Comparison

Atlas vs Doctrine

On the evidence we track, Doctrine leads this comparison with a composite score of 62/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Atlas56
★Doctrine62
Score
vioscaleAI score
Atlas56 / 100medium · 56%
Doctrine62 / 100medium · 50%
Pricing
Free tier
Atlas✓
Doctrine✓
Model
Doctrineopen_source
Price level
Atlasmid
Doctrinefree
Starting price
Atlas$39
Doctrine–
Transparent
Atlas✓
Doctrine✓
Integrations
Count
Atlas22
Doctrine20
Reliability
Status page
Atlas✓
Doctrine–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Atlas593
Doctrine87,805
Github stars
Atlas8,773
Doctrine10,165
Activity
Commits last 30d
Atlas10
Doctrine29
Release
Cadence days
Atlas40
Doctrine6
History
Doctrine20 items
License
Spdx
DoctrineMIT
Language
Primary
AtlasGo
DoctrinePHP
Content
Faq
Atlas8 items
Doctrine6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for orm & database tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Type-safe queries
Atlas-
Doctrine-
Schema migrations
Atlas✓
Doctrine✓
Relations / joins API
Atlas✓
Doctrine✓
Languages
AtlasMultiple databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, MSSQL, SQLite, Oracle, Snowflake
DoctrinePHP
Modelling
Schema-first modelling
Atlas✓
Doctrine-
Flexibility
Raw SQL escape hatch
Atlas✓
Doctrine✓
Portability
Multiple database backends
Atlas✓
Doctrine✓
Ops
Connection pooling
Atlas-
Doctrine-
DX
Data browser / studio
Atlas✓
Doctrine-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Atlas

A language-agnostic tool that lets teams define database schemas as code, automatically plans and executes migrations, and monitors for drift. It works with multiple databases and integrates into CI/CD workflows like Terraform does for infrastructure.

Independently observed

Doctrine

Leader

PHP libraries for building database-driven applications with support for object-relational mapping and database abstraction.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Atlas

from $39/mofreemiumFree tier

Free to start. Pro from $9/developer/month. Enterprise custom pricing.

  • StarterFree
    • ORM integration
    • Migration planning & execution
    • IDE support
    • Limited inspection & diffing
    • Limited database support
  • ProFrom $9/developer/month plus project and database add-ons
    • Everything in Starter
    • Automated CI/CD integration
    • Database Security as Code
    • Migration linting & safety checks
    • Security Graph & CVE scanning
    • +4 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Pro
    • Fully customizable plans
    • Enterprise SSO
    • Premium Support and custom SLA
    • Air-gapped network deployment
    • +2 more
as of verify ↗

Doctrine

Leader
Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Atlas✓
Doctrine✓
CLI
Atlas✓
Doctrine✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Atlas✓
Doctrine✗
Self-hosted
Atlas✗
Doctrine✓
Air-gapped
Atlas✓
Doctrine✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Atlas

31 total
  • GitHub
  • AWS Marketplace
  • Slack
  • GitHub Actions
  • GitLab CI
  • CircleCI
  • Azure DevOps Pipelines
  • Azure Repos
  • Datadog
  • PostgreSQL
  • Oracle
  • Snowflake
  • ClickHouse
  • Aurora DSQL
  • Azure Fabric
  • CockroachDB
  • Databricks
  • Google Cloud Spanner
  • Kubernetes
  • Terraform
  • Azure DevOps
  • Argo CD
  • Crossplane
  • GCP Cloud SQL
  • +7 more
Independently observed

Doctrine

Leader
20 total
  • Symfony
  • Drupal
  • Laravel
  • Laminas
  • API Platform
  • eZ Platform
  • Akeneo PIM
  • Pimcore
  • Sylius
  • Shopware
  • Contao
  • Oxid eShop
  • PrestaShop
  • TYPO3
  • Sonata Project
  • JMS Libraries
  • Go! AOP
  • KNP Labs
  • PHPUnit
  • phpbench
Independently observed
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