Comparison

GORM 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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GORM52

★Prisma78

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	GORM	PrismaLeader
vioscaleAI score	52 / 100low · 48%	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	4	3
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR Compliance, HIPAA Compliance
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4	6.8
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://www.prisma.io/privacy
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=gorm.io%2Fgorm&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	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	22,361	2,028
Github starsadoption.github_stars	39,980	47,692
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	5,900,000
Stackoverflow questionsadoption.stackoverflow_questions	-	14,000
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	1	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	18	2
Historyrelease.history	12 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Go	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US, GB, EU
Content
Faqcontent.faq	5 items	8 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

GORM52 / 100low · 48%

Prisma78 / 100medium · 74%

Pricing

Free tier

GORM✓

Prisma✓

Model

GORMopen_source

Prismafreemium

Price level

GORMfree

Prismalow

Starting price

GORM–

Prisma$10

Transparent

GORM–

Prisma✓

Integrations

Count

GORM4

Prisma3

Security

Certifications

GORM–

PrismaSOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR Compliance, HIPAA Compliance

Disclosure policy

GORM–

Prisma✓

Gdpr

GORM–

Prisma✓

Hipaa

GORM–

Prisma✓

Iso27001

GORM–

Prisma✓

Scorecard

GORM4

Prisma6.8

Soc2

GORM–

Prisma✓

Trust center

GORM–

Prismahttps://www.prisma.io/privacy

Vulnerabilities

GORMCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=gorm.io%2Fgorm&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

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

GORM–

Prisma99.95

Status page

GORM–

Prisma✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

GORM22,361

Prisma2,028

Github stars

GORM39,980

Prisma47,692

Package downloads weekly

GORM–

Prisma5,900,000

Stackoverflow questions

GORM–

Prisma14,000

Activity

Commits last 30d

GORM1

Prisma100

Release

Cadence days

GORM18

Prisma2

History

GORM12 items

Prisma20 items

License

Spdx

GORMMIT

PrismaApache-2.0

Language

Primary

GORMGo

PrismaTypeScript

Market

Availability

GORM–

PrismaAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, GB, EU

Content

Faq

GORM5 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	GORM	Prisma
Core
Type-safe queries	✓	✓
Schema migrations	✓	✓
Relations / joins API	✓	✓
Languages	Go	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

GORM✓

Prisma✓

Schema migrations

GORM✓

Prisma✓

Relations / joins API

GORM✓

Prisma✓

Languages

GORMGo

PrismaTypeScript, JavaScript (Node.js)

Modelling

Schema-first modelling

GORM✗

Prisma✓

Flexibility

Raw SQL escape hatch

GORM✓

Prisma✓

Portability

Multiple database backends

GORM✓

Prisma✓

Ops

Connection pooling

GORM✓

Prisma✓

Data browser / studio

GORM✗

Prisma✓

What each one is

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

GORM

GORM is a free ORM library for Go that simplifies database operations through an intuitive API, supporting multiple database systems, advanced querying, schema migrations, and relationship management.

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.

GORM

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

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	GORM	Prisma
WebPlatforms	-	✓
CLIPlatforms	-	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

GORM–

Prisma✓

CLI

GORM–

Prisma✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

GORM✗

Prisma✓

Self-hosted

GORM✓

Prisma✗

Integrations

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

GORM

4 total

SQLite
PostgreSQL
MySQL
GaussDB

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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