# Dapper vs Doctrine

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Doctrine

| Attribute | Dapper | Doctrine |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 52.1 (38% (low)) | 67.2 (54% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 6 | 10 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 477 | 87,805 |
| adoption.github_stars | 18,373 | 10,169 |
| deployment.options | - | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A micro-ORM for .NET that extends ADO.NET connections to execute SQL queries and stored procedures, supporting both synchronous and asynchronous operations with features for object mapping, dynamic SQL building, and multi-result set processing. | Doctrine provides PHP developers with both high-level object-oriented database tools and low-level direct SQL access. The core includes an Object Relational Mapper for complex data modeling and a Database Abstraction Layer for flexible database interaction. |
| features.capabilities | `{"raw_sql":true,"multi_db":true,"languages":"C# / .NET (all TFMs)","relations":true}` | `{"raw_sql":true,"multi_db":true,"languages":"PHP","relations":true,"migrations":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 20 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Symfony"},{"name":"Drupal"},{"name":"Laravel"},{"name":"Laminas"},{"name":"API Platform"},{"name":"eZ Platform"},{"name":"Akeneo PIM"},{"name":"Pimcore"},{"name":"Sylius"},{"name":"Shopware"},{"name":"Contao"},{"name":"Oxid eShop"},{"name":"PrestaShop"},{"name":"TYPO3"},{"name":"Sonata Project"},{"name":"JMS Libraries"},{"name":"Go! AOP"},{"name":"KNP Labs"},{"name":"PHPUnit"},{"name":"phpbench"}]` |
| language.primary | C# | PHP |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | - | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.doctrine-project.org/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T08:35:07.074Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | - | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | - | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 26 | 2 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/DapperLib/Dapper/releases/tag/2.1.79","date":"2026-05-16T20:40:41Z","type":"stable","version":"2.1.79"},{"url":"https://github.com/DapperLib/Dapper/releases/tag/2.1.72","date":"2026-03-06T07:16:11Z","type":"stable","version":"2.1.72"},{"url":"https://github.com/DapperLib/Dapper/releases/tag/2.1.66","date":"2025-02-06T12:26:12Z","type":"stable","version":"2.1.66"},{"url":"https://github.com/DapperLib/Dapper/releases/tag/2.1.44","date":"2024-04-12T12:42:44Z","type":"stable","version":"2.1.44"},{"url":"https://github.com/DapperLib/Dapper/releases/tag/2.1.42","date":"2024-04-12T10:23:44Z","type":"stable","version":"2.1.42"},{"url":"https://github.com/DapperLib/Dapper/releases/tag/2.1.37","date":"2024-03-14T15:17:02Z","type":"stable","version":"2.1.37"},{"url":"https://github.com/DapperLib/Dapper/releases/tag/2.1.35","date":"2024-03-06T15:08:18Z","type":"stable","version":"2.1.35"},{"url":"https://github.com/DapperLib/Dapper/releases/tag/2.1.28","date":"2024-01-02T16:13:39Z","type":"stable","version":"2.1.28"},{"url":"https://github.com/DapperLib/Dapper/releases/tag/2.1.24","date":"2023-11-23T09:30:26Z","type":"stable","version":"2.1.24"},{"url":"https://github.com/DapperLib/Dapper/releases/tag/2.1.21","date":"2023-11-11T09:07:29Z","type":"stable","version":"2.1.21"},{"url":"https://github.com/DapperLib/Dapper/releases/tag/2.1.15","date":"2023-10-19T12:52:19Z","type":"stable","version":"2.1.15"},{"url":"https://github.com/DapperLib/Dapper/releases/tag/2.1.11","date":"2023-10-13T06:26:06Z","type":"stable","version":"2.1.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/DapperLib/Dapper/releases/tag/2.1.4","date":"2023-09-13T20:52:44Z","type":"stable","version":"2.1.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/DapperLib/Dapper/releases/tag/2.1.1","date":"2023-09-12T15:17:35Z","type":"stable","version":"2.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/DapperLib/Dapper/releases/tag/2.0.151","date":"2023-08-18T09:51:46Z","type":"stable","version":"2.0.151"},{"url":"https://github.com/DapperLib/Dapper/releases/tag/2.0.143","date":"2023-06-20T12:43:19Z","type":"stable","version":"2.0.143"},{"url":"https://github.com/DapperLib/Dapper/releases/tag/2.0.138","date":"2023-06-09T15:32:01Z","type":"stable","version":"2.0.138"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/doctrine/orm/releases/tag/3.6.8","date":"2026-08-05T19:06:31Z","type":"stable","version":"3.6.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/doctrine/orm/releases/tag/3.6.7","date":"2026-05-25T16:53:47Z","type":"stable","version":"3.6.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/doctrine/orm/releases/tag/2.20.13","date":"2026-05-25T16:47:26Z","type":"stable","version":"2.20.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/doctrine/orm/releases/tag/3.6.6","date":"2026-05-21T06:09:26Z","type":"stable","version":"3.6.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/doctrine/orm/releases/tag/3.6.5","date":"2026-05-11T06:48:56Z","type":"stable","version":"3.6.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/doctrine/orm/releases/tag/2.20.12","date":"2026-05-08T11:19:50Z","type":"stable","version":"2.20.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/doctrine/orm/releases/tag/3.6.4","date":"2026-05-07T20:22:28Z","type":"stable","version":"3.6.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/doctrine/orm/releases/tag/2.20.11","date":"2026-05-07T20:18:17Z","type":"stable","version":"2.20.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/doctrine/orm/releases/tag/3.6.3","date":"2026-04-02T06:54:32Z","type":"stable","version":"3.6.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/doctrine/orm/releases/tag/2.20.10","date":"2026-04-02T06:20:37Z","type":"stable","version":"2.20.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/doctrine/orm/releases/tag/3.6.2","date":"2026-01-30T21:43:07Z","type":"stable","version":"3.6.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/doctrine/orm/releases/tag/3.6.1","date":"2026-01-09T06:44:11Z","type":"stable","version":"3.6.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/doctrine/orm/releases/tag/3.6.0","date":"2025-12-19T20:41:15Z","type":"stable","version":"3.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/doctrine/orm/releases/tag/3.5.8","date":"2025-11-29T23:12:27Z","type":"stable","version":"3.5.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/doctrine/orm/releases/tag/2.20.9","date":"2025-11-29T23:12:35Z","type":"stable","version":"2.20.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/doctrine/orm/releases/tag/3.5.7","date":"2025-11-11T18:29:24Z","type":"stable","version":"3.5.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/doctrine/orm/releases/tag/3.5.6","date":"2025-11-10T21:12:30Z","type":"stable","version":"3.5.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/doctrine/orm/releases/tag/3.5.5","date":"2025-11-10T20:27:08Z","type":"stable","version":"3.5.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/doctrine/orm/releases/tag/3.5.4","date":"2025-11-10T20:23:35Z","type":"stable","version":"3.5.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/doctrine/orm/releases/tag/2.20.8","date":"2025-11-10T20:24:32Z","type":"stable","version":"2.20.8"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 6.9 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=nuget&package_name=dapper&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":3,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=doctrine%2Form&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` |

## Capabilities (ORM & Database Tools)

| Capability | Dapper | Doctrine |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Type-safe queries | - | - |
| Schema migrations | - | ✓ |
| Relations / joins API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Languages | C# / .NET (all TFMs) | PHP |
| **Modelling** |  |  |
| Schema-first modelling | - | - |
| **Flexibility** |  |  |
| Raw SQL escape hatch | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Portability** |  |  |
| Multiple database backends | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Ops** |  |  |
| Connection pooling | - | - |
| **DX** |  |  |
| Data browser / studio | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:36:49.595Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*