Comparison

Diesel vs SeaORM

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

SeaORM58

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	DieselLeader	SeaORM
Vioscale score	70 / 100low · 43%	58 / 100low · 46%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.2	-
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: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cargo&package_name=sea-orm&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	3,691	429
Github starsadoption.github_stars	14,161	9,870
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	27
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	33	9
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Rust	Rust

Score

Vioscale score

Diesel70 / 100low · 43%

SeaORM58 / 100low · 46%

Pricing

Free tier

Diesel✓

SeaORM✓

Model

Dieselopen_source

SeaORMcommercial

Price level

Dieselfree

SeaORMfree

Security

Scorecard

Diesel6.2

SeaORM–

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

SeaORMCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cargo&package_name=sea-orm&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Diesel–

SeaORM✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Diesel3,691

SeaORM429

Github stars

Diesel14,161

SeaORM9,870

Activity

Commits last 30d

Diesel100

SeaORM27

Release

Cadence days

Diesel33

SeaORM9

History

Diesel20 items

SeaORM20 items

License

Spdx

DieselApache-2.0

SeaORMApache-2.0

Language

Primary

DieselRust

SeaORMRust

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	SeaORM
Core
Type-safe queries	✓	✓
Schema migrations	✓	✓
Relations / joins API	✓	✓
Languages	Rust	Rust
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✓

SeaORM✓

Schema migrations

Diesel✓

SeaORM✓

Relations / joins API

Diesel✓

SeaORM✓

Languages

DieselRust

SeaORMRust

Modelling

Schema-first modelling

Diesel✓

SeaORM-

Flexibility

Raw SQL escape hatch

Diesel✓

SeaORM-

Portability

Multiple database backends

Diesel✓

SeaORM-

Ops

Connection pooling

Diesel✗

SeaORM-

Data browser / studio

Diesel✗

SeaORM-

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

SeaORM

SeaORM is an async ORM library designed for Rust that provides dynamic database interaction capabilities.

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

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

SeaORM

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open-source

as of 2026-08-03verify ↗

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