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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Merging RethinkDB and Postgres with GraphQL launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   GraphQL for Postgres▲195

   GraphQL for Postgres. Contribute to solidsnack/GraphpostgresQL development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Reindex▲161

   GraphQL backend as a service

   2016 · reindex.io · its alternatives →

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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 →

4. 4
   Hasura GraphQL Engine▲133

   Instant Realtime GraphQL on Postgres

   2018 · hasura.io · its alternatives →

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   GrapheneDB▲121

   Graph databases as-a-service

   2014 · graphenedb.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Software Engineering Daily - Scaling PostgreSQL▲70

   A look at modern database approaches and how Citus scales PG

   2016 · softwareengineeringdaily.com · its alternatives →

7. 7GA
   GraphQL+-, a Variant of GraphQL for Graph DBs▲7

   2016 · wiki.dgraph.io · its alternatives →

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   Firebase2GraphQL▲106

   Migrate from Firebase to GraphQL on Postgres

   2018 · firebase2graphql.com · its alternatives →

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   Scaphold 2.0▲207

   GraphQL backend as a service

   2017 · kamaldadoriyachickmaker.in.net · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Grafbase▲192

    Unify the data layer with GraphQL

    2023 · grafbase.com · its alternatives →

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    Splitgraph - Build and share data with Postgres, inspired by Docker/Git▲81

    EnterpriseDB (“EDB”), the leader in accelerating Postgres® in the enterprise, today announced its acquisition of Splitgraph, an early-stage disruptor that provides a Postgres compatible serverless SQL API for building data driven applications from hundreds of datasources. This move is seen as a mean

    2020 · splitgraph.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    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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    Firebase2graphql – Migrate from Firebase to GraphQL on Postgres▲114

    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/firebase2graphql at master · hasura/graphql-engine

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Changelog - #181: RethinkDB, Databases, and the Realtime Web With Slava Akhmechet▲60

    Slava Akhmechet schools us on RethinkDB and the realtime web

    2015 · changelog.com · its alternatives →

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    Database Lab – thin Postgres clones for faster development and testing▲7

    2020 · postgres.ai · its alternatives →

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    pgweb▲78

    Web-based PostgreSQL database browser

    2014 · 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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    Realtime Replication Between GraphQL and the Client-Side Database▲17

    Set up GraphQL-based replication with RxDB including pull, push, and live streaming handlers for syncing data between client and server.

    2019 · rxdb.info · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Splitgraph DDN – Public PostgreSQL proxy to 40k+ datasets▲30

    EnterpriseDB (“EDB”), the leader in accelerating Postgres® in the enterprise, today announced its acquisition of Splitgraph, an early-stage disruptor that provides a Postgres compatible serverless SQL API for building data driven applications from hundreds of datasources. This move is seen as a mean

    2020 · splitgraph.com · its alternatives →

21. 21AN
    a Navigational Query Language for PostgreSQL▲9

    2011 · htsql.org · its alternatives →

22. 22
    GraphQL Queries with React and GUN, the Graph Database▲37

    A graphql API for the gun p2p graph database. Contribute to brysgo/graphql-gun development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23ST
    Survey Tool with GraphQL back end▲9

    2020 · surveyo.one-click.cloud.dgraph.io · its alternatives →

24. 24AI
    An Instant Go Powered GraphQL API for Postgres. No Code Needed▲11

    2019 · supergraph.dev · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →