ORM

Type-safe ways to talk to your database.

An ORM or query builder sits between your application code and your database, giving you type safety and a friendlier API instead of raw SQL strings. Some are full ORMs with migrations and schema management built in; others are thinner query builders that stay closer to SQL. The right choice depends on how much abstraction you want and which database you're already using.

Drizzle ORM

A SQL-shaped, zero-dependency ORM with no codegen step, and the current favorite for serverless/edge deployments where Prisma's runtime felt too heavy.

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Kysely

A type-safe SQL query builder rather than a full ORM, for when you want Postgres-level control with autocomplete instead of an abstraction layer.

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Prisma

The most-downloaded TypeScript ORM, with the best docs and migrations tooling. Version 7 dropped the old Rust engine for a lighter, edge-friendly TypeScript runtime.

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TypeORM

Decorator/Hibernate-style ORM. A solid choice if you're already in a NestJS-style, class-based codebase.

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