Comparison

Doctrine vs Ecto

On the evidence we track, Doctrine leads this comparison with a composite score of 67/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Doctrine67
Ecto52
Score
Vioscale score
Doctrine67 / 100medium · 54%
Ecto52 / 100low · 39%
Pricing
Free tier
Doctrine
Ecto
Model
Price level
Doctrinefree
Ectofree
Transparent
Doctrine
Ecto
Integrations
Count
Doctrine20
Ecto6
Reliability
Status page
Doctrine
Ecto
Adoption
Dependent repos
Doctrine87,805
Ecto12,249
Github stars
Doctrine10,169
Ecto6,487
Activity
Commits last 30d
Doctrine10
Ecto12
Release
Cadence days
Doctrine2
Ecto
History
Doctrine20 items
License
Spdx
DoctrineMIT
Language
Primary
DoctrinePHP
EctoElixir
Market
Availability
Ecto

Capabilities

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

Core
Type-safe queries
Doctrine-
Ecto
Schema migrations
Doctrine
Ecto-
Relations / joins API
Doctrine
Ecto
Languages
DoctrinePHP
EctoElixir
Modelling
Schema-first modelling
Doctrine-
Ecto
Flexibility
Raw SQL escape hatch
Doctrine
Ecto-
Portability
Multiple database backends
Doctrine
Ecto
Ops
Connection pooling
Doctrine-
Ecto-
DX
Data browser / studio
Doctrine-
Ecto-

What each one is

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

Doctrine

Leader

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

Ecto

A library that enables type-safe database queries and schema mapping for Elixir, supporting multiple database backends including PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQLite with language-integrated querying.

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

Leader
Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Ecto

Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Doctrine
Ecto
CLI
Doctrine
Ecto
Deployment
Self-hosted
Doctrine
Ecto

Integrations

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

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

Ecto

6 total
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MSSQL
  • SQLite3
  • ClickHouse
  • ETS
Independently observed

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