# Dapper vs Hibernate ORM

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Hibernate ORM

| Attribute | Dapper | Hibernate ORM |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 52.1 (38% (low)) | 72.7 (45% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 6 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 477 | 145,451 |
| adoption.github_stars | 18,373 | 6,470 |
| 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. | 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":"C# / .NET (all TFMs)","relations":true}` | `{"multi_db":true,"languages":"Java","relations":true,"migrations":true,"type_safe_queries":true,"connection_pooling":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 16 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"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 | C# | Java |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| pricing | - | `{"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 |
| pricing.model | - | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | - | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 26 | - |
| 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/hibernate/hibernate-orm/releases/tag/7.4.6","date":"2026-08-23T00:23:45Z","type":"stable","version":"7.4.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/hibernate/hibernate-orm/releases/tag/6.6.56","date":"2026-08-23T00:19:23Z","type":"stable","version":"6.6.56"},{"url":"https://github.com/hibernate/hibernate-orm/releases/tag/7.3.13","date":"2026-08-02T00:17:48Z","type":"stable","version":"7.3.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/hibernate/hibernate-orm/releases/tag/7.2.24","date":"2026-08-02T00:49:35Z","type":"stable","version":"7.2.24"},{"url":"https://github.com/hibernate/hibernate-orm/releases/tag/7.1.35","date":"2026-08-02T00:24:54Z","type":"stable","version":"7.1.35"},{"url":"https://github.com/hibernate/hibernate-orm/releases/tag/6.6.55","date":"2026-08-02T00:18:00Z","type":"stable","version":"6.6.55"},{"url":"https://github.com/hibernate/hibernate-orm/releases/tag/7.4.5","date":"2026-07-12T00:25:18Z","type":"stable","version":"7.4.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/hibernate/hibernate-orm/releases/tag/7.3.12","date":"2026-07-12T00:50:08Z","type":"stable","version":"7.3.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/hibernate/hibernate-orm/releases/tag/7.2.23","date":"2026-07-12T00:18:54Z","type":"stable","version":"7.2.23"},{"url":"https://github.com/hibernate/hibernate-orm/releases/tag/7.1.34","date":"2026-07-12T00:18:37Z","type":"stable","version":"7.1.34"},{"url":"https://github.com/hibernate/hibernate-orm/releases/tag/7.4.4","date":"2026-07-05T00:51:11Z","type":"stable","version":"7.4.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/hibernate/hibernate-orm/releases/tag/7.3.11","date":"2026-07-05T00:20:27Z","type":"stable","version":"7.3.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/hibernate/hibernate-orm/releases/tag/7.2.22","date":"2026-07-05T00:18:28Z","type":"stable","version":"7.2.22"},{"url":"https://github.com/hibernate/hibernate-orm/releases/tag/7.1.33","date":"2026-07-05T00:20:02Z","type":"stable","version":"7.1.33"},{"url":"https://github.com/hibernate/hibernate-orm/releases/tag/5.3.39","date":"2026-06-29T13:26:22Z","type":"stable","version":"5.3.39"},{"url":"https://github.com/hibernate/hibernate-orm/releases/tag/7.4.3","date":"2026-06-28T00:54:02Z","type":"stable","version":"7.4.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/hibernate/hibernate-orm/releases/tag/7.3.10","date":"2026-06-28T00:20:18Z","type":"stable","version":"7.3.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/hibernate/hibernate-orm/releases/tag/7.2.21","date":"2026-06-28T00:47:20Z","type":"stable","version":"7.2.21"},{"url":"https://github.com/hibernate/hibernate-orm/releases/tag/7.1.32","date":"2026-06-28T00:20:26Z","type":"stable","version":"7.1.32"},{"url":"https://github.com/hibernate/hibernate-orm/releases/tag/6.6.54","date":"2026-06-28T00:19:13Z","type":"stable","version":"6.6.54"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 8 |
| 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=maven&package_name=org.hibernate%3Ahibernate-core&per_page=100","last_12m":1,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` |

## Capabilities (ORM & Database Tools)

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

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:18:47.606Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*