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Feature-rich ORM for modern Node.js and TypeScript, it supports PostgreSQL (with JSON and JSONB support), MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, MS SQL Server, Snowflake, Oracle DB, DB2 and DB2 for IBM i.
| Tool | Fit | Stars | Licence | Terms | Self-hosted | Language | Latest | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prisma ORM | Full replacement | 48k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | No | TypeScript | v0.17.0 | 2026-10-06 |
| Drizzle ORM | Full replacement | 36k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | No | TypeScript | drizzle-kit@0.31.11 | 2026-10-06 |
| MikroORM | Full replacement | 9.2k | MIT | Open source | No | TypeScript | v7.2.4 | 2026-10-06 |
| Knex | Partial | 20k | MIT | Open source | No | JavaScript | 3.3.0 | 2026-06-26 |
| Kysely | Partial | 14k | MIT | Open source | No | TypeScript | v0.29.6 | 2026-10-06 |
5 alternatives
Next-generation ORM for Node.js & TypeScript | PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQL Server, SQLite, MongoDB and CockroachDB
Schema file with a generated, type-safe client.
ORM
Schema declared in TypeScript with a SQL-like query API.
TypeScript ORM for Node.js based on Data Mapper, Unit of Work and Identity Map patterns. Supports MongoDB, MySQL, MariaDB, MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL and SQLite/libSQL databases.
Data mapper with unit of work and identity map, entities declared in TypeScript.
A query builder for PostgreSQL, MySQL, CockroachDB, SQL Server, SQLite3 and Oracle, designed to be flexible, portable, and fun to use.
A SQL query builder with migrations and seeds rather than an ORM, with no models to define.
A type-safe TypeScript SQL query builder
A type-safe SQL query builder rather than an ORM, with no models to define.