AppFog vs Hasura

Overview

AppFog

Stacks7

Followers24

Votes14

Hasura

Stacks343

Followers634

Votes144

GitHub Stars31.8K

Forks2.8K

AppFog vs Hasura: What are the differences?

AppFog: Simple PaaS for Java, Python, Node, .Net, Ruby, PHP, MySQL, Mongo, and PostgreSQL. AppFog provides the infrastructure web developers need to build apps without worrying about IT tasks or having to wait days to get servers ready for writing code. AppFog’s web application technologies include PHP, NodeJS, Ruby, Python, Java, .NET, MySQL, and PostgreSQL; Hasura: An open source GraphQL engine that deploys instant, realtime GraphQL APIs on any Postgres database. An open source GraphQL engine that deploys instant, realtime GraphQL APIs on any Postgres database.

AppFog and Hasura can be categorized as "Platform as a Service" tools.

Some of the features offered by AppFog are:

Launches fast, runs fast- Varnish Cache and op-code caching run applications with less server load and accelerated performance.
Reduces ops work- No more configuring servers, firewalls, Apache, security, or installing frameworks.
Plays well with any SCM- Versioning is critical. AppFog is compatible with code management systems like git, svn, and mercurial.

On the other hand, Hasura provides the following key features:

Stack-agnostic
Cloud-agnostic
Git push to deploy

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Advice on AppFog, Hasura

Márton

CTO at Media4Care

Aug 31, 2020

Decided

We wanted to save as much time as possible when writing our back-end, therefore Apollo was out of the question, we went for an auto-generated API instead. Hasura looked good in the beginning, but we wanted to retain the ability to add a few manual resolvers and modifications to auto-generated ones, which ruled out Hasura. Postgraphile with its Plug-In architecture was the right choice for us, we never regretted it!

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Comments

Raj

CTO & Founder at Novvum

Oct 5, 2020

Review

Hey Brian, it's hard to pick a best tool for any situation, however, there are tools that offer advantages dependent on use case.

Server Side

If you're looking to quickly generate a GraphQL API, you can use a Graphql As A Service like FaunaDB, Slash Graphql, or 8base.

If you want something more advanced on the server side: Prisma with Postgres, Nexus, & Apollo Server (js) is a great stack to try out. Examples here

Check out TypeORM and TypeGraphQL too

If you're have some existing data on Postgres, PostGraphile or Hasura are your best bet!

If you are using a lot of AWS services, check out Amplify and AppSync. Tutorial here

On the client side:

Check out Gatsby! Graphql is already configured and used to query static or remote information at build time. It's a great way to get your feet wet!

Apollo Client is often the choice for more advanced use cases. But URLQL and gqless are some pretty good alternatives too!

Hope this helps! 👍

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Detailed Comparison

AppFog	Hasura
AppFog provides the infrastructure web developers need to build apps without worrying about IT tasks or having to wait days to get servers ready for writing code. AppFog’s web application technologies include PHP, NodeJS, Ruby, Python, Java, .NET, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.	An open source GraphQL engine that deploys instant, realtime GraphQL APIs on any Postgres database.
Launches fast, runs fast- Varnish Cache and op-code caching run applications with less server load and accelerated performance.;Reduces ops work- No more configuring servers, firewalls, Apache, security, or installing frameworks.;Plays well with any SCM- Versioning is critical. AppFog is compatible with code management systems like git, svn, and mercurial.;Scales efficiently- We run in many regions, data centers, and infrastructures. Access only the servers you need and pay for only what you use.;Supports many app runtimes- Web app technologies include PHP, Node, Ruby, Python, Java, and .NET.;Supports many services- Add any popular service to your application, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, and RabbitMQ.	Stack-agnostic; Cloud-agnostic; Git push to deploy; Pre-configured API Gateway; Instant GraphQL or JSON APIs; Out-of-the-box Auth APIs with UI Kits; Filestore APIs with access control; Deploy custom code
Statistics
GitHub Stars -	GitHub Stars 31.8K
GitHub Forks -	GitHub Forks 2.8K
Stacks 7	Stacks 343
Followers 24	Followers 634
Votes 14	Votes 144
Pros & Cons
Pros 4 Allocate multiple instances to one app for free 4 The basic plan is free 3 Pricing by memory size 2 Great for startups 1 10 Free instances	Pros 23 Fast 18 Easy GraphQL subscriptions 16 Easy setup of relationships and permissions 15 Automatically generates your GraphQL schema 15 Minimal learning curve Cons 3 Cumbersome validations
Integrations
Blitz Red Hat Codeready Workspaces IronMQ Logentries Compose MongoLab New Relic Searchify Mailgun Cloudinary	Kubernetes PostgreSQL Docker GraphQL

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Clever Cloud

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Google App Engine

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Red Hat OpenShift

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AWS Elastic Beanstalk

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Render

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Jelastic

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Dokku

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PythonAnywhere

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