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24 alternatives to Ariadne, Python lib for writing GraphQL servers, inspired by Apollo

Python library for implementing GraphQL servers using schema-first approach. Created with :heart: by Mirumee - GitHub - mirumee/ariadne: Python library for implementing GraphQL servers using schema-first approach. Created with by Mirumee

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Ariadne, Python lib for writing GraphQL servers, inspired by Apollo launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Hasura – Fast, instant GraphQL APIs on Postgres▲382

   Blazing fast, instant realtime GraphQL APIs on all your data with fine grained access control, also trigger webhooks on database events. - hasura/graphql-engine

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   GraphQL Yoga▲148

   The fully-featured GraphQL Server

   2022 · the-guild.dev · its alternatives →

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   8base – Ready-to-Rock GraphQL API and Serverless Back End▲84

   8base delivers an AI-first solution that simplifies your journey from idea to working software application. | Ask us how.

   2019 · 8base.com · its alternatives →

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   Hashquery, a Python library for defining reusable analysis▲67

   Hi all, we recently open sourced the first version of Hashquery, a Python library which lets you model analytics, DRY up common logic, and execute it against a database or warehouse. We were originally rendering SQL directly for all our queries, but that spiraled out of control with more complex analysis; the SQL needed to be changed sporadically for each new database dialect (BigQuery, Redshift, Aethena, Postgres, etc etc) and the SQL fragments were very challenging to reuse (and so fragments were copy-pasted all over). ~~~ Advantages we think it has over writing SQL by hand: - Queries are…

   2024 · hashquery.dev · its alternatives →

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   Nebula – a distributed graph database written in C++▲178

   A distributed, fast open-source graph database featuring horizontal scalability and high availability - GitHub - vesoft-inc/nebula: A distributed, fast open-source graph database featuring horizontal scalability and high availability

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   An example GraphQL server written in Rust▲74

   An example GraphQL server written in Rust. Contribute to lucperkins/rust-graphql-juniper-actix-diesel-postgres development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   IrisQL▲82

   GraphQL schema made easy

   2020 · its alternatives →

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   Oxyde – Pydantic-native async ORM with a Rust core▲155

   Hi HN! I built Oxyde because I was tired of duplicating my models. If you use FastAPI, you know the drill. You define Pydantic models for your API, then define separate ORM models for your database, then write converters between them. SQLModel tries to fix this but it's still SQLAlchemy underneath. Tortoise gives you a nice Django-style API but its own model system. Django ORM is great but welded to the framework. I wanted something simple: your Pydantic model IS your database model. One class, full validation on input and output, native type hints, zero duplication. The query API is…

   Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Graphene – GraphQL framework for Python▲106

   Graphene framework for Python

   2016 · graphene-python.org · its alternatives →

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    HelixDB – Open-source vector-graph database for AI applications (Rust)▲237

    Hey HN, we want to share HelixDB (https://github.com/HelixDB/helix-db/), a project a college friend and I are working on. It’s a new database that natively intertwines graph and vector types, without sacrificing performance. It’s written in Rust and our initial focus is on supporting RAG. Here’s a video runthrough: https://screen.studio/share/szgQu3yq. Why a hybrid? Vector databases are useful for similarity queries, while graph databases are useful for relationship queries. Each stores data in a way that’s best for its main type of query (e.g.…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Rocketgraph▲121

    Build production grade web applications in minutes

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    Hasura GraphQL Engine▲133

    Instant Realtime GraphQL on Postgres

    2018 · hasura.io · its alternatives →

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    Godb is a simple Go ORM for PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite and SQL Server▲205

    A Go SQL query builder and struct mapper. Contribute to samonzeweb/godb development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Node.js ORM to query SQL database through an array-like API▲123

    Hello everyone! I'm exited to share a NodeJS package I was working on for the past two months. The package is designed to simplify querying SQL databases through an array-like API. Qustar supports PostgreSQL, SQLite, MySQL, and MariaDB, and offers TypeScript support for a robust development experience. It's in early stage of development. I would like to hear your thoughts about it.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Csql – Python lib for composeable SQL queries▲89

    Contribute to akdor1154/python-csql development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    The Road to GraphQL▲122

    Your journey to master pragmatic GraphQL in JavaScript

    2018 · robinwieruch.de · its alternatives →

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    Hasura GraphQL Engine 2.0▲176

    Instant realtime GraphQL APIs on your data

    2021 · hasura.io · its alternatives →

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    Try FaunaDB's GraphQL API▲42

    2019 · fauna.com · its alternatives →

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    Graphql-java – A complete Java implementation of the GraphQL spec▲65

    Contribute to andimarek/graphql-java development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    SchemafreeSQL – Data, Fluid as Code▲42

    Hi HN, I'm Dean, the non-technical co-founder of SchemafreeSQL. We released our beta version about a year ago. You can see the HN Post here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30291592 Today I am pleased to announce our initial release of our hosted SFSQL offering. A major concern from the HN Beta feedback we received was our longevity. Being a hosted database solution I can see why. We took that to heart and re-engineered our offering. We de-risked it by minimizing the amount of infrastructure under our management, fly.io manages customer's dedicated SFSQL endpoints,…

    2023 · schemafreesql.com · its alternatives →

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    Hasura: Native Postgres Integration▲118

    Instant GraphQL backend with Hasura & Neon in under 2 mins

    2022 · hasura.io · its alternatives →

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    Json2graphql – From a JSON file to Postgres-backed realtime GraphQL▲120

    Blazing fast, instant realtime GraphQL APIs on all your data with fine grained access control, also trigger webhooks on database events. - graphql-engine/community/tools/json2graphql at master · hasura/graphql-engine

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Game Changing Typed GraphQL▲34

    GraphQL client and GraphQL code generator with GraphQL autocomplete library generation ⚡⚡⚡ for browser,nodejs and react native ( apollo compatible ) - GitHub - graphql-editor/graphql-zeus: GraphQL client and GraphQL code generator with GraphQL autocomplete library generation ⚡⚡⚡ for browser,nodejs a

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    GraphQL Centaur – GraphQL Generation tool for MongoDB Stucco▲28

    😱 GraphQL Editor Official CLI - Generate and maintain GraphQL Backend and GraphQL Server - graphql-editor/graphql-editor-cli

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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