GraphQL database API engine
Hasura GraphQL Engine is an open-source engine that instantly exposes databases as a secure, realtime GraphQL API with fine-grained access control and event triggers.
Same problem, same approach. Swapping one for another is a config change, not a rewrite.
Choose PostGraphile from this monorepo for a PostgreSQL-native GraphQL server with deep plugin extensibility, at the cost of a Node.js runtime.
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Solves the same problem with a different architecture or at a different layer. Expect to rewrite the integration.
Pick it for a Haskell code-first GraphQL server when you need custom resolvers, not instant database APIs.
Haskell GraphQL Api, Client and Tools
Pick it when you prefer Java annotation-based GraphQL service development over Hasura's database-driven configuration.
Build a GraphQL service in seconds
Choose it for a batteries-included JS backend with auth and cloud code, rather than a dedicated database GraphQL engine.
Parse Server for Node.js / Express
Choose it for a Rust declarative backend that generates GraphQL from models, if you prefer schema-as-code over database introspection.
Build production-ready backends in minutes
Use it when your data is in Neo4j and you want GraphQL-to-Cypher bindings, not a multi-database engine.
GraphQL bindings for Neo4j, generates and runs Cypher
An earlier or more limited way to do the job. Still the right call when you need something small, proven, or CPU-only.
Consider it for a self-hosted Kubernetes backend platform, accepting 2+ years without updates.
Open source Firebase + Heroku to develop, scale and secure serverless apps on Kubernetes
Use it for a Node.js GraphQL framework with custom resolvers, but it is long unmaintained and not a database-introspection engine.
A GraphQL Framework for Node.js
Use it to build a GraphQL schema from TypeScript classes, but it is unmaintained and not a full API engine.
Create GraphQL schema with TypeScript classes.
Choose it for a quick SQLite-to-GraphQL prototype, accepting it is unmaintained and SQLite-only.
Automatically create a GraphQL server from a SQLite database or a SQL file
Use it if you are on the JVM and want instant GraphQL from Postgres/MySQL, but it is archived and unmaintained.
A Clojure & JVM library for developing GraphQL API instantly from Postgres and MySQL databases
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calls graphql-engine “Choose when you only need instant realtime GraphQL APIs directly on Postgres; you must supply auth, storage, and push separately that Parse includes.”
Parse Server for Node.js / Express