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Drizzle ORM
TypeScript ORM that's 100% type-safe.
About Drizzle ORM
Drizzle is a lightweight, performant TypeScript ORM with a focus on developer experience and type safety. It's SQL-like and gives you full control.
Key Features
Type Safety
SQL-like
Zero Dependencies
Perfect For
Performance-critical apps
Edge functions
Lightweight projects
SQL power users
Getting Started
- 1
Install Drizzle (npm i drizzle-orm)
- 2
Define schema
- 3
Generate types
- 4
Query database
What Makes Drizzle ORM Different?
Extremely lightweight
SQL-like query builder
Edge-runtime compatible
Zero dependencies
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Lightweight and fast
- SQL-like syntax
- No magic, full control
Cons
- Newer ecosystem
- Less tooling than Prisma
- Smaller community
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Prisma
Open SourceDatabase ORM
Next-generation ORM for Node.js and TypeScript.