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AWS AppSync vs Prisma: What are the differences?
Developers describe AWS AppSync as "A managed GraphQL service with real-time data and offline programming". AWS AppSync automatically updates the data in web and mobile applications in real time, and updates data for offline users as soon as they reconnect. AppSync makes it easy to build collaborative mobile and web applications that deliver responsive, collaborative user experiences. On the other hand, Prisma is detailed as "Prisma makes working with databases easy". Prisma is a powerful database tool used for data access, migrations and visual data management. It replaces traditional ORMs and removes friction from complicated database workflows.
AWS AppSync belongs to "GraphQL as a Service" category of the tech stack, while Prisma can be primarily classified under "Query Languages".
Some of the features offered by AWS AppSync are:
- Uses GraphQL
- Real-time data access and updates
- Offline data synchronization
On the other hand, Prisma provides the following key features:
- Simplified & type-safe database access
- Declarative migrations & data modeling
- Powerful & visual data management
Prisma is an open source tool with 14.9K GitHub stars and 873 GitHub forks. Here's a link to Prisma's open source repository on GitHub.
Powersports Auction, Seistreinta, and AnkaWorld are some of the popular companies that use Prisma, whereas AWS AppSync is used by Livement, HyperTrack, and Quriobot. Prisma has a broader approval, being mentioned in 14 company stacks & 14 developers stacks; compared to AWS AppSync, which is listed in 12 company stacks and 12 developer stacks.
Pros of AWS AppSync
- GraphQL9
- Real-Time6
- Offline3
- Apollo3
- Fully managed and scalable GraphQL Resolver!2
- Backed by Amazon2
- BaaS2
- AWS2
- Enterprise Security1
Pros of Prisma
- Type-safe database access11
- Open Source10
- Auto-generated query builder8
- Supports multible database systems6
- Increases confidence during development6
- Productive application development4
- Built specifically for Postgres and TypeScript4
- Supports multible RDBMSs2
- Robust migrations system1
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Cons of AWS AppSync
Cons of Prisma
- Doesn't support downward/back migrations2
- Doesn't support JSONB1
- Do not support JSONB1
- Mutation of JSON is really confusing1
- Do not support JSONB1
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