# PostGraphile

6 Hacker News commenters recommended PostGraphile and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for generating GraphQL APIs from PostgreSQL databases, getting out of the way and automating tedious work. One critic reports trouble with testing and ergonomics.

## Why people recommend it

- Automates tedious GraphQL API work (1 comments): "It really lives up to its goal of getting out of the way and automating the tedium." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47513420))
- Used in client projects (1 comments): "Almost all my client projects are using Postgraphile" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47508235))
- Long-awaited v5 release welcomed (1 comments): "Great news and a long time coming!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47506393))
- Seen as the way forward (1 comments): "postgraphile is probably the way" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46268482))

## What people warn about

- Trouble with testing and ergonomics (1 comments): "had trouble with testing and ergonomics" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49490852))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [PocketBase](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pocketbase.md): 67 recommend
- [InstantDB](https://hackerapproved.com/p/instant.md): 23 recommend
- [PostgREST](https://hackerapproved.com/p/postgrest.md): 12 recommend
- [Sheet Ninja](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sheet-ninja.md): 11 recommend
- [Hasura](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hasura.md): 7 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "PostGraphile", https://hackerapproved.com/p/postgraphile/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).