Comparison

Doctrine vs Knex.js

No clear leader: Doctrine (67.2) and Knex.js (66.2) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Doctrine67
Knex.js66
Score
Vioscale score
Doctrine67 / 100medium · 54%
Knex.js66 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Doctrine
Knex.js
Model
Doctrinecommercial
Price level
Doctrinefree
Knex.jsfree
Transparent
Doctrine
Knex.js
Integrations
Count
Doctrine20
Knex.js
Adoption
Dependent repos
Doctrine87,805
Knex.js94,868
Github stars
Doctrine10,169
Knex.js20,342
Package downloads weekly
Doctrine
Knex.js5,289,407
Activity
Commits last 30d
Doctrine10
Knex.js0
Release
Cadence days
Doctrine2
Knex.js28
History
Doctrine20 items
Knex.js20 items
License
Spdx
DoctrineMIT
Knex.jsMIT
Language
Primary
DoctrinePHP
Knex.jsJavaScript
Market
Availability
Knex.js

Capabilities

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

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

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

Knex.js

An open-source Node.js package supporting nine SQL databases including PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, and Oracle. Provides type-safe query building with TypeScript support, schema migrations, transaction handling with savepoints, connection pooling, and both promise and callback-based interfaces.

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 ↗

Knex.js

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
Knex.js
CLI
Doctrine
Knex.js
Deployment
Self-hosted
Doctrine
Knex.js

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

Knex.js

Not documented yet.

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