Is Hasura or Yapily better?

Neither clearly leads. Hasura starts at Free and Yapily at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Hasura or Yapily?

Hasura starts at Free and Yapily at Free.

Does Hasura or Yapily run on more platforms?

Hasura runs on Web. Yapily runs on Web, API.

Can I use Hasura for free?

Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.

What is Hasura best used for?

Hasura is most often used for automatic graphql api generation from existing databases, real-time data subscriptions for modern applications, backend infrastructure for web and mobile applications, event-triggered webhooks for database changes. Of those, automatic graphql api generation from existing databases and real-time data subscriptions for modern applications are not what Yapily is typically brought in for.

What can Hasura do that Yapily cannot?

Hasura covers GraphQL API, Real-time subscriptions, Access control, PostgreSQL. Yapily covers Unified open banking API, Account information access, Payment initiation, Free sandbox.

APIs · head to head

Hasura vs Yapily

Hasura

APIs

GraphQL engine that instantly creates production-ready GraphQL API from databases

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Yapily

APIs

Open banking API infrastructure for account data and pay-by-bank payments across Europe

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: Hasura active model definition: model/command accessed more than 1,000 times monthly; Yapily production pricing itself is not published; only the resulting typical merchant transaction cost is publicly known, so the underlying platform fee still requires a sales conversation.
They diverge on capability: Hasura covers GraphQL API, Yapily covers Unified open banking API.
Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Hasura and Yapily actually diverge.

Attributes where Hasura and Yapily differ
Attribute	Hasura	Yapily
Pricing model	freemium	Free sandbox, pay-as-you-go production
Platforms	Web	Web, API
Founded	2017	Unknown

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (APIs).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Hasura

GraphQL API
Real-time subscriptions
Access control
PostgreSQL
MySQL
Webhooks
REST APIs
Cloud support

Only in Yapily

Unified open banking API
Account information access
Payment initiation
Free sandbox
Multi-country bank coverage
Webhooks and reconciliation tooling

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Hasura

Automatic GraphQL API generation from existing databasesnot Yapily
Real-time data subscriptions for modern applicationsnot Yapily
Backend infrastructure for web and mobile applicationsnot Yapily
Event-triggered webhooks for database changesnot Yapily

Yapily

A merchant wanting a lower-cost payment method alongside card acceptancenot Hasura
A lending or budgeting product needing bank account data for affordability checksnot Hasura
A business wanting one API instead of separate integrations to each bank's own open banking standardnot Hasura
A company prototyping open banking features for free in sandbox before committing budgetnot Hasura

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Hasura

Active model definition: model/command accessed more than 1,000 times monthly
Private DDN requires Base or Advanced plan

Yapily

Production pricing itself is not published; only the resulting typical merchant transaction cost is publicly known, so the underlying platform fee still requires a sales conversation.
Consumer adoption of pay-by-bank still lags card payments, so merchants offering it as a checkout option typically see it used as a secondary rather than primary payment method.
Coverage depends on the banks in each country maintaining reliable open banking APIs, and inconsistent bank-side reliability across markets is a known category-wide weakness, not unique to Yapily but not solved by it either.
As infrastructure for both account data and payments, a company only needing one of those two capabilities is still evaluating a broader platform than it may need.
Regulatory dependence on PSD2 and UK open banking rules means the underlying legal framework, not just Yapily's product, could shift and affect what is possible on the platform.

Pricing, plan by plan

Hasura

Free

DDN FreeFree
- Unlimited models
- 1 supergraph developer
- 15-minute observability retention
DDN Base$5/month
- Per active model billing
- Unlimited developers
- 30-day observability retention
DDN Advanced$30/month
- Per active model billing
- Federated collaboration
- Multi-repo CI/CD

Yapily

Free

SandboxFree
- Free testing environment
- UK and European bank connections for development
Production$undefined/month
- Pay-as-you-go pricing, exact rates not published
- Typical pay-by-bank cost of 0.1 to 0.5% or a flat 5 to 30 pence per transaction

Which should you pick?

Choose Hasura if

You need graphql api.
You want to start without paying.
You also want real-time subscriptions.

Hasura review

Choose Yapily if

You need unified open banking api.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, API.
You also want account information access.

Yapily review

Questions people ask

Is Hasura or Yapily better?: Neither clearly leads. Hasura starts at Free and Yapily at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Hasura or Yapily?: Hasura starts at Free and Yapily at Free.
Does Hasura or Yapily run on more platforms?: Hasura runs on Web. Yapily runs on Web, API.
Can I use Hasura for free?: Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Hasura best used for?: Hasura is most often used for automatic graphql api generation from existing databases, real-time data subscriptions for modern applications, backend infrastructure for web and mobile applications, event-triggered webhooks for database changes. Of those, automatic graphql api generation from existing databases and real-time data subscriptions for modern applications are not what Yapily is typically brought in for.
What can Hasura do that Yapily cannot?: Hasura covers GraphQL API, Real-time subscriptions, Access control, PostgreSQL. Yapily covers Unified open banking API, Account information access, Payment initiation, Free sandbox.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Hasura: How much does Hasura cost?

Hasura DDN Free is free. DDN Base starts at $5/active model/month, and DDN Advanced starts at $30/active model/month.

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Yapily: Is there a free way to try it?

Yes, sandbox access is free for development and testing.

Hasura: What is an active model in Hasura pricing?

An active model is defined as any model or command accessed more than 1,000 times monthly.

Source

Yapily: How much cheaper is pay-by-bank than card payments?

Typically 0.1 to 0.5% of transaction value, or a flat 5 to 30 pence, against 1.5 to 3.5% for card scheme fees.

Hasura: Is there a free version of Hasura?

Yes, Hasura DDN Free is always free and includes unlimited models, 1 supergraph developer, and 15-minute observability retention.

Source

Yapily: Is production pricing published?

No, production access is pay-as-you-go but exact rates require a sales conversation.

Hasura vs Yapily

Hasura

Yapily

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Hasura

Only in Yapily

What people use each for

Hasura

Yapily

Where each one falls short

Hasura

Yapily

Pricing, plan by plan

Hasura

Yapily

Which should you pick?

Choose Hasura if

Choose Yapily if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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