hasura/graphql-engine
★ 32,133 stars
Covered in week 2026-W21 · the 2026-05 report
Blazing fast, instant realtime GraphQL APIs on all your data with fine grained access control, also trigger webhooks on database events.
What graphql-engine is
The Hasura engine is an open source project which supercharges the building of modern applications by providing access to data via a single, composable, secure API endpoint.
From the repository README · read it on GitHub →
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AWS AppSync charges $4 per million GraphQL requests. Hasura GraphQL Engine does it free and open source. Point it at your Postgres database and it instantly generates a full GraphQL API with real-time subscriptions, fine-grained access control, and nested relationships — zero code needed. It also connects to MySQL, SQL Server, MongoDB, and BigQuery. Over 31,000 developers have starred it on GitHub. That is your entire backend API, generated in seconds, self-hosted, at no cost. Star it if this saved you money.