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JSON API vs PostGraphile: What are the differences?
Developers describe JSON API as "One of many data formats that is often applied to REST". It is most widely used data format for data interchange on the web. This data interchange can happen between two computers applications at different geographical locations or running within same hardware machine. On the other hand, PostGraphile is detailed as "Instant GraphQL API for your PostgreSQL database; use standalone or as a Node.js middleware; MIT-licensed OSS". Execute one command (or mount one Node.js middleware) and get an instant high-performance GraphQL API for your PostgreSQL database.
JSON API and PostGraphile can be primarily classified as "Query Languages" tools.
PostGraphile is an open source tool with 7.61K GitHub stars and 370 GitHub forks. Here's a link to PostGraphile's open source repository on GitHub.
According to the StackShare community, JSON API has a broader approval, being mentioned in 12 company stacks & 13 developers stacks; compared to PostGraphile, which is listed in 8 company stacks and 12 developer stacks.
Pros of JSON API
Pros of PostGraphile
- Postgres based authentication10
- Great developer support6
- Lightning fast5
- Database first with no braking changes5
- Simple to set up and scale4
- Bye bye Resolvers4
- Back to database first3
- 9 Automatically generates your GraphQL schema3
- Easy setup of relationships and permissions3
- Instant production ready GraphQL3
- Works with new and existing databases1
