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Hasura vs Convex

Instant GraphQL + REST on your data sources — with permissions
vs. The reactive database where queries are TypeScript code

Hasura websiteConvex website

Pricing tiers

Hasura

OSS (Community)
Free forever (Apache-2.0). Self-host GraphQL Engine v2.
$0 base (usage-based)
Cloud Free
$0. 1 project. 60 req/min. Community support.
Free
Professional
$99/mo (starts). Usage-based compute + data pass-through. Production SLAs.
$99/mo
Advanced
Custom. Multi-region, dedicated, observability, SSO.
Custom
Enterprise
Custom. On-prem / air-gap / advanced security.
Custom
Hasura website

Convex

Starter (Free)
Free with overage via usage-based billing. Great for prototypes.
Free
Professional
$25/developer/month. Overage: $2/M function calls. Daily backups, email support, custom domains.
$25/mo
Business / Enterprise
From $2,500/month. SAML/SSO, SLA, dedicated deployments, Slack Connect support.
$2500/mo
Convex website

Free-tier quotas head-to-head

Comparing free on Hasura vs starter on Convex.

MetricHasuraConvex
db storage gb0.5 GB
deployments40 deployments
egress gb month1 GB/month
file storage gb1 GB
function calls month1000000 calls/month
team members6 users

Features

Hasura · 14 features

  • ActionsCustom resolvers via HTTP.
  • Data Connector HubBuild connectors to any source.
  • Event TriggersDB changes → webhook.
  • GraphQL APIAuto GraphQL over relational + NoSQL.
  • Hasura DDN (v3)Multi-source supergraph with OpenDD.
  • JWT AuthPluggable JWT verification.
  • Metadata MigrationsGit-versioned Hasura config.
  • PermissionsRow + column + session-based.
  • Query CachingEdge caching with cache-control directive.
  • Remote SchemasMerge external GraphQL into supergraph.
  • REST EndpointsTurn any GraphQL op into REST.
  • Scheduled TriggersCron + one-off webhook triggers.
  • SubscriptionsLive queries via WS.
  • Webhook AuthCustom auth via webhook.

Convex · 18 features

  • ActionsNon-deterministic functions for external I/O (fetch, AI APIs, email). Cannot rea
  • AuthenticationConvex Auth (built-in) or BYO provider (Clerk, Auth0, Kinde, WorkOS). ID tokens
  • Convex AgentsAI agent framework with durable memory, threads, tool use. Works with OpenAI / A
  • Convex AuthFirst-party auth library: passwords, magic links, OAuth, phone — stored in your
  • Convex ComponentsReusable backend modules (rate limiter, workflow, aggregate, action-retrier, etc
  • Cron JobsRecurring schedules defined in convex/crons.ts. UTC, cron-style patterns.
  • Durable WorkflowsLong-running multi-step workflows with retries and at-least-once guarantees.
  • Exception ReportingAuto-capture errors to Sentry, Axiom, Datadog.
  • File StorageUpload/download via storage API. Returns storage IDs referenced in documents.
  • Full-Text SearchBM25 search index on table fields. withSearchIndex query helper.
  • HTTP ActionsExpose public HTTP endpoints for webhooks, OAuth callbacks, third-party integrat
  • Log StreamsStream function logs to Axiom, Datadog, Sentry. Pro+.
  • MutationsTransactional write functions. All reads + writes in one mutation are ACID; conf
  • Preview DeploymentsEvery Git branch gets its own isolated deployment. Integrates with Vercel/Netlif
  • QueriesDeterministic read-only TS functions. Automatically cached and re-run when under
  • Real-Time SubscriptionsuseQuery auto-subscribes; server invalidates when data a query read changes. No
  • Schedulerschedule.after / schedule.at — enqueue functions to run later. Durable, survives
  • Vector SearchNative vector index on tables. withIndex + filter fields. Up to 4096 dims.

Developer interfaces

KindHasuraConvex
CLIddn CLI (v3), hasura CLIConvex CLI
SDKAndroid / Kotlin Client, iOS / Swift Client, JavaScript/TypeScript Client, Next.js Integration, Python Client, React Client (useQuery), Rust Client, Svelte Client, Vue Client
RESTHasura REST Endpoints, Metadata APIDeploy / Dashboard API, HTTP Actions
GRAPHQLHasura GraphQL Engine
OTHERData Connectors, Hasura ConsoleWebSocket Subscriptions
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