Best ORM & Database Libraries
ORM and database packages simplify database interactions for Node.js applications by abstracting away raw SQL queries. They offer various approaches, including object-relational mapping (ORM) for SQL databases like TypeORM, Kysely, Drizzle-ORM, Knex, and Sequelize, and object-document mapping (ODM) for NoSQL databases like Mongoose. Prisma offers a modern approach with a schema-first paradigm and type safety. These tools help manage database schemas, perform CRUD operations, and handle complex queries more efficiently.
Packages (7)
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.
Drizzle ORM package for SQL databases
Mongoose MongoDB ODM
Type safe SQL query builder
Data-Mapper ORM for TypeScript and ES2021+. Supports MySQL/MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, Oracle, SAP HANA, SQLite, MongoDB databases.
A batteries-included SQL query & schema builder for PostgresSQL, MySQL, CockroachDB, MSSQL and SQLite3
Sequelize is a promise-based Node.js ORM tool for Postgres, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, Microsoft SQL Server, Amazon Redshift and Snowflake’s Data Cloud. It features solid transaction support, relations, eager and lazy loading, read replication and more.