APIs · head to head
Hasura vs Zeplo
Hasura
APIs
GraphQL engine that instantly creates production-ready GraphQL API from databases
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Zeplo
APIs
Message queue as a URL prefix, adding retries and delays to any HTTP request
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Hasura active model definition: model/command accessed more than 1,000 times monthly; Zeplo zeplo sits directly in the execution path of your background work, so an outage at a very small vendor means your jobs do not run at all, and there is no published SLA below Enterprise.
- They diverge on capability: Hasura covers GraphQL API, Zeplo covers URL prefix interface.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Hasura and Zeplo actually diverge.
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 Zeplo
- URL prefix interface
- Retries with backoff
- Delayed delivery
- Cron scheduling
- Concurrency limits
- Deduplication keys
- Request logs
- Team workspaces
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Hasura
- Automatic GraphQL API generation from existing databasesnot Zeplo
- Real-time data subscriptions for modern applicationsnot Zeplo
- Backend infrastructure for web and mobile applicationsnot Zeplo
- Event-triggered webhooks for database changesnot Zeplo
Zeplo
- A Vercel or Cloudflare Workers application that needs retried background jobs without deploying a separate always-on workernot Hasura
- A team that wants a webhook receiver protected by a concurrency limit so a burst does not overwhelm a downstream APInot Hasura
- A small product needing cron jobs against HTTP endpoints without adding a scheduler to its infrastructurenot Hasura
- A developer adding idempotent retries to an unreliable third-party API call with a one-line URL changenot 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
Zeplo
- Zeplo sits directly in the execution path of your background work, so an outage at a very small vendor means your jobs do not run at all, and there is no published SLA below Enterprise.
- The free Developer tier includes only 500 requests a month and one team member, so it is a demonstration allowance rather than a usable free plan for anything real.
- Overage on the Developer tier is 20 US dollars per 100,000 requests, two hundred times the marginal rate on the Company tier, so exceeding the free allowance without upgrading is expensive.
- Team members cost 15 US dollars each beyond the plan allowance, which is an odd charge on an infrastructure product billed by request volume.
- Log retention is 30 days on both published tiers, so anything requiring longer audit trails on job execution has to be logged separately.
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
Zeplo
Free- DeveloperFree
- 500 requests a month included
- $20 per additional 100,000 requests
- 1 team member
- Company$39/month
- 1,000,000 requests a month included
- $10 per additional million requests
- Up to 3 team members
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- Volume discounts
- Custom team size
- Support with SLA
Which should you pick?
Choose Hasura if
- You need graphql api.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want real-time subscriptions.
Choose Zeplo if
- You need url prefix interface.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Cloud.
- You also want retries with backoff.
Questions people ask
- Is Hasura or Zeplo better?
- Neither clearly leads. Hasura starts at Free and Zeplo at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Hasura or Zeplo?
- Hasura starts at Free and Zeplo at Free.
- Does Hasura or Zeplo run on more platforms?
- Hasura runs on Web. Zeplo runs on Web, Cloud.
- 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 Zeplo is typically brought in for.
- What can Hasura do that Zeplo cannot?
- Hasura covers GraphQL API, Real-time subscriptions, Access control, PostgreSQL. Zeplo covers URL prefix interface, Retries with backoff, Delayed delivery, Cron scheduling.
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.
SourceZeplo: How does Zeplo work?
You prefix your endpoint URL with zeplo.to and add query parameters for retries, delay, cron or concurrency. No SDK or broker is needed.
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.
SourceZeplo: What does it cost?
Free for 500 requests a month; 39 US dollars a month for a million requests, then 10 dollars per additional million.
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.
SourceZeplo: Is it suitable for critical jobs?
It is a small vendor in your execution path with no published SLA below Enterprise, so weigh that against the convenience.
Zeplo: Does it work with serverless platforms?
Yes, that is its main use, covering Vercel, Cloudflare Workers, Netlify and similar environments that lack long-running workers.
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