# Diesel vs jOOQ

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Diesel

| Attribute | Diesel | jOOQ |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 69.7 (43% (low)) | 60.3 (39% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 19 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 3,691 | 4,667 |
| adoption.github_stars | 14,161 | 6,777 |
| description.long | An open-source object-relational mapping and query builder library for Rust that enables compile-time verification of database interactions and supports multiple database backends through composable query abstractions. | jOOQ creates Java code based on your database structure, enabling developers to write SQL queries with compile-time type checking. It supports multiple database backends and abstracts SQL dialect differences while preserving direct control over SQL generation. |
| features.capabilities | `{"raw_sql":true,"multi_db":true,"languages":"Rust","relations":true,"migrations":true,"studio_gui":false,"schema_first":true,"type_safe_queries":true,"connection_pooling":false}` | `{"raw_sql":true,"multi_db":true,"languages":"Java","relations":true,"migrations":false,"studio_gui":false,"schema_first":true,"type_safe_queries":true,"connection_pooling":false}` |
| language.primary | Rust | Java |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"CH","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://diesel.rs","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T08:30:47.717Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Open Source","summary":"Free unlimited use","features":["Support for ClickHouse, Derby, DuckDB, Firebird, H2, HSQLDB, MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Trino, YugabyteDB"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"year","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"Unlimited use for open source database support","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Professional","summary":"€99/developer workstation/year","features":["Ongoing maintenance and support","Oracle Express Edition 18c+","SQL Server Express Edition 2012+","Microsoft Access 2013+"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"developer workstation","amount":99,"period":"year","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"For small to medium companies supporting Oracle, SQL Server, MS Access","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Professional Plus","summary":"€399/developer workstation/year","features":["Advanced jOOQ features","Versioned RDBMS support","Versioned Java support","Premium support"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"developer workstation","amount":399,"period":"year","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"Advanced features with versioned RDBMS and Java support","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"€799/developer workstation/year","features":["Premium support","Amazon Redshift, Aurora, Azure SQL, CockroachDB, BigQuery, Databricks, DB2, Exasol, HANA, Informix, Snowflake, Spanner, Sybase, Teradata, Vertica"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"developer workstation","amount":799,"period":"year","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"Premium support for large companies with extensive enterprise database support","contactSales":false}],"summary":"From €99/developer workstation/year. Free open source edition. 30-day free trials. Monthly and unlimited pricing available.","currency":"EUR","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.jooq.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T08:33:44.761Z","freeTrialDays":30,"startingPrice":{"amount":99,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | high |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 33 | - |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| security.scorecard | 6.2 | 5.5 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":6,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cargo&package_name=diesel&per_page=100","last_12m":4,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.jooq%3Ajooq&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (ORM & Database Tools)

| Capability | Diesel | jOOQ |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Type-safe queries | ✓ | ✓ |
| Schema migrations | ✓ | ✗ |
| Relations / joins API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Languages | Rust | Java |
| **Modelling** |  |  |
| Schema-first modelling | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Flexibility** |  |  |
| Raw SQL escape hatch | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Portability** |  |  |
| Multiple database backends | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Ops** |  |  |
| Connection pooling | ✗ | ✗ |
| **DX** |  |  |
| Data browser / studio | ✗ | ✗ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:47:06.949Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*