prisma vs typeorm
NPM Package Comparison - Which one should you use?
prisma
🏆Most Popular🔄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.
View Repository →npm install prismatypeorm
📦Smallest📘TypeScript
Data-Mapper ORM for TypeScript and ES2021+. Supports MySQL/MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, Oracle, SAP HANA, SQLite, MongoDB databases.
View Repository →npm install typeormDownload Trends (Last 12 Weeks)
When to Choose Each
👉Choose prisma if:
- ✓You want the most battle-tested solution with a larger community
- ✓You prefer fewer dependencies to reduce supply chain risk
👉Choose typeorm if:
- ✓Bundle size is critical for your project
Comparison
| Metric | prisma | typeorm |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly Downloads | 7.6M | 0 |
| GitHub Stars | N/A | N/A |
| Bundle Size | 37.8 MB | 20.8 MB |
| Dependencies | 6 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 1 weeks ago | 1 months ago |
| TypeScript | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Version | 7.3.0 | 0.3.28 |