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Hasura GraphQL EngineSupabase
Free

The engine is free and open source under Apache-2.0; Hasura also runs commercial services.

 Freemium

The stack is open source and self-hostable. The hosted service has a free tier and paid…

Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Instant GraphQL API over existing databases
  • Fine-grained, role-based access control
  • Built on plain PostgreSQL, so data and SQL skills stay portable
  • The entire stack can be self-hosted rather than rented
  • Two major versions with different architectures can be confusing
  • Company website focuses on enterprise and AI products
  • Self-hosting means operating a dozen services rather than one
  • The hosted free tier pauses inactive projects
Self-hosted, Hosted service Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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