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Comparison

Drizzle ORM vs Kysely

On the evidence we track, Kysely leads this comparison with a composite score of 74/100. 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
★Kysely74
Score
vioscaleAI score
Drizzle ORM65 / 100medium · 69%
Kysely74 / 100high · 78%
Pricing
Free tier
Drizzle ORM✓
Kysely✓
Model
Drizzle ORMcommercial
Kyselyopen_source
Price level
Drizzle ORMfree
Kyselyfree
Transparent
Drizzle ORM✓
Kysely✓
Integrations
Count
Drizzle ORM13
Kysely21
Security
Scorecard
Drizzle ORM–
Kysely7.2
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
Drizzle ORM2,870
Kysely1,155
Github stars
Drizzle ORM36,017
Kysely14,269
Package downloads weekly
Drizzle ORM1,500,000
Kysely20,754,444
Activity
Commits last 30d
Drizzle ORM6
Kysely59
Release
Cadence days
Drizzle ORM5
Kysely10
History
Drizzle ORM20 items
Kysely20 items
License
Spdx
Drizzle ORMApache-2.0
KyselyMIT
Language
Primary
Drizzle ORMTypeScript
KyselyTypeScript
Market
Availability
Drizzle ORMAvailable worldwide
Kysely–
Content
Faq
Drizzle ORM7 items
Kysely6 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Type-safe queries
Drizzle ORM✓
Kysely✓
Schema migrations
Drizzle ORM✓
Kysely✓
Relations / joins API
Drizzle ORM✓
Kysely✓
Languages
Drizzle ORMJavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, Bun, Deno
KyselyTypeScript, JavaScript (Node, Deno, Bun, Cloudflare Workers, browsers)
Modelling
Schema-first modelling
Drizzle ORM✓
Kysely✓
Flexibility
Raw SQL escape hatch
Drizzle ORM✓
Kysely✓
Portability
Multiple database backends
Drizzle ORM✓
Kysely✓
Ops
Connection pooling
Drizzle ORM✓
Kysely✗
DX
Data browser / studio
Drizzle ORM✓
Kysely✗

What each one is

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

Drizzle ORM

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

Kysely

Leader

A JavaScript and TypeScript SQL query builder that provides compile-time type safety and database schema validation. It works across multiple runtimes (Node, Deno, Bun, Cloudflare Workers, browsers) with zero runtime dependencies and emphasizes composable, type-safe queries over higher-level abstractions.

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

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Kysely

Leader
Open sourceFree tier

Completely free and open source (MIT license)

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✗
Kysely✓
CLI
Drizzle ORM✓
Kysely✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Drizzle ORM✓
Kysely✓
Self-hosted
Drizzle ORM✓
Kysely✓

Integrations

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

In common (4)
  • Supabase
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • SQLite

Drizzle ORM

26 total - 22 not shared
  • Turso
  • Neon
  • Xata
  • PlanetScale
  • Cloudflare D1
  • FlyIO LiteFS
  • Vercel Postgres
  • AWS Data API
  • Hono
  • ArkType
  • TypeBox
  • Valibot
  • Zod
  • Nile
  • Vercel
  • Netlify
  • Railway
  • AWS
  • Bun
  • Node.js
  • Neon Postgres
  • Netlify Database
Independently observed

Kysely

Leader
25 total - 21 not shared
  • Cursor
  • Windsurf
  • GitHub Copilot
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  • Claude Code
  • AirTrail
  • AWS Blocks
  • Conar
  • EmbedPDF
  • Hot Updater
  • inlang
  • Notesnook
  • OpenClaw
  • Reflect
  • Sink
  • Stacks
  • StudioCMS
  • Tunarr
  • ZenStack
  • Microsoft SQL Server
Independently observed
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