Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/clockworklabs/SpacetimeDB/vs/hasura/graphql-engine
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/clockworklabs/SpacetimeDB/vs/hasura/graphql-engine.md
Description: SpacetimeDB and graphql-engine share 4 technologies: React, Vite, axum, and Postgres. SpacetimeDB is written in Rust and graphql-engine in TypeScript.

# SpacetimeDB vs graphql-engine

SpacetimeDB and graphql-engine share 4 technologies: React, Vite, axum, and Postgres. SpacetimeDB is written in Rust and graphql-engine in TypeScript.

- [clockworklabs/SpacetimeDB](https://seerepo.com/r/clockworklabs/SpacetimeDB): Development at the speed of light
- [hasura/graphql-engine](https://seerepo.com/r/hasura/graphql-engine): Blazing fast, instant realtime GraphQL APIs on all your data with fine grained access control, also trigger webhooks on database events.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: React, Vite, axum, Postgres
- Only in SpacetimeDB: SQLite
- Only in graphql-engine: Express, Flask, Gin, Redis, Sentry, Firebase, GitHub

## Side by side

| | SpacetimeDB | graphql-engine |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 645,010 lines written, 1,625 code files | 609,181 lines written, 3,230 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.6% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Qwen Code | 0% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code |
| Activity | Last push November 3, 2026, 3,785 commits, 25,519 stars | Last push October 31, 2026, 9,998 commits, 32,127 stars |
| Tests | 934 test files. 15.6% of its code files have a test that imports them | 659 test files. 18.3% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, SpacetimeDB or graphql-engine?

SpacetimeDB, with 645,010 lines written in 1,625 code files; graphql-engine has 609,181 in 3,230.

The proof: [clockworklabs/SpacetimeDB's code at commit 0028d79](https://github.com/clockworklabs/SpacetimeDB/tree/0028d79e0b722f8f9d9dbd91da8d998fb458e48e)

### Which has more GitHub stars, SpacetimeDB or graphql-engine?

graphql-engine, with 32,127 stars; SpacetimeDB has 25,519.

The proof: [hasura/graphql-engine on GitHub](https://github.com/hasura/graphql-engine)

### Which has more tests, SpacetimeDB or graphql-engine?

SpacetimeDB, with 934 test files; graphql-engine has 659.

The proof: [clockworklabs/SpacetimeDB's code at commit 0028d79](https://github.com/clockworklabs/SpacetimeDB/tree/0028d79e0b722f8f9d9dbd91da8d998fb458e48e)

### Which was updated more recently, SpacetimeDB or graphql-engine?

SpacetimeDB: its last push was on November 3, 2026, and graphql-engine's on October 31, 2026.

The proof: [clockworklabs/SpacetimeDB's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/clockworklabs/SpacetimeDB/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, SpacetimeDB or graphql-engine?

SpacetimeDB: an AI signed 0.6% of its commits, with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Qwen Code.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in clockworklabs/SpacetimeDB](https://seerepo.com/r/clockworklabs/SpacetimeDB/ai)

## Sources

- clockworklabs/SpacetimeDB: Read on November 3, 2026, at commit 0028d79 (https://github.com/clockworklabs/SpacetimeDB/tree/0028d79e0b722f8f9d9dbd91da8d998fb458e48e)
- hasura/graphql-engine: Read on November 1, 2026, at commit 1b9e3fe (https://github.com/hasura/graphql-engine/tree/1b9e3fef759461030d50eed4eb78f50c20e2f96a)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.