Comparison

Doctrine vs Drizzle ORM

On the evidence we track, Drizzle ORM leads this comparison with a composite score of 73/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Doctrine67
Drizzle ORM73
Score
Vioscale score
Doctrine67 / 100medium · 54%
Drizzle ORM73 / 100high · 79%
Pricing
Free tier
Doctrine
Drizzle ORM
Model
Doctrinecommercial
Drizzle ORMcommercial
Price level
Doctrinefree
Drizzle ORMfree
Transparent
Doctrine
Drizzle ORM
Integrations
Count
Doctrine20
Drizzle ORM14
Adoption
Dependent repos
Doctrine87,805
Drizzle ORM2,870
Github stars
Doctrine10,169
Drizzle ORM35,595
Package downloads weekly
Doctrine
Drizzle ORM19,997,086
Activity
Commits last 30d
Doctrine10
Drizzle ORM6
Release
Cadence days
Doctrine2
Drizzle ORM5
History
Doctrine20 items
Drizzle ORM20 items
License
Spdx
DoctrineMIT
Drizzle ORMApache-2.0
Language
Primary
DoctrinePHP
Drizzle ORMTypeScript
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Doctrine
Drizzle ORM7 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Doctrine

Doctrine provides PHP developers with both high-level object-oriented database tools and low-level direct SQL access. The core includes an Object Relational Mapper for complex data modeling and a Database Abstraction Layer for flexible database interaction.

Independently observed

Drizzle ORM

Leader

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.

Doctrine

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Drizzle ORM

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

Integrations

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

Doctrine

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

Drizzle ORM

Leader
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.