Hasura

What it is for

Hasura is a GraphQL delivery desk: you connect a database, the console serves a GraphQL API, and you can start Hasura DDN Free at $0 (unlimited models, 1 supergraph developer, 15-minute traces) or self-host the v3 graphql-engine. Use it when the job is a supergraph you start at $0, not when you need a $20 chat seat.

What makes it unique: the cover is the official Hasura Actions console (Create, GraphQL → Actions → Postgres, HTTP endpoint) from the docs actions-quickstart still — not a pricing card. The empty-state diagram is ops of Actions.

Key features

• GraphQL API — the auto CRUD you get from a connected source (DDN; filtering / pagination / aggregations). One API. Relay, nested filters, and field-level authorization are ops of this. API requests/month are unlimited on every printed DDN card.
• Actions — a custom query/mutation you resolve over HTTP (Actions still; actions). Business logic, not auto CRUD. Validation and enrichment sit on this.
• Events — a trigger that fires when the database changes (console Events tab). A webhook, not an Action you called. Payload transforms sit on this.
• Connectors / remote schemas — another database or GraphQL you join into the supergraph (pricing Connectors). A source, not a field. Optional hosted connectors print $0.075/vCPU-hour and $0.0075/GiB-hour — that is a meter, not a fifth desk.
• Self-host / DDN — the Apache-2.0 v3 graphql-engine you run, or Hasura DDN Free at $0 (pricing “Self-hosting with v3 graphql-engine”; GitHub). A control plane, not a model. PromptQL is a different chapter on the same marketing nav — do not count it as a Hasura DDN feature.

An active model (printed FAQ) is any model or command in the metadata accessed more than 1,000 times / month. That is the DDN meter, not a feature.

Who it's for

Best fit: app 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.

Pricing

Verified 2026-10-22 (Asia/Shanghai) from hasura.io/pricing. DDN paid tiles are per active model / month. Private DDN / VPC rows are starred add-ons — do not invent those dollars.

• DDN Free — always $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.
• DDN Base — starting at $5/active model/month. Unlimited supergraph developers. Observability 30 days. Model and field usage metrics. Schema registry and diff. Dedicated VPC / PrivateLink / SSO rows are starred — confirm checkout.
• DDN Advanced — starting at $30/active model/month. Federated collaboration, multi-repo CI/CD, team-based access controls.
• Enterprise support — contact sales (JumpStart, named SA/CSM, response SLAs). Not a printed platform dollar.
• Self-host v3 graphql-engine — Apache-2.0 (GitHub). No separate Cloud seat; you run the engine.

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Limitations / costs

• $5 / $30 is per active model / month (a model or command hit more than 1,000 times). A chatty command is a bill, not a second card.
• Free is 1 supergraph developer and 15-minute traces. A teammate seat or 30-day metrics is Base.
• PromptQL is a different product chapter. Do not mix its pricing into this DDN GraphQL desk.
• A GraphQL desk, not a hosted Postgres. For the database itself see Neon. For a broader BaaS see Appwrite.

Alternatives

• Neon — hosted Postgres when you need the database, not a generated GraphQL supergraph.
• Convex — reactive backend functions when you will not run Hasura Actions over HTTP.
• Appwrite — OSS BaaS (auth, functions, storage) when GraphQL-on-Postgres is not the job.

Official tutorial

The @hasura handle exists but listed no uploads when we opened it (2026-10-22). First-party Hasura Cloud/console walkthroughs now publish on PromptQL (same company chapter: “From GraphQL to PromptQL”). Official product getting-started: Getting Started with Hasura (oEmbed author: PromptQL).

Written path: hasura.io/pricing plus the Actions console still.

Website

https://hasura.io

Repository

https://github.com/hasura/graphql-engine

Source

Catalog row curated for AI Tools Nav. Cover is the official Hasura Actions console from the graphql-engine docs still. Dollars checked on hasura.io/pricing (DDN Free $0; Base from $5/active model/month; Advanced from $30; connector hosting $0.075/vCPU-hour). Tutorial oEmbed author: PromptQL (Hasura).

Last verified

2026-10-22 (Asia/Shanghai) editorial check.