Software · head to head
Swagger vs Hasura
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Swagger
Software
API design and documentation platform for building, testing, and managing APIs
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Hasura
Software
GraphQL engine that instantly creates production-ready GraphQL API from databases
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Swagger swaggerHub, the commercial layer over the free open source Swagger tools, is sold in Free, Team and Enterprise tiers with the Enterprise tier requiring a sales contact and no public price, per the vendor pricing page; Hasura database support limited to PostgreSQL, MongoDB, ClickHouse, and MS SQL Server only
- They diverge on capability: Swagger covers API Specification, Hasura covers GraphQL API.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Swagger and Hasura actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 Swagger
- API Specification
- Interactive Documentation
- Code Generation
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Azure DevOps
- Jira
- Web support
Only in Hasura
- GraphQL API
- Real-time subscriptions
- Access control
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- Webhooks
- REST APIs
- Cloud support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Swagger
- API Developmentnot Hasura
- API Gatewaynot Hasura
- API Testingnot Hasura
- API Documentationnot Hasura
- Microservicesnot Hasura
Hasura
- Automatic GraphQL API generation from existing databasesnot Swagger
- Real-time data subscriptions for modern applicationsnot Swagger
- Backend infrastructure for web and mobile applicationsnot Swagger
- Event-triggered webhooks for database changesnot Swagger
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Swagger
- SwaggerHub, the commercial layer over the free open source Swagger tools, is sold in Free, Team and Enterprise tiers with the Enterprise tier requiring a sales contact and no public price, per the vendor pricing page
Hasura
- Database support limited to PostgreSQL, MongoDB, ClickHouse, and MS SQL Server only
Pricing, plan by plan
Swagger
Free- FreeFree
- OpenAPI specification
- Swagger UI
- API documentation
- Professional$20/monthly
- Advanced features
- Team collaboration
- API testing
- Enterprise$undefined/monthly
- Custom deployment
- Advanced security
- Dedicated support
Hasura
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Hasura review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Swagger if
- You need api specification.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, CLI, Desktop.
- You also want interactive documentation.
Choose Hasura if
- You need graphql api.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want real-time subscriptions.
Questions people ask
- Is Swagger or Hasura better?
- Neither clearly leads. Swagger starts at Free and Hasura at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Swagger or Hasura?
- Swagger starts at Free and Hasura at Free.
- Does Swagger or Hasura run on more platforms?
- Swagger runs on Web, CLI, Desktop. Hasura runs on Web.
- Can I use Swagger for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Swagger best used for?
- Swagger is most often used for api development, api gateway, api testing, api documentation. Of those, api development and api gateway are not what Hasura is typically brought in for.
- What can Swagger do that Hasura cannot?
- Swagger covers API Specification, Interactive Documentation, Code Generation, GitHub. Hasura covers GraphQL API, Real-time subscriptions, Access control, PostgreSQL.