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Hasura vs Prisma: What are the differences?
Developers describe Hasura as "An open source GraphQL engine that deploys instant, realtime GraphQL APIs on any Postgres database". An open source GraphQL engine that deploys instant, realtime GraphQL APIs on any Postgres database. On the other hand, Prisma is detailed as "Prisma makes working with databases easy". Prisma is a powerful database tool used for data access, migrations and visual data management. It replaces traditional ORMs and removes friction from complicated database workflows.
Hasura can be classified as a tool in the "Platform as a Service" category, while Prisma is grouped under "Query Languages".
Some of the features offered by Hasura are:
- Stack-agnostic
- Cloud-agnostic
- Git push to deploy
On the other hand, Prisma provides the following key features:
- Simplified & type-safe database access
- Declarative migrations & data modeling
- Powerful & visual data management
Prisma is an open source tool with 14.9K GitHub stars and 873 GitHub forks. Here's a link to Prisma's open source repository on GitHub.
According to the StackShare community, Prisma has a broader approval, being mentioned in 14 company stacks & 14 developers stacks; compared to Hasura, which is listed in 5 company stacks and 8 developer stacks.
Pros of Hasura
- Fast23
- Easy GraphQL subscriptions18
- Easy setup of relationships and permissions16
- Automatically generates your GraphQL schema15
- Minimal learning curve15
- No back-end code required13
- Works with new and existing databases13
- Instant production ready GraphQL12
- Great UX11
- Simple4
- Low usage of resources3
Pros of Prisma
- Type-safe database access11
- Open Source10
- Auto-generated query builder8
- Supports multible database systems6
- Increases confidence during development6
- Built specifically for Postgres and TypeScript4
- Productive application development4
- Supports multible RDBMSs2
- Robust migrations system1
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Cons of Hasura
- Cumbersome validations2
Cons of Prisma
- Doesn't support downward/back migrations2
- Doesn't support JSONB1
- Do not support JSONB1
- Mutation of JSON is really confusing1
- Do not support JSONB1
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