# Hasura

> Hasura is a free, open-source app you can self-host in the API management category. Fast, instant realtime GraphQL APIs on Postgres with fine grained access control, also trigger webhooks on database events. It has 32,131 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and ships a Docker image. It is a self-hosted alternative to Firebase and Supabase.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/hasura/graphql-engine |
| Website | https://hasura.io/ |
| GitHub stars | 32,131 |
| Forks | 3,020 |
| Open issues | 2,248 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| License type | Open source |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Docker image | Yes |
| Platforms | Haskell, Docker, K8S |
| Categories | API Management |
| Commits, last 12 months | 272 |
| Last commit | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Latest release | v2.50.3 (Sep 9, 2026) |
| Created | Jun 18, 2018 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained |
| Archived | No |

Topics: graphql, graphql-server, postgres, hasura, access-control, automatic-api, api, rest-api, graphql-api, sql-server

## Install

Hasura ships a Docker image; follow the README at https://github.com/hasura/graphql-engine for the image name and environment variables.

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## Hasura replaces

- [Firebase alternatives](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/firebase): Google's backend-as-a-service with database, auth, storage and functions.
- [Supabase alternatives](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/supabase): A hosted Postgres backend with auth, storage and realtime APIs.

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