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Hasura can run as a Backend as a Service, ie standalone with a direct connection to your database and nothing else. For custom queries you can use Hasura Actions.

Prisma and others like Apollo server are libraries you need to add to your Node app, ie not standalone. They give you more customization because you control the entire server and what functions to run.

The difference is just in how custom you want it and how much setup you don't want to do.