# Doctrine vs MyBatis

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Doctrine

| Attribute | Doctrine | MyBatis |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 67.2 (54% (medium)) | 60.4 (42% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 10 | 52 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 87,805 | 87,034 |
| adoption.github_stars | 10,169 | 20,439 |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | - |
| description.long | 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. | MyBatis is a Java framework that simplifies interaction with relational databases by allowing developers to write custom SQL and stored procedures while automatically mapping query results to Java objects, reducing boilerplate JDBC code. |
| features.capabilities | `{"raw_sql":true,"multi_db":true,"languages":"PHP","relations":true,"migrations":true}` | `{"raw_sql":true,"multi_db":true,"languages":"Java","relations":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 | PHP | Java |
| license.spdx | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| 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"}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://mybatis.org/mybatis-3","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T08:36:59.708Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | 2 | 112 |
| release.history | 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| `[{"url":"https://github.com/mybatis/mybatis-3/releases/tag/mybatis-3.5.19","date":"2025-01-02T20:39:24Z","type":"stable","version":"mybatis-3.5.19"},{"url":"https://github.com/mybatis/mybatis-3/releases/tag/mybatis-3.5.18","date":"2025-01-01T03:46:10Z","type":"stable","version":"mybatis-3.5.18"},{"url":"https://github.com/mybatis/mybatis-3/releases/tag/mybatis-3.5.17","date":"2024-11-26T16:55:48Z","type":"stable","version":"mybatis-3.5.17"},{"url":"https://github.com/mybatis/mybatis-3/releases/tag/mybatis-3.5.16","date":"2024-04-04T10:26:25Z","type":"stable","version":"mybatis-3.5.16"},{"url":"https://github.com/mybatis/mybatis-3/releases/tag/mybatis-3.5.15","date":"2023-12-14T06:41:30Z","type":"stable","version":"mybatis-3.5.15"},{"url":"https://github.com/mybatis/mybatis-3/releases/tag/mybatis-3.5.14","date":"2023-11-03T06:27:55Z","type":"stable","version":"mybatis-3.5.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/mybatis/mybatis-3/releases/tag/mybatis-3.5.13","date":"2023-03-11T12:15:16Z","type":"stable","version":"mybatis-3.5.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/mybatis/mybatis-3/releases/tag/mybatis-3.5.12","date":"2023-03-01T04:17:16Z","type":"stable","version":"mybatis-3.5.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/mybatis/mybatis-3/releases/tag/mybatis-3.5.11","date":"2022-09-18T21:22:32Z","type":"stable","version":"mybatis-3.5.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/mybatis/mybatis-3/releases/tag/mybatis-3.5.10","date":"2022-05-23T20:35:51Z","type":"stable","version":"mybatis-3.5.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/mybatis/mybatis-3/releases/tag/mybatis-3.5.9","date":"2021-12-25T19:16:08Z","type":"stable","version":"mybatis-3.5.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/mybatis/mybatis-3/releases/tag/mybatis-3.5.8","date":"2021-12-12T18:19:57Z","type":"stable","version":"mybatis-3.5.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/mybatis/mybatis-3/releases/tag/mybatis-3.5.7","date":"2021-04-26T10:49:16Z","type":"stable","version":"mybatis-3.5.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/mybatis/mybatis-3/releases/tag/mybatis-3.5.6","date":"2020-10-06T20:57:52Z","type":"stable","version":"mybatis-3.5.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/mybatis/mybatis-3/releases/tag/mybatis-3.5.5","date":"2020-06-04T15:39:59Z","type":"stable","version":"mybatis-3.5.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/mybatis/mybatis-3/releases/tag/mybatis-3.5.4","date":"2020-02-03T01:47:26Z","type":"stable","version":"mybatis-3.5.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/mybatis/mybatis-3/releases/tag/mybatis-3.5.3","date":"2019-10-20T11:21:16Z","type":"stable","version":"mybatis-3.5.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/mybatis/mybatis-3/releases/tag/mybatis-3.5.2","date":"2019-07-15T07:49:38Z","type":"stable","version":"mybatis-3.5.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/mybatis/mybatis-3/releases/tag/mybatis-3.5.1","date":"2019-04-07T11:26:32Z","type":"stable","version":"mybatis-3.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/mybatis/mybatis-3/releases/tag/mybatis-3.5.0","date":"2019-01-20T18:13:18Z","type":"stable","version":"mybatis-3.5.0"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 6.9 | 6.1 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"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"}` | `{"count":1,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.mybatis%3Amybatis&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` |

## Capabilities (ORM & Database Tools)

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

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:07:18.376Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*