Node.js ORMs

Prisma, Drizzle, TypeORM, Sequelize, Kysely.

Picking an ORM for a Node/TypeScript backend in 2026. The race is between schema-first (Prisma), SQL-first (Drizzle, Kysely), and the older active-record tools. Compare maintenance signals before you commit a year of migrations to one.

Informational only. RepoPilot summarises public signals at the time of analysis. Not professional, security, or legal advice.

• prisma/prismaHealthy

  Next-generation ORM for Node.js & TypeScript | PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQL Server, SQLite, MongoDB and CockroachDB

  TypeScript·★ 45,912·pushed 1mo ago

  Healthy across the board

• typeorm/typeormHealthy

  TypeScript & JavaScript ORM for Node.js — supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, SQL Server, Oracle, and more.

  TypeScript·★ 36,474·pushed 1mo ago

  Healthy across the board

• sequelize/sequelizeHealthy

  Feature-rich ORM for modern Node.js and TypeScript, it supports PostgreSQL (with JSON and JSONB support), MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, MS SQL Server, Snowflake, Oracle DB, DB2 and DB2 for IBM i.

  TypeScript·★ 30,349·pushed 1mo ago

  Healthy across the board

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