Comparison

Doctrine vs Ent

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
Ent43
Score
Vioscale score
Doctrine67 / 100medium · 54%
Ent43 / 100medium · 50%
Pricing
Free tier
Doctrine
Ent
Model
Price level
Doctrinefree
Entfree
Transparent
Doctrine
Ent
Integrations
Count
Doctrine20
Ent1
Adoption
Dependent repos
Doctrine87,805
Ent808
Github stars
Doctrine10,169
Activity
Commits last 30d
Doctrine10
Ent0
Release
Cadence days
Doctrine2
Ent34
History
Doctrine20 items
License
Spdx
DoctrineMIT
Language
Primary
DoctrinePHP
EntGo
Market
Availability
Ent

Capabilities

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

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

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

Ent

An open-source Go framework that lets developers define database schemas as Go code and automatically generates type-safe query builders. It supports multiple SQL and graph databases, schema migrations, and complex data model traversal.

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 ↗

Ent

Open sourceFree tier

Open source, free

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

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

Ent

1 total
  • GraphQL
Independently observed

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