Hasura
App in the BluixApps catalog
What it is
Hasura is an instant GraphQL API for your databases — point it at Postgres / MySQL / SQL Server / BigQuery / Snowflake and Hasura auto-generates a GraphQL API with permissions, relationships, subscriptions. Real-time, schema-aware, with row-level auth.
For backend developers who want to skip writing CRUD GraphQL resolvers, Hasura is the leading auto-API tool.
What it's for
- Instant GraphQL backend — no need to write resolvers for your DB schema
- Real-time subscriptions — WebSocket subscriptions on DB changes
- Permission engine — row-level access control without writing middleware
- Multi-DB federation — combine Postgres + MySQL + REST APIs in one GraphQL schema
- JAMstack backend — instant API for static-site + mobile clients
Who it's for
- Frontend developers building React / Vue / Mobile apps needing a backend
- Startups prototyping fast without writing resolver boilerplate
- Agencies delivering client projects faster with auto-generated APIs
- API platform teams federating multiple data sources
- Mobile developers consuming GraphQL with offline-first patterns
Why teams pick Hasura over alternatives
- Auto API — schema introspection generates GraphQL automatically
- Apache 2.0 (Community Edition) — fully open core
- Subscriptions native — real-time updates without writing pub/sub
- Row-level auth — declarative permission rules in JSON
- Multi-source federation — combine multiple DBs + REST in one API
- Active development — backed by Hasura Inc.
Integrations
- Databases — Postgres, MySQL, MSSQL, BigQuery, Snowflake, Citus, Aurora
- REST sources — wrap external REST APIs as GraphQL
- Auth — JWT-based; integrates with Auth0, Firebase, Cognito, custom
- Event triggers — fire on DB changes → call serverless functions
- Webhooks — fire on GraphQL operations
- Actions — custom GraphQL fields backed by REST or serverless
- Cache — Redis backend for query result caching
Notable users & community
- 31k+ GitHub stars
- Used by Atlassian, Airbus, Philips, Walmart for production APIs
- Active Discord + community forums
- Backed by Hasura Inc. with commercial cloud + enterprise tiers
- Strong adoption in JAMstack + serverless community
Tips & operations
- Migrations from day one — use Hasura CLI for tracked migrations; UI changes get lost otherwise
- JWT auth — set up early; permission rules depend on JWT claims
- Watch query depth — uncontrolled GraphQL queries can DoS the DB; depth + complexity limits essential
- Cache headers — Hasura supports cache directives; tune for read-heavy APIs
- Persistent Postgres — Hasura's metadata + your data both live here
- Backup metadata + DB — Hasura's metadata is its config; export with
hasura metadata export
What we ship in BluixApps
- Docker compose: Hasura GraphQL Engine + Postgres
- Pinned
hasura/graphql-engine:v2.45.0(release-tagged) - HTTPS via Let's Encrypt
- Admin secret auto-generated; documented in install report
- Persistent Postgres for data + metadata
- Metadata export / import support via CLI
- Backup hook covers Postgres (data + Hasura metadata)
Get this app — pick a BluixApps plan
Same catalog. Scaling tenant isolation, white-label and support tier.
| Tier | Tenants | Catalog | Support | White-label | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stacks | 1 | 19 curated stacks | Standard | — | $19/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Starter | 10 | Full catalog | Standard | +$15–25/mo | $49/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Pro | 25 | Full catalog | Priority bugfix | +$15–25/mo | $149/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Growth | 100 | Full catalog | Priority bugfix | +$15–25/mo | $349/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Scale | 500 | Full catalog | 7-day window | +$15–25/mo | $799/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Enterprise | Unlimited | Full catalog | Priority 7-day | Bundled | $1,499/mo | DetailDeploy |
