Drizzle ORM vs Kysely

Drizzle ORM vs Kysely
Fact	Drizzle ORM	Kysely
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Licence	Apache-2.0	MIT
Stars	36k	14k
Latest	drizzle-kit@0.31.11	v0.29.6
Last push	2026-10-06	2026-10-06
Release cadence	too few releases	too few releases
Active contributors	3 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days	5 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days
Flags	none	none

How they relate

Both replace Prisma ORM. Alternatives to Prisma ORM →
Full replacementDrizzle ORMSchema written in TypeScript and a SQL-like query builder.
PartialKyselyTypes come from TypeScript interfaces instead of a schema file and a generated client.
Both replace Sequelize. Alternatives to Sequelize →
Full replacementDrizzle ORMSchema declared in TypeScript with a SQL-like query API.
PartialKyselyA type-safe SQL query builder rather than an ORM, with no models to define.
Both replace TypeORM. Alternatives to TypeORM →
Full replacementDrizzle ORMSchema declared in TypeScript with a SQL-like query API.
PartialKyselyA type-safe SQL query builder rather than an ORM, with no entities or relations to map.

drizzle-kit@0.31.112026-09-21Warn about silent migration skips on drizzle-kit checks - thanks @shaneikennedy
0.45.32026-09-21> Note: The Netlify DB driver is developed and maintained by the Netlify team.
v1.0.0-rc.42026-06-27Fixed broken View types when using Subquery in selectionpre-release
v1.0.0-rc.32026-05-18Porting all the changes that were made in PostgreSQL to other dialects. This release is about MySQL:pre-release
v1.0.0-rc.12026-04-30⚠️ This release introduced a breaking change into our casing API(see below) and removes RQB v1 ._query for postgrespre-release

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