Key Features
Stack-agnosticCloud-agnosticGit push to deployPre-configured API GatewayInstant GraphQL or JSON APIsOut-of-the-box Auth APIs with UI KitsFilestore APIs with access controlDeploy custom code
Hasura Pros & Cons
Pros of Hasura
- ✓Fast
- ✓Easy GraphQL subscriptions
- ✓Easy setup of relationships and permissions
- ✓Automatically generates your GraphQL schema
- ✓Minimal learning curve
- ✓No back-end code required
- ✓Works with new and existing databases
- ✓Instant production ready GraphQL
- ✓Great UX
- ✓Low usage of resources
Cons of Hasura
- ✗Cumbersome validations
Hasura Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Hasura?
Heroku
Heroku is a cloud application platform – a new way of building and deploying web apps. Heroku lets app developers spend 100% of their time on their application code, not managing servers, deployment, ongoing operations, or scaling.
Google App Engine
Google has a reputation for highly reliable, high performance infrastructure. With App Engine you can take advantage of the 10 years of knowledge Google has in running massively scalable, performance driven systems. App Engine applications are easy to build, easy to maintain, and easy to scale as your traffic and data storage needs grow.
Apollo
Build a universal GraphQL API on top of your existing REST APIs, so you can ship new application features fast without waiting on backend changes.
