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Comparison

Doctrine vs Hibernate ORM

On the evidence we track, Hibernate 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.

Doctrine full profile →Hibernate ORM full profile →
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Doctrine67
★Hibernate ORM73
Score
Vioscale score
Doctrine67 / 100medium · 54%
Hibernate ORM73 / 100low · 45%
Pricing
Free tier
Doctrine✓
Hibernate ORM✓
Model
Doctrinecommercial
Hibernate ORMcommercial
Price level
Doctrinefree
Hibernate ORMfree
Transparent
Doctrine✓
Hibernate ORM✓
Integrations
Count
Doctrine20
Hibernate ORM16
Security
Scorecard
Doctrine6.9
Hibernate ORM8
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
Doctrine87,805
Hibernate ORM145,451
Github stars
Doctrine10,169
Hibernate ORM6,470
Activity
Commits last 30d
Doctrine10
Hibernate ORM100
Release
Cadence days
Doctrine2
Hibernate ORM–
History
Doctrine20 items
Hibernate ORM20 items
License
Spdx
DoctrineMIT
Hibernate ORMApache-2.0
Language
Primary
DoctrinePHP
Hibernate ORMJava
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

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

Hibernate ORM

Leader

An object/relational mapping framework for Java that enables developers to work with relational database data as native Java objects, supporting complex queries, transactions, and comprehensive data synchronization.

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 ↗

Hibernate ORM

Leader
Open source

Free and open source under Apache License 2.0

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Doctrine✓
Hibernate ORM–
CLI
Doctrine✓
Hibernate ORM–
Deployment
Self-hosted
Doctrine✓
Hibernate 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

Hibernate ORM

Leader
16 total
  • Jakarta Persistence
  • Jakarta Data
  • Jakarta Query
  • Bean Validation
  • Jakarta Validation
  • Java EE
  • Jakarta EE
  • Vert.x
  • MongoDB Extension
  • Apache Lucene
  • Elasticsearch
  • OpenSearch
  • Quarkus
  • WildFly
  • Red Hat EAP
  • Spring Boot
Independently observed

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