prisma vs typeorm

NPM Package Comparison - Which one should you use?

prisma

🏆Most Popular⭐Most 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 ES2023+. 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

👉Choose typeorm if:

  • ✓Bundle size is critical for your project

Comparison

Metricprismatypeorm
Weekly Downloads00
GitHub Stars47.4k36.6k
Bundle Size43.8 MB21.6 MB
Dependencies610
Last Updated4 days ago1 weeks ago
TypeScriptYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
Version7.9.01.1.0

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