Our take
Pick Appwrite if app teams who will stay on Cloud Free (project freezes at the cap) or self-host OSS at $0 while they create a first Movies document, then add a dedicated database at $10/month (Starter 1 core / 1 GB) when they want reserved compute — and confirm the live Pro card before they treat overage as a fixed seat. Pick Hasura if app teams who will stay on DDN Free at $0 (1 supergraph developer, 15-minute
Best for
Appwrite Auth + data + files you start on Cloud Free or a $10 DB
Hasura A supergraph you start at $0
Free plan
Appwrite $0 · named on the pricing FAQ. Hitting a resource limit freezes the project (Console stays read-only) until you upgrade, delete extras, or wait for the next cycle. Confirm the live Compare plans table for MAU / storage / bandwidth — do not invent those quotas
Hasura $0 · unlimited models at any scale. 1 supergraph developer. Observability: last 15 minutes. Unlimited API requests and concurrent users. Self-hosting with v3 graphql-engine. Optional connector hosting $0.075/vCPU-hour, $0.0075/GiB-hour
Lowest paid
Appwrite Database — Dedicated $10/mo
Hasura DDN Base $5/mo
Next step up
Appwrite
Hasura DDN Advanced $30/mo
Runs where
Appwrite Local or hosted
Hasura Local or hosted
Watch out
Appwrite Free freezes at the cap
Hasura $5 / $30 is per active model / month
Last checked
Appwrite 2026-10-22 · appwrite.io/pricing
Hasura 2026-10-22 · hasura.io/pricing
app teams who will stay on Cloud Free (project freezes at the cap) or self-host OSS at $0 while they create a first Movies document, then add a dedicated database at $10/month (Starter 1 core / 1 GB) when they want reserved compute — and confirm the live Pro card before they treat overage as a fixed seat.
Read the Appwrite pageapp teams who will stay on DDN Free at $0 (1 supergraph developer, 15-minute traces, unlimited models) or self-host v3, then move to DDN Base at $5 per active model / month when they need unlimited developers and 30-day observability.
Read the Hasura page
