Comparison

Hibernate ORM vs TypeORM

No clear leader: TypeORM (73.3) and Hibernate ORM (72.7) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Hibernate ORM73
TypeORM73
Score
Vioscale score
Hibernate ORM73 / 100low · 45%
TypeORM73 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Hibernate ORM
TypeORM
Model
Hibernate ORMcommercial
Price level
Hibernate ORMfree
TypeORMfree
Transparent
Hibernate ORM
TypeORM
Integrations
Count
Hibernate ORM16
TypeORM
Reliability
Status page
Hibernate ORM
TypeORM
Adoption
Dependent repos
Hibernate ORM145,451
TypeORM51,340
Github stars
Hibernate ORM6,470
TypeORM36,632
Package downloads weekly
Hibernate ORM
TypeORM4,983,124
Activity
Commits last 30d
Hibernate ORM100
TypeORM10
Release
Cadence days
Hibernate ORM
TypeORM31
History
Hibernate ORM20 items
TypeORM20 items
License
Spdx
Hibernate ORMApache-2.0
TypeORMMIT
Language
Primary
Hibernate ORMJava
TypeORMTypeScript
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Core
Type-safe queries
Hibernate ORM
TypeORM
Schema migrations
Hibernate ORM
TypeORM
Relations / joins API
Hibernate ORM
TypeORM
Languages
Hibernate ORMJava
TypeORMTypeScript, JavaScript (ES2023)
Modelling
Schema-first modelling
Hibernate ORM-
TypeORM
Flexibility
Raw SQL escape hatch
Hibernate ORM-
TypeORM
Portability
Multiple database backends
Hibernate ORM
TypeORM
Ops
Connection pooling
Hibernate ORM
TypeORM
DX
Data browser / studio
Hibernate ORM-
TypeORM-

What each one is

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

Hibernate ORM

An object/relational mapping framework for Java that enables developers to work with relational database data as native Java objects, supporting complex queries, transactions, and comprehensive data synchronization.

Independently observed

TypeORM

TypeORM is an object-relational mapper that enables type-safe database interaction across multiple platforms and database systems. It offers both Data Mapper and Active Record patterns, with built-in support for TypeScript and comprehensive migration capabilities.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Hibernate ORM

Open source

Free and open source under Apache License 2.0

as of verify ↗

TypeORM

Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Hibernate ORM
TypeORM
iOS
Hibernate ORM
TypeORM
Android
Hibernate ORM
TypeORM
macOS
Hibernate ORM
TypeORM
Windows
Hibernate ORM
TypeORM
Linux
Hibernate ORM
TypeORM
CLI
Hibernate ORM
TypeORM
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Hibernate ORM
TypeORM
Self-hosted
Hibernate ORM
TypeORM
On-premise
Hibernate ORM
TypeORM
Hybrid
Hibernate ORM
TypeORM
Air-gapped
Hibernate ORM
TypeORM

Integrations

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

Hibernate ORM

16 total
  • Jakarta Persistence
  • Jakarta Data
  • Jakarta Query
  • Bean Validation
  • Jakarta Validation
  • Java EE
  • Jakarta EE
  • Vert.x
  • MongoDB Extension
  • Apache Lucene
  • Elasticsearch
  • OpenSearch
  • Quarkus
  • WildFly
  • Red Hat EAP
  • Spring Boot
Independently observed

TypeORM

Not documented yet.

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.