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Comparison

Doctrine vs Prisma

On the evidence we track, Prisma leads this comparison with a composite score of 77/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Doctrine full profile →Prisma full profile →
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Doctrine67
★Prisma77
Score
Vioscale score
Doctrine67 / 100medium · 54%
Prisma77 / 100medium · 74%
Pricing
Free tier
Doctrine✓
Prisma✓
Model
Doctrinecommercial
Prismafreemium
Price level
Doctrinefree
Prismalow
Transparent
Doctrine✓
Prisma✗
Integrations
Count
Doctrine20
Prisma5
Security
Disclosure policy
Doctrine–
Prisma✓
Gdpr
Doctrine–
Prisma✓
Hipaa
Doctrine–
Prisma✓
Iso27001
Doctrine–
Prisma✓
Scorecard
Doctrine6.9
Prisma6.7
Soc2
Doctrine–
Prisma✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Doctrine–
Prisma99.95
Status page
Doctrine–
Prisma✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Doctrine87,805
Prisma32,933
Github stars
Doctrine10,169
Prisma47,561
Package downloads weekly
Doctrine–
Prisma16,762,732
Stackoverflow questions
Doctrine–
Prisma14,000
Activity
Commits last 30d
Doctrine10
Prisma100
Release
Cadence days
Doctrine2
Prisma6
History
Doctrine20 items
Prisma20 items
License
Spdx
DoctrineMIT
PrismaApache-2.0
Language
Primary
DoctrinePHP
PrismaTypeScript
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Doctrine–
Prisma8 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Type-safe queries
Doctrine-
Prisma✓
Schema migrations
Doctrine✓
Prisma✓
Relations / joins API
Doctrine✓
Prisma✓
Languages
DoctrinePHP
PrismaTypeScript, JavaScript (Node.js)
Modelling
Schema-first modelling
Doctrine-
Prisma✓
Flexibility
Raw SQL escape hatch
Doctrine✓
Prisma✓
Portability
Multiple database backends
Doctrine✓
Prisma✓
Ops
Connection pooling
Doctrine-
Prisma✓
DX
Data browser / studio
Doctrine-
Prisma✓

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

Prisma

Leader

Prisma provides type-safe database queries for TypeScript applications through automatically generated clients and schemas, paired with managed PostgreSQL hosting and compute infrastructure for running APIs and AI agents.

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 ↗

Prisma

Leader
SubscriptionFree tier

Free tier available; pricing not publicly disclosed

  • StarterFree
  • Pro-
  • Business-
  • EnterpriseContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Doctrine✓
Prisma✓
CLI
Doctrine✓
Prisma✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Doctrine✗
Prisma✓
Self-hosted
Doctrine✓
Prisma✓

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

Prisma

Leader
5 total
  • AI SDK
  • Next.js
  • Hono
  • Vite
  • Supabase
Independently observed

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