Comparison

Drizzle ORM vs Flyway

On the evidence we track, Drizzle ORM leads this comparison with a composite score of 65/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Drizzle ORM65

Flyway54

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Drizzle ORMLeader	Flyway
vioscaleAI score	65 / 100medium · 69%	54 / 100medium · 50%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	13	1
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	4.8
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=drizzle-orm&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: HIGH	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.flywaydb%3Aflyway-core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	2,870	30,708
Github starsadoption.github_stars	36,017	10,142
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	1,500,000	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	6	5
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	5	8
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	Java
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide · HQ GB
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Drizzle ORM65 / 100medium · 69%

Flyway54 / 100medium · 50%

Pricing

Free tier

Drizzle ORM✓

Flyway✓

Model

Drizzle ORMcommercial

Flywayfreemium

Price level

Drizzle ORMfree

Flywaylow

Transparent

Drizzle ORM✓

Flyway✗

Integrations

Count

Drizzle ORM13

Flyway1

Security

Scorecard

Drizzle ORM–

Flyway4.8

Vulnerabilities

Drizzle ORMCount: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=drizzle-orm&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: HIGH

FlywayCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.flywaydb%3Aflyway-core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Adoption

Dependent repos

Drizzle ORM2,870

Flyway30,708

Github stars

Drizzle ORM36,017

Flyway10,142

Package downloads weekly

Drizzle ORM1,500,000

Flyway–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Drizzle ORM6

Flyway5

Release

Cadence days

Drizzle ORM5

Flyway8

History

Drizzle ORM20 items

Flyway20 items

License

Spdx

Drizzle ORMApache-2.0

FlywayApache-2.0

Language

Primary

Drizzle ORMTypeScript

FlywayJava

Market

Availability

Drizzle ORMAvailable worldwide

FlywayAvailable worldwide · HQ GB

Content

Faq

Drizzle ORM7 items

Flyway7 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for ORM & Database Tools
Capability	Drizzle ORM	Flyway
Core
Type-safe queries	✓	-
Schema migrations	✓	✓
Relations / joins API	✓	-
Languages	JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, Bun, Deno	Java; Maven/Gradle plugins; integrations for multiple build frameworks
Modelling
Schema-first modelling	✓	✓
Flexibility
Raw SQL escape hatch	✓	✓
Portability
Multiple database backends	✓	✓
Ops
Connection pooling	✓	-
DX
Data browser / studio	✓	✓

Core

Type-safe queries

Drizzle ORM✓

Flyway-

Schema migrations

Drizzle ORM✓

Flyway✓

Relations / joins API

Drizzle ORM✓

Flyway-

Languages

Drizzle ORMJavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, Bun, Deno

FlywayJava; Maven/Gradle plugins; integrations for multiple build frameworks

Modelling

Schema-first modelling

Drizzle ORM✓

Flyway✓

Flexibility

Raw SQL escape hatch

Drizzle ORM✓

Flyway✓

Portability

Multiple database backends

Drizzle ORM✓

Flyway✓

Ops

Connection pooling

Drizzle ORM✓

Flyway-

Data browser / studio

Drizzle ORM✓

Flyway✓

What each one is

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

Drizzle ORM

Leader

A thin, typed layer over SQL that enables developers to declare database schemas and write type-safe queries in TypeScript while maintaining compatibility with standard SQL. Includes CLI tools for migrations and a data browser for managing PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQLite databases.

Independently observed

Flyway

A database migration tool that applies version-controlled schema changes to database instances using SQL. Supports 60+ database platforms and has been maintained by Redgate since 2010.

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 2026-08-01verify ↗

Flyway

freemiumFree tier

Free open-source Community edition; Enterprise edition available

CommunityFree
EnterpriseContact sales

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Drizzle ORM	Flyway
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

macOS

Drizzle ORM✗

Flyway✓

Windows

Drizzle ORM✗

Flyway✓

Linux

Drizzle ORM✗

Flyway✓

CLI

Drizzle ORM✓

Flyway✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Drizzle ORM✓

Flyway✓

Self-hosted

Drizzle ORM✓

Flyway✓

Integrations

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

Drizzle ORM

Leader

26 total

Turso
Neon
Xata
PlanetScale
Cloudflare D1
FlyIO LiteFS
Vercel Postgres
Supabase
AWS Data API
Hono
ArkType
TypeBox
Valibot
Zod
PostgreSQL
MySQL
SQLite
Nile
Vercel
Netlify
Railway
AWS
Bun
Node.js
+2 more

Independently observed

Flyway

12 total

Maven
Gradle
SBT
Ant
Spring Boot
Grails
Play!
DropWizard
Grunt
Griffon
Ninja
SQL Fluff

Independently observed

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