Comparison

Diesel vs Objection.js

On the evidence we track, Diesel leads this comparison with a composite score of 70/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Diesel70

Objection.js51

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	DieselLeader	Objection.js
Vioscale score	70 / 100low · 43%	51 / 100medium · 60%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	-
Modelpricing.model	open_source	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.2	3.6
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 6 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cargo&package_name=diesel&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 4 · Max severity: CRITICAL	Count: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=objection&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: CRITICAL
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	3,691	2,988
Github starsadoption.github_stars	14,161	7,342
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	273,725
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	0
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	33	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Rust	JavaScript

Score

Vioscale score

Diesel70 / 100low · 43%

Objection.js51 / 100medium · 60%

Pricing

Free tier

Diesel✓

Objection.js–

Model

Dieselopen_source

Objection.jsopen_source

Price level

Dieselfree

Objection.jsfree

Security

Scorecard

Diesel6.2

Objection.js3.6

Vulnerabilities

DieselCount: 6 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cargo&package_name=diesel&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 4 · Max severity: CRITICAL

Objection.jsCount: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=objection&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: CRITICAL

Reliability

Status page

Diesel–

Objection.js✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Diesel3,691

Objection.js2,988

Github stars

Diesel14,161

Objection.js7,342

Package downloads weekly

Diesel–

Objection.js273,725

Activity

Commits last 30d

Diesel100

Objection.js0

Release

Cadence days

Diesel33

Objection.js–

History

Diesel20 items

Objection.js–

License

Spdx

DieselApache-2.0

Objection.jsMIT

Language

Primary

DieselRust

Objection.jsJavaScript

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for ORM & Database Tools
Capability	Diesel	Objection.js
Core
Type-safe queries	✓	✓
Schema migrations	✓	✗
Relations / joins API	✓	✓
Languages	Rust	JavaScript, TypeScript
Modelling
Schema-first modelling	✓	✓
Flexibility
Raw SQL escape hatch	✓	✓
Portability
Multiple database backends	✓	✓
Ops
Connection pooling	✗	-
DX
Data browser / studio	✗	-

Core

Type-safe queries

Diesel✓

Objection.js✓

Schema migrations

Diesel✓

Objection.js✗

Relations / joins API

Diesel✓

Objection.js✓

Languages

DieselRust

Objection.jsJavaScript, TypeScript

Modelling

Schema-first modelling

Diesel✓

Objection.js✓

Flexibility

Raw SQL escape hatch

Diesel✓

Objection.js✓

Portability

Multiple database backends

Diesel✓

Objection.js✓

Ops

Connection pooling

Diesel✗

Objection.js-

Data browser / studio

Diesel✗

Objection.js-

What each one is

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

Diesel

Leader

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

Objection.js

A query-building library for Node.js that makes it easy to work with relational databases using both high-level abstractions and raw SQL when needed. It supports schema relationships, type safety through TypeScript, and works across multiple database systems.

Independently observed

Pricing

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Diesel

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Objection.js

Open source

as of 2026-08-03verify ↗

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