# Doctrine vs Hibernate ORM

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Hibernate ORM

| Attribute | Doctrine | Hibernate ORM |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 62 (50% (medium)) | 67.1 (49% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 29 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 87,805 | 145,451 |
| adoption.github_stars | 10,165 | 6,472 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under ORM & Database Tools.","source":"https://www.doctrine-project.org/","question":"What is Doctrine?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Doctrine is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.doctrine-project.org/","question":"Is Doctrine free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Doctrine supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.doctrine-project.org/","question":"What platforms does Doctrine support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Doctrine can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.doctrine-project.org/","question":"Can Doctrine be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 20 integrations for Doctrine, including Symfony, Drupal, Laravel, Laminas, API Platform, eZ Platform, Akeneo PIM and Pimcore, plus 12 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.doctrine-project.org/","question":"What does Doctrine integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Doctrine is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/doctrine/orm","question":"Is Doctrine open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under ORM & Database Tools.","source":"https://hibernate.org/orm","question":"What is Hibernate ORM?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Hibernate ORM is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://hibernate.org/orm","question":"Is Hibernate ORM free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Hibernate ORM can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://hibernate.org/orm","question":"Can Hibernate ORM be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 16 integrations for Hibernate ORM, including Jakarta Persistence, Jakarta Data, Jakarta Query, Bean Validation, Jakarta Validation, Java EE, Jakarta EE and Vert.x, plus 8 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://hibernate.org/orm","question":"What does Hibernate ORM integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Hibernate ORM is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/hibernate/hibernate-orm","question":"Is Hibernate ORM open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | PHP libraries for building database-driven applications with support for object-relational mapping and database abstraction. | Hibernate enables Java applications to interact with relational databases through object-oriented abstractions with support for complex queries, temporal data handling, audit logging, and multi-tenant deployments, while preserving SQL expressivity and performance. |
| features.capabilities | `{"raw_sql":true,"multi_db":true,"languages":"PHP","relations":true,"migrations":true}` | `{"raw_sql":true,"multi_db":true,"languages":"Java","relations":true,"migrations":true,"type_safe_queries":true,"connection_pooling":true}` |
| integrations.count | 20 | 13 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Symfony"},{"name":"Drupal"},{"name":"Laravel"},{"name":"Laminas"},{"name":"API Platform"},{"name":"eZ Platform"},{"name":"Akeneo PIM"},{"name":"Pimcore"},{"name":"Sylius"},{"name":"Shopware"},{"name":"Contao"},{"name":"Oxid eShop"},{"name":"PrestaShop"},{"name":"TYPO3"},{"name":"Sonata Project"},{"name":"JMS Libraries"},{"name":"Go! AOP"},{"name":"KNP Labs"},{"name":"PHPUnit"},{"name":"phpbench"}]` | `[{"name":"Jakarta Persistence"},{"name":"Jakarta Data"},{"name":"Jakarta Query"},{"name":"Bean Validation"},{"name":"Jakarta Validation"},{"name":"Java EE"},{"name":"Jakarta EE"},{"name":"Vert.x"},{"name":"MongoDB Extension"},{"name":"Apache Lucene"},{"name":"Elasticsearch"},{"name":"OpenSearch"},{"name":"Quarkus"},{"name":"WildFly"},{"name":"Red Hat EAP"},{"name":"Spring Boot"},{"name":"MongoDB"},{"name":"Hibernate Validator"},{"name":"Hibernate Search"},{"name":"Hibernate Reactive"},{"name":"Hibernate Data Repositories"},{"name":"Hibernate NoSQL"}]` |
| language.primary | PHP | Java |
| license.spdx | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | - |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.doctrine-project.org/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T08:35:07.074Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source under Apache License 2.0","sourceUrl":"https://hibernate.org/orm","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T21:39:02.080Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 6 | 1 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| security.scorecard | 6.9 | 7.2 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":3,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=doctrine%2Form&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` | `{"count":3,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.hibernate%3Ahibernate-core&per_page=100","last_12m":1,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` |

## Capabilities (ORM & Database Tools)

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

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:01:57.434Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*