Comparison

Drizzle ORM vs Ent

On the evidence we track, Drizzle 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.

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Drizzle ORM73
Ent43
Score
Vioscale score
Drizzle ORM73 / 100high · 79%
Ent43 / 100medium · 50%
Pricing
Free tier
Drizzle ORM
Ent
Model
Drizzle ORMcommercial
Price level
Drizzle ORMfree
Entfree
Transparent
Drizzle ORM
Ent
Integrations
Count
Drizzle ORM14
Ent1
Adoption
Dependent repos
Drizzle ORM2,870
Ent808
Github stars
Drizzle ORM35,595
Package downloads weekly
Drizzle ORM19,997,086
Ent
Activity
Commits last 30d
Drizzle ORM6
Ent0
Release
Cadence days
Drizzle ORM5
Ent34
History
Drizzle ORM20 items
License
Spdx
Drizzle ORMApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Drizzle ORMTypeScript
EntGo
Market
Availability
Ent
Content
Faq
Drizzle ORM7 items
Ent

Capabilities

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

Core
Type-safe queries
Drizzle ORM
Ent
Schema migrations
Drizzle ORM
Ent
Relations / joins API
Drizzle ORM
Ent
Languages
Drizzle ORMJavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, Bun, Deno
EntGo
Modelling
Schema-first modelling
Drizzle ORM
Ent
Flexibility
Raw SQL escape hatch
Drizzle ORM
Ent-
Portability
Multiple database backends
Drizzle ORM
Ent
Ops
Connection pooling
Drizzle ORM
Ent-
DX
Data browser / studio
Drizzle ORM
Ent-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Drizzle ORM

Leader

Drizzle is a headless ORM that allows developers to define SQL schemas and write type-safe, relational queries against PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQLite databases. It emphasizes serverless compatibility, small bundle size, and works across Node.js runtimes, edge platforms, and browsers without external dependencies.

Independently observed

Ent

An open-source Go framework that lets developers define database schemas as Go code and automatically generates type-safe query builders. It supports multiple SQL and graph databases, schema migrations, and complex data model traversal.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Drizzle ORM

Leader
Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Ent

Open sourceFree tier

Open source, free

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Drizzle ORM
Ent
CLI
Drizzle ORM
Ent
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Drizzle ORM
Ent
Self-hosted
Drizzle ORM
Ent

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Drizzle ORM

Leader
14 total
  • Turso
  • Neon
  • Xata
  • PlanetScale
  • Cloudflare D1
  • FlyIO LiteFS
  • Vercel Postgres
  • Supabase
  • AWS Data API
  • Hono
  • ArkType
  • TypeBox
  • Valibot
  • Zod
Independently observed

Ent

1 total
  • GraphQL
Independently observed

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