Hasura
Fast, instant realtime GraphQL APIs on Postgres with fine grained access control, also trigger webhooks on database events.
Actively maintained with regular releases.
Commit activity more than 51% of tracked projects; popularity more than 92%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 32k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v2.50.3 · 9 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 21 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Built with | Haskell, Docker, K8S |
Is Hasura actively maintained?
Development is ongoing. The repository recorded 274 commits over the same window, and the last three months alone account for 64 of them.
The most recent tagged release, v2.50.3, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Of the 16 projects we track in Software Development - API Management, Hasura ranks #4 by health score — in the top quarter of its category.
What Hasura actually does
Hasura generates instant GraphQL APIs directly from existing PostgreSQL databases. It includes fine-grained access control policies and supports triggering webhooks on database events.
Best fit: Developers who need a rapid GraphQL interface over a PostgreSQL schema without writing boilerplate API routing code.
Worth knowing: Adopting this tooling ties your API layer tightly to its specific execution model and schema introspection patterns, which can complicate future migrations away from it.
Deployment notes
You will typically deploy this via containers on Kubernetes or Docker, requiring persistent storage for configuration and a reliable connection to your PostgreSQL instance behind a TLS-terminating reverse proxy.
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