prisma vs typeorm

NPM Package Comparison - Which one should you use?

prisma

🏆Most PopularMost Starred🔄Recently Updated📘TypeScript

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.

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npm install prisma

typeorm

📦Smallest📘TypeScript

Data-Mapper ORM for TypeScript and ES2021+. Supports MySQL/MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, Oracle, SAP HANA, SQLite, MongoDB databases.

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npm install typeorm

When to Choose Each

👉Choose prisma if:

  • You prefer fewer dependencies to reduce supply chain risk
  • You need actively maintained software with recent updates

👉Choose typeorm if:

  • Bundle size is critical for your project

Comparison

Metricprismatypeorm
Weekly Downloads00
GitHub Stars45.6k36.4k
Bundle Size41.9 MB20.8 MB
Dependencies615
Last UpdatedYesterday3 months ago
TypeScriptYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
Version7.6.00.3.28

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