Hasura review
A strong choice for generating governed APIs directly from databases and services.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Hasura composes GraphQL and REST APIs over databases, services, and other data sources. It is aimed at individual developers, startups, teams, and enterprise organizations building data APIs and federated supergraphs. Connectors cover PostgreSQL, MySQL, Elasticsearch, SQL Server, MongoDB, Snowflake, ClickHouse, and HTTP APIs. The platform supports web, API, and self-hosted deployments, with open-source availability and self-hosting through v3 graphql-engine.
Pricing is organized around active models for DDN. DDN Free costs $0 per month and includes unlimited models, one supergraph developer, 15-minute observability retention, GraphQL API access, API versioning, and field- and entity-level authorization. DDN Base costs $5 per active model per month and adds unlimited supergraph developers, 30-day observability retention, model and field usage metrics, and a schema registry with diff. DDN Advanced costs $30 per active model per month and adds federated collaboration, multi-team, multi-repository CI/CD, and team-based access controls. Private DDN includes dedicated infrastructure, self-hosted or dedicated VPC deployment, and business support.
Its strongest fit is for teams that want to turn existing data sources into governed APIs while retaining lifecycle controls. Authorization can operate at field and entity level, while versioning, schema registries, changelogs, breaking-change detection, immutable builds, traces, performance metrics, and usage statistics support ongoing API operations. The platform is also suitable where hybrid deployment matters. Teams primarily seeking a full developer portal or broader API product-management environment should compare alternatives with a wider emphasis in those areas. Hasura is the clearer choice when API generation, data-source connectivity, and federated supergraphs are the central requirements.
Hasura pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Generates GraphQL and REST APIs across databases and services
- Includes authorization, versioning, registry, and change detection
- Supports metrics, CI/CD tooling, and self-hosting
- Where it doesn't
- Advanced collaboration and access controls require the $30 tier
- Pricing is based on active models rather than a flat platform fee
- Its scope centers on API generation, not full developer portals
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