Best Alternatives to drizzle-orm

Q: What are the best alternatives to drizzle-orm?

The best alternatives to drizzle-orm are: prisma, kysely, typeorm. Drizzle is excellent for SQL-first TypeScript projects but is relatively new. If you need more abstractions, a larger ecosystem, or specific database features, alternatives are worth considering.

Lightweight TypeScript ORM with SQL-first approach

Why look for an alternative?

Drizzle is excellent for SQL-first TypeScript projects but is relatively new. If you need more abstractions, a larger ecosystem, or specific database features, alternatives are worth considering.

Current

drizzle-orm

v0.45.1 · Apache-2.0

Drizzle ORM package for SQL databases

Weekly Downloads

5.4M

Bundle (gzip)

8.4 kB

prisma

v7.4.2 · Apache-2.0

More abstractions, better migrations tooling, larger ecosystem

Weekly Downloads

8.8M

Bundle (gzip)

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TypeScriptActively maintained

typeorm

v0.3.28 · MIT

More mature, decorator-based — better for complex entity relationships

Weekly Downloads

3.7M

Bundle (gzip)

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TypeScript

kysely

v0.28.11 · MIT

Pure query builder — more control, no schema definition layer

Weekly Downloads

2.9M

Bundle (gzip)

36.4 kB

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