Comparison

Doctrine vs GORM

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
GORM51
Score
Vioscale score
Doctrine67 / 100medium · 54%
GORM51 / 100low · 49%
Pricing
Free tier
Doctrine
GORM
Model
Price level
Doctrinefree
GORMfree
Transparent
Doctrine
GORM
Integrations
Count
Doctrine20
GORM4
Adoption
Dependent repos
Doctrine87,805
GORM22,361
Github stars
Doctrine10,169
GORM39,928
Activity
Commits last 30d
Doctrine10
GORM0
Release
Cadence days
Doctrine2
GORM18
History
Doctrine20 items
License
Spdx
DoctrineMIT
GORMMIT
Language
Primary
DoctrinePHP
GORMGo
Market
Availability
GORM

Capabilities

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

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

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

GORM

GORM is a free ORM library for Go that simplifies database operations through an intuitive API, supporting multiple database systems, advanced querying, schema migrations, and relationship management.

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 ↗

GORM

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
GORM
CLI
Doctrine
GORM
Deployment
Self-hosted
Doctrine
GORM

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

GORM

4 total
  • SQLite
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • GaussDB
Independently observed

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