Hasura
Instant GraphQL and REST APIs generated from your existing databases.
why this verdict
Keep it for the workflow, not the AI
PostgREST and Supabase cover the headline feature free, and the workflow around it is why you would still open this.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- Coding agents writing bespoke APIs in minutes, removing the case for instant generated GraphQL. Anthropic, May 22, 2025 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers headline only editorial call
- The headline feature, but not the workflow, data or integrations around it.
- Is there a free way to do it? yes
- 2 of 3 listed replacements have a usable free tier: PostgREST and Supabase.
- What the call is worth nothing to cancel
- No paid entry tier tracked, so there is no subscription to cancel.
- Threatened by
- Anthropic
- Since
- May 22, 2025
- List price
- free
- Per year
- —
The backstory
Hasura's promise was that pointing it at a Postgres database produced a production GraphQL API in minutes, skipping weeks of resolver code. That value was denominated in developer hours, which have collapsed in price: an agent now writes a tailored API almost as fast, without the runtime dependency, the licence, or the generated schema no one loves. Hasura's move into a data supergraph for AI agents is a genuine second act, but the original wedge is largely gone.
Escape hatches
Free REST API generated directly from Postgres
postgrest.org open_in_newAuto-generated APIs bundled with auth and storage
supabase.com open_in_newFederation for APIs you write yourself
apollographql.com open_in_new2 of 3 replacements have a usable free tier.
