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Best Alternatives to prisma

Next-generation ORM for Node.js and TypeScript

Why look for an alternative?

Prisma has a large binary dependency and cold start issues in serverless environments. Drizzle and Kysely are lighter alternatives with excellent TypeScript support and no Rust binary.

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prisma

v7.4.2 · Apache-2.0

Prisma is an open-source database toolkit. It includes a JavaScript/TypeScript ORM for Node.js, migrations and a modern GUI to view and edit the data in your database. You can use Prisma in new projects or add it to an existing one.

Weekly Downloads

9.0M

Bundle (gzip)

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drizzle-orm

v0.45.1 · Apache-2.0

Lightweight, SQL-first ORM with excellent TypeScript inference — no binary

Weekly Downloads

5.6M

Bundle (gzip)

8.4 kB

TypeScriptESMLightweightTree-shakeableActively maintained

typeorm

v0.3.28 · MIT

Decorator-based ORM — familiar if coming from Java/C# backgrounds

Weekly Downloads

3.7M

Bundle (gzip)

149.6 kB

TypeScriptUniversal

kysely

v0.28.11 · MIT

Type-safe SQL query builder — write SQL with full TypeScript autocomplete

Weekly Downloads

3.0M

Bundle (gzip)

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TypeScriptESMZero depsLightweight

sequelize

v6.37.7 · MIT

Mature, battle-tested ORM with wide database support

Weekly Downloads

2.6M

Bundle (gzip)

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TypeScriptNode only

mikro-orm

v6.6.9 · MIT

Unit of work pattern — excellent for complex domain models

Weekly Downloads

432K

Bundle (gzip)

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TypeScriptESMActively maintained
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