Comparison

Diesel vs Drizzle ORM

No clear leader: Drizzle ORM (73.3) and Diesel (69.7) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Diesel70
Drizzle ORM73
Score
Vioscale score
Diesel70 / 100low · 43%updating
Drizzle ORM73 / 100high · 79%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Diesel
Drizzle ORM
Model
Drizzle ORMcommercial
Price level
Dieselfree
Drizzle ORMfree
Transparent
Diesel
Drizzle ORM
Integrations
Count
Diesel
Drizzle ORM14
Adoption
Dependent repos
Diesel3,691
Drizzle ORM2,870
Github stars
Diesel14,161
Drizzle ORM35,595
Package downloads weekly
Diesel
Drizzle ORM19,997,086
Activity
Commits last 30d
Diesel100
Drizzle ORM6
Release
Cadence days
Diesel33
Drizzle ORM5
History
Diesel20 items
Drizzle ORM20 items
License
Spdx
Drizzle ORMApache-2.0
Language
Primary
DieselRust
Drizzle ORMTypeScript
Market
Availability
Diesel
Content
Faq
Diesel
Drizzle ORM7 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Type-safe queries
Diesel
Drizzle ORM
Schema migrations
Diesel
Drizzle ORM
Relations / joins API
Diesel
Drizzle ORM
Languages
DieselRust
Drizzle ORMJavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, Bun, Deno
Modelling
Schema-first modelling
Diesel
Drizzle ORM
Flexibility
Raw SQL escape hatch
Diesel
Drizzle ORM
Portability
Multiple database backends
Diesel
Drizzle ORM
Ops
Connection pooling
Diesel
Drizzle ORM
DX
Data browser / studio
Diesel
Drizzle ORM

What each one is

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

Diesel

An open-source object-relational mapping and query builder library for Rust that enables compile-time verification of database interactions and supports multiple database backends through composable query abstractions.

Independently observed

Drizzle ORM

Drizzle is a headless ORM that allows developers to define SQL schemas and write type-safe, relational queries against PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQLite databases. It emphasizes serverless compatibility, small bundle size, and works across Node.js runtimes, edge platforms, and browsers without external dependencies.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Diesel

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Drizzle ORM

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
Diesel
Drizzle ORM
CLI
Diesel
Drizzle ORM
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Diesel
Drizzle ORM
Self-hosted
Diesel
Drizzle ORM

Integrations

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

Diesel

Not documented yet.

Drizzle ORM

14 total
  • Turso
  • Neon
  • Xata
  • PlanetScale
  • Cloudflare D1
  • FlyIO LiteFS
  • Vercel Postgres
  • Supabase
  • AWS Data API
  • Hono
  • ArkType
  • TypeBox
  • Valibot
  • Zod
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.