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Drizzle ORM vs sqlc

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
sqlc53
Score
vioscaleAI score
Drizzle ORM65 / 100medium · 69%
sqlc53 / 100low · 42%
Pricing
Free tier
Drizzle ORM✓
sqlc✓
Model
Drizzle ORMcommercial
sqlcopen_source
Price level
Drizzle ORMfree
sqlcfree
Transparent
Drizzle ORM✓
sqlc–
Integrations
Count
Drizzle ORM13
sqlc–
Security
Scorecard
Drizzle ORM–
sqlc4.5
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
Drizzle ORM2,870
sqlc4
Github stars
Drizzle ORM36,017
sqlc18,376
Package downloads weekly
Drizzle ORM1,500,000
sqlc–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Drizzle ORM6
sqlc42
Release
Cadence days
Drizzle ORM5
sqlc42
History
Drizzle ORM20 items
sqlc20 items
License
Spdx
Drizzle ORMApache-2.0
sqlcMIT
Language
Primary
Drizzle ORMTypeScript
sqlcGo
Market
Availability
Drizzle ORMAvailable worldwide
sqlc–
Content
Faq
Drizzle ORM7 items
sqlc5 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Type-safe queries
Drizzle ORM✓
sqlc✓
Schema migrations
Drizzle ORM✓
sqlc✓
Relations / joins API
Drizzle ORM✓
sqlc-
Languages
Drizzle ORMJavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, Bun, Deno
sqlcGo; community support for Python
Modelling
Schema-first modelling
Drizzle ORM✓
sqlc✓
Flexibility
Raw SQL escape hatch
Drizzle ORM✓
sqlc✓
Portability
Multiple database backends
Drizzle ORM✓
sqlc✓
Ops
Connection pooling
Drizzle ORM✓
sqlc-
DX
Data browser / studio
Drizzle ORM✓
sqlc✗

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

sqlc

A command-line tool that reads SQL queries and generates type-safe code in multiple programming languages, eliminating manual database access code while maintaining type safety across database interactions.

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 ↗

sqlc

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
CLI
Drizzle ORM✓
sqlc✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Drizzle ORM✓
sqlc✓
Self-hosted
Drizzle ORM✓
sqlc✓

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

sqlc

Not documented yet.

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