Hasura is a data API platform that automatically generates GraphQL (and optional REST) APIs over existing data sources, provides declarative authorization and real-time subscriptions, and composes data from multiple backends into a unified API layer.
Published Oct 23, 2026
| Starting Price | DDN Free: free tier (DDN) | Free plan; paid tiers use request-based pricing models | Free tier with usage-based pricing thereafter |
| Typical fit | Rapid GraphQL and REST APIs over supported databases; configuration-driven API layer | Organizations building a federated supergraph with schema registry and governance | AWS-native teams that require managed GraphQL with AWS integration |
| Key strengths | Automatic API generation from supported data sources, built-in permissioning, real-time features | Federation and graph management tooling, router ecosystem, schema governance | Deep integration with AWS services and IAM, managed infrastructure |
| Key trade-offs | Close mapping of API to storage schema can limit long-term API abstraction; generated schema ergonomics may require additional client-side handling; certain enterprise pricing details require sales engagement | Federation requires work on resolvers and subgraphs; governance may require operational investment | May introduce tighter coupling to AWS-native patterns and potential vendor lock-in |