# Atlas vs Hibernate ORM

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Hibernate ORM

| Attribute | Atlas | Hibernate ORM |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 52.2 (56% (medium)) | 72.7 (45% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 1 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 593 | 145,451 |
| adoption.github_stars | 8,684 | 6,470 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A tool for managing database schemas declaratively as code, supporting schema migrations, security policies, data lineage, and multiple database backends. Includes both open-source and cloud-hosted versions with audit capabilities. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"raw_sql":true,"multi_db":true,"languages":"Multiple databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, MSSQL, SQLite, Oracle, Snowflake","relations":true,"migrations":true,"studio_gui":true,"schema_first":true}` | `{"multi_db":true,"languages":"Java","relations":true,"migrations":true,"type_safe_queries":true,"connection_pooling":true}` |
| integrations.count | 3 | 16 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"AWS Marketplace"},{"name":"Slack"}]` | `[{"name":"Jakarta Persistence"},{"name":"Jakarta Data"},{"name":"Jakarta Query"},{"name":"Bean Validation"},{"name":"Jakarta Validation"},{"name":"Java EE"},{"name":"Jakarta EE"},{"name":"Vert.x"},{"name":"MongoDB Extension"},{"name":"Apache Lucene"},{"name":"Elasticsearch"},{"name":"OpenSearch"},{"name":"Quarkus"},{"name":"WildFly"},{"name":"Red Hat EAP"},{"name":"Spring Boot"}]` |
| language.primary | Go | Java |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | - |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Open Source","description":"Community edition under Apache 2.0 license"},{"free":false,"name":"Atlas Pro","description":"Professional edition with additional features","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Atlas Cloud","description":"Managed cloud offering","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free open-source tier; Atlas Pro and Cloud pricing TBD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://atlasgo.io/blog/2024/03/03/pricing-change","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T08:36:24.805Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source under Apache License 2.0","sourceUrl":"https://hibernate.org/orm","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T21:39:02.080Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 40 | - |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 5.8 | 8 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=ariga.io%2Fatlas&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":3,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.hibernate%3Ahibernate-core&per_page=100","last_12m":1,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` |

## Capabilities (ORM & Database Tools)

| Capability | Atlas | Hibernate ORM |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Type-safe queries | - | ✓ |
| Schema migrations | ✓ | ✓ |
| Relations / joins API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Languages | Multiple databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, MSSQL, SQLite, Oracle, Snowflake | Java |
| **Modelling** |  |  |
| Schema-first modelling | ✓ | - |
| **Flexibility** |  |  |
| Raw SQL escape hatch | ✓ | - |
| **Portability** |  |  |
| Multiple database backends | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Ops** |  |  |
| Connection pooling | - | ✓ |
| **DX** |  |  |
| Data browser / studio | ✓ | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:02:29.589Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*