Comparison

Ecto vs Prisma

On the evidence we track, Prisma leads this comparison with a composite score of 78/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Ecto52

★Prisma78

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Ecto	PrismaLeader
vioscaleAI score	52 / 100low · 39%	78 / 100medium · 74%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$10
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	5	3
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR Compliance, HIPAA Compliance
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5.6	6.8
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://www.prisma.io/privacy
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 2 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=hex&package_name=ecto&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: CRITICAL	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40prisma%2Fengine-core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	99.95
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	12,249	2,028
Github starsadoption.github_stars	6,497	47,692
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	5,900,000
Stackoverflow questionsadoption.stackoverflow_questions	-	14,000
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	10	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	2
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Elixir	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US, GB, EU
Content
Faqcontent.faq	4 items	8 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Ecto52 / 100low · 39%

Prisma78 / 100medium · 74%

Pricing

Free tier

Ecto✓

Prisma✓

Model

Ectoopen_source

Prismafreemium

Price level

Ectofree

Prismalow

Starting price

Ecto–

Prisma$10

Transparent

Ecto–

Prisma✓

Integrations

Count

Ecto5

Prisma3

Security

Certifications

Ecto–

PrismaSOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR Compliance, HIPAA Compliance

Disclosure policy

Ecto–

Prisma✓

Gdpr

Ecto–

Prisma✓

Hipaa

Ecto–

Prisma✓

Iso27001

Ecto–

Prisma✓

Scorecard

Ecto5.6

Prisma6.8

Soc2

Ecto–

Prisma✓

Trust center

Ecto–

Prismahttps://www.prisma.io/privacy

Vulnerabilities

EctoCount: 2 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=hex&package_name=ecto&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: CRITICAL

PrismaCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40prisma%2Fengine-core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Sla pct

Ecto–

Prisma99.95

Status page

Ecto✓

Prisma✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Ecto12,249

Prisma2,028

Github stars

Ecto6,497

Prisma47,692

Package downloads weekly

Ecto–

Prisma5,900,000

Stackoverflow questions

Ecto–

Prisma14,000

Activity

Commits last 30d

Ecto10

Prisma100

Release

Cadence days

Ecto–

Prisma2

History

Ecto20 items

Prisma20 items

License

Spdx

EctoApache-2.0

PrismaApache-2.0

Language

Primary

EctoElixir

PrismaTypeScript

Market

Availability

Ecto–

PrismaAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, GB, EU

Content

Faq

Ecto4 items

Prisma8 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	Ecto	Prisma
Core
Type-safe queries	✓	✓
Schema migrations	✓	✓
Relations / joins API	✓	✓
Languages	Elixir	TypeScript, JavaScript (Node.js)
Modelling
Schema-first modelling	✓	✓
Flexibility
Raw SQL escape hatch	✓	✓
Portability
Multiple database backends	✓	✓
Ops
Connection pooling	-	✓
DX
Data browser / studio	-	✓

Core

Type-safe queries

Ecto✓

Prisma✓

Schema migrations

Ecto✓

Prisma✓

Relations / joins API

Ecto✓

Prisma✓

Languages

EctoElixir

PrismaTypeScript, JavaScript (Node.js)

Modelling

Schema-first modelling

Ecto✓

Prisma✓

Flexibility

Raw SQL escape hatch

Ecto✓

Prisma✓

Portability

Multiple database backends

Ecto✓

Prisma✓

Ops

Connection pooling

Ecto-

Prisma✓

Data browser / studio

Ecto-

Prisma✓

What each one is

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

Ecto

Provides a way for Elixir applications to interact with SQL databases using Elixir code instead of raw SQL, with support for defining data structures, managing schema evolution through migrations, and handling relationships between data entities.

Independently observed

Prisma

Leader

An integrated platform that combines an object-relational mapper, managed PostgreSQL database service, and application hosting designed to work together natively. It enables developers to build and deploy applications with type safety throughout the data layer, automated per-branch databases, and usage-based pricing.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Ecto

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-10-13verify ↗

Prisma

Leader

from $10/moUsage-basedFree tier

Free tier available. Usage-based pricing starting at $10/month with per-operation and metered resource charges; spend limits included on all paid plans.

FreeFree
- 50 databases
- 200,000 operations per month
- 2GB storage
- No credit card required
Starter$10/month base with metered overages
- 1,000 databases
- 5M requests/month
- 1M operations/month
- 10GB storage
Pro$49/month base with metered overages
- 20M requests/month
- 10M operations/month
- 50GB storage
Business$129/month base
- 100M requests/month
- 50M operations/month
- GDPR compliance
- HIPAA compliance
- SOC 2
- +1 more

as of 2026-10-15verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Ecto	Prisma
WebPlatforms	-	✓
CLIPlatforms	-	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Ecto–

Prisma✓

CLI

Ecto–

Prisma✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Ecto✗

Prisma✓

Self-hosted

Ecto✓

Prisma✗

Integrations

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

Ecto

6 total

PostgreSQL
MySQL
MSSQL
SQLite3
ClickHouse
ETS

Independently observed

Prisma

Leader

8 total

AI SDK
Next.js
Hono
Vite
Supabase
Vercel Edge Functions
Cloudflare Workers
GitHub

Independently observed

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