ORM & Query Builders

Next-generation Node.js ORM

Next-generation TypeScript ORM with schema-first design and auto-generated, type-safe database client. Define models in Prisma Schema Language, manage migrations via Prisma Migrate, and browse data in Prisma Studio. Supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, SQL Server, MongoDB, and CockroachDB. Prisma Accelerate provides edge caching and connection pooling, Optimize offers AI-powered query analysis. 40K+ GitHub stars, widely adopted in Node.js/TypeScript.

TypeScript ORM that feels like SQL

Lightweight, serverless-ready TypeScript ORM with zero dependencies bringing SQL-like syntax into TypeScript for maximum type-safety. Maps queries closely to raw SQL with full auto-completion and type inference. Features Drizzle Kit for migrations, Drizzle Studio for visual browsing, supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, and Turso. Runs on Node.js, Bun, Deno, Cloudflare Workers, and Vercel Edge. 26K+ GitHub stars, growing fast as a Prisma alternative.

Promise-based Node.js ORM

Mature, promise-based ORM for Node.js supporting PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, and SQL Server. Features model definitions with validations, eager/lazy loading, transactions, migrations, raw queries, and lifecycle hooks. Supports soft deletes, scopes, and virtual fields. One of the oldest and most battle-tested Node.js ORMs, widely used in enterprise apps though increasingly succeeded by Prisma and Drizzle in new projects.

ORM for TypeScript and JavaScript

Full-featured ORM for TypeScript and JavaScript supporting Active Record and Data Mapper patterns. Works with PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, Oracle, SQL Server, and MongoDB. Features decorator-based entity definitions, migrations, relations (one-to-one, many-to-many), lazy/eager loading, query builder, transactions, and caching. Supports both Node.js and browser runtimes. 34K+ GitHub stars. Mature but losing mindshare to Prisma and Drizzle for new TypeScript projects.

SQL query builder for Node.js

Flexible SQL query builder for Node.js supporting PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, Oracle, and MSSQL. Chainable API for constructing queries with parameterized bindings. Features schema builder, migration system, seed files, transaction support, and connection pooling. Foundation for ORMs like Bookshelf.js and Objection.js. One of the most established query builders in the Node.js ecosystem.

Type-safe SQL query builder for TS

Type-safe SQL query builder for TypeScript that provides auto-completion and compile-time type checking without the abstraction overhead of a traditional ORM. Write queries that map directly to SQL while getting full TypeScript inference from your database schema. Supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQLite with migrations, transactions, and raw SQL escape hatches. Lightweight with zero dependencies. Ideal for developers who want SQL control with TypeScript safety. Growing Knex.js alternative.