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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.

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Pros of AWS AppSync
Pros of Prisma
  • 9
    GraphQL
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    Real-Time
  • 3
    Offline
  • 3
    Apollo
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    Fully managed and scalable GraphQL Resolver!
  • 2
    Backed by Amazon
  • 2
    BaaS
  • 2
    AWS
  • 1
    Enterprise Security
  • 11
    Type-safe database access
  • 10
    Open Source
  • 8
    Auto-generated query builder
  • 6
    Supports multible database systems
  • 6
    Increases confidence during development
  • 4
    Productive application development
  • 4
    Built specifically for Postgres and TypeScript
  • 2
    Supports multible RDBMSs
  • 1
    Robust migrations system

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Cons of AWS AppSync
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    • 2
      Doesn't support downward/back migrations
    • 1
      Doesn't support JSONB
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      Do not support JSONB
    • 1
      Mutation of JSON is really confusing
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      Do not support JSONB
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    What is AWS AppSync?

    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.

    What is Prisma?

    Prisma is an open-source database toolkit. It replaces traditional ORMs and makes database access easy with an auto-generated query builder for TypeScript & Node.js.

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    What are some alternatives to AWS AppSync and Prisma?
    Firebase
    Firebase is a cloud service designed to power real-time, collaborative applications. Simply add the Firebase library to your application to gain access to a shared data structure; any changes you make to that data are automatically synchronized with the Firebase cloud and with other clients within milliseconds.
    AWS Mobile Hub
    AWS Mobile Hub is the fastest way to build mobile apps powered by AWS. It lets you easily add and configure features for your apps, including user authentication, data storage, backend logic, push notifications, content delivery, and analytics. After you build your app, AWS Mobile Hub gives you easy access to testing on real devices, as well as analytics dashboards to track usage of your app – all from a single, integrated console.
    AWS Amplify
    A JavaScript library for frontend and mobile developers building cloud-enabled applications. The library is a declarative interface across different categories of operations in order to make common tasks easier to add into your application. The default implementation works with Amazon Web Services (AWS) resources but is designed to be open and pluggable for usage with other cloud services that wish to provide an implementation or custom backends.
    Realm
    The Realm Mobile Platform is a next-generation data layer for applications. Realm is reactive, concurrent, and lightweight, allowing you to work with live, native objects.
    Firebase Realtime Database
    It is a cloud-hosted NoSQL database that lets you store and sync data between your users in realtime. Data is synced across all clients in realtime, and remains available when your app goes offline.
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