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Doctrine vs Knex.js

No clear leader: Knex.js (64.1) and Doctrine (62.0) 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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Doctrine62
Knex.js64
Score
vioscaleAI score
Doctrine62 / 100medium · 50%
Knex.js64 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Doctrine✓
Knex.js–
Model
Doctrineopen_source
Knex.jsopen_source
Price level
Doctrinefree
Knex.jsfree
Transparent
Doctrine✓
Knex.js–
Integrations
Count
Doctrine20
Knex.js–
Security
Scorecard
Doctrine6.9
Knex.js4.6
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
Doctrine87,805
Knex.js94,868
Github stars
Doctrine10,165
Knex.js20,337
Package downloads weekly
Doctrine–
Knex.js5,735,405
Activity
Commits last 30d
Doctrine29
Knex.js0
Release
Cadence days
Doctrine6
Knex.js28
History
Doctrine20 items
Knex.js20 items
License
Spdx
DoctrineMIT
Knex.jsMIT
Language
Primary
DoctrinePHP
Knex.jsJavaScript
Market
Availability
DoctrineAvailable worldwide
Knex.js–
Content
Faq
Doctrine6 items
Knex.js3 items

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

PHP libraries for building database-driven applications with support for object-relational mapping and database abstraction.

Independently observed

Knex.js

A Node.js library that provides a programmatic interface for constructing SQL queries, featuring support for PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, Oracle, and other popular databases with built-in connection pooling and streaming capabilities.

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.

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