Hasura Cloud vs Xata
A detailed comparison to help you choose between Hasura Cloud and Xata.
Quick Verdict
4.0/5
Hasura Cloud
0 reviews
3.9/5
Xata
0 reviews
Hasura Cloud is rated higher (4.0 vs 3.9). Hasura (now Hasura DDN) generates a production GraphQL API from databases, code and existing APIs, with model-based pricing, a global edge network and an open-source self-hostable engine Xata is a managed Postgres platform built around copy-on-write branching and scale-to-zero compute, aimed at per-PR and per-agent database workflows. Vanilla PostgreSQL, open-source core (Apache 2.0), plus pgroll for zero-downtime migrations. The original search/spreadsheet product was retired during a 2024-2025 pivot.
Hasura Cloud Managed supergraph platform (Hasura DDN) generating GraphQL APIs from databases, code and APIs | Xata Postgres platform with copy-on-write branching and scale-to-zero | |
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| Overview | ||
| Rating | 4.0 (0 reviews)✓ | 3.9 (0 reviews) |
| Pricing model | freemium | pay-as-you-go |
| Starting price | Free tier available✓ | From $9/mo |
| Best for | Teams wanting a production GraphQL API across multiple data sources without building a resolver layer — and solo developers who can run a real product on the free tier | Teams that need an isolated Postgres per pull request or per AI agent run, with branching and scale-to-zero economics rather than per-database pricing |
| Specifications (entry plan) | ||
| CPU cores | — | 2 vCPU |
| RAM | — | 1 GB |
| Storage | — | — |
| Bandwidth | — | — |
| SLA uptime | — | — |
| Data-center count | — | — |
| €/vCPU/mo | — | €4.50 |
| €/GB RAM/mo | — | €9.00 |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ||
| DDoS protection | ✓ | |
| Automated backups | ||
| Snapshots | ✓ | |
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ✓ | |
| Free tier | ✓ | |
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | — | US East (N. Virginia), GCP; EU Central (Frankfurt), GCP |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | free tieropen sourceself hostableapi access | free tiermanaged optionbackups includedeu datacenterus datacenterapi access |
| Visit Hasura Cloud → | Visit Xata → | |
Hasura Cloud
Pros
- + Free tier includes unlimited models, unlimited API requests and the global edge network
- + Per-active-model pricing charges only for models with real traffic
- + Full API layer out of the box: queries, subscriptions, authorization, schema registry
- + Open-source engine with a self-hosting escape hatch
- + SOC 2 Type 2 and GDPR compliance on every tier
Cons
- - Hasura-specific concepts (models, supergraphs, active models) take real learning
- - Per-model cost scales with a wide, hot schema
- - No published uptime SLA or support response-time matrix
- - Data residency, SSO, audit logs and HIPAA are Advanced-tier features
- - GraphQL is a bigger commitment than a plain REST layer for simple CRUD
Xata
Pros
- + Instant copy-on-write branching with no per-branch, per-developer or per-database fees
- + Scale-to-zero: idle branches bill $0 compute and wake in about a second
- + Vanilla PostgreSQL — standard extensions, drivers and tooling, no fork
- + Public pricing is unusually transparent, including a machine-readable pricing.md
- + Open-source core (Apache 2.0) plus genuinely useful standalone tools: pgroll, pgstream
Cons
- - Young platform behind a company that already retired one product its customers relied on
- - No published uptime SLA or backup policy on the public site
- - Self-serve limited to two regions (US East, EU Central); deep compliance and support tiers are BYOC sales conversations
- - Key pieces (Xatastor, multi-tenant control plane) remain proprietary despite the open-source push
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