# Doctrine vs sqlc

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Doctrine

| Attribute | Doctrine | sqlc |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 67.2 (54% (medium)) | 50.9 (43% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 10 | 39 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 87,805 | 1 |
| adoption.github_stars | 10,169 | 18,202 |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"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. | An open-source code generator that produces type-safe application code from raw SQL queries, supporting PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, and ClickHouse databases. |
| features.capabilities | `{"raw_sql":true,"multi_db":true,"languages":"PHP","relations":true,"migrations":true}` | `{"raw_sql":true,"multi_db":true,"languages":"Go; community support for Python","studio_gui":false,"schema_first":true,"type_safe_queries":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 | Go |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"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","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://docs.sqlc.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T08:35:21.413Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | 2 | 42 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| security.scorecard | 6.9 | 4.5 |
| 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":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fsqlc-dev%2Fsqlc&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (ORM & Database Tools)

| Capability | Doctrine | sqlc |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Type-safe queries | - | ✓ |
| Schema migrations | ✓ | - |
| Relations / joins API | ✓ | - |
| Languages | PHP | Go; community support for Python |
| **Modelling** |  |  |
| Schema-first modelling | - | ✓ |
| **Flexibility** |  |  |
| Raw SQL escape hatch | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Portability** |  |  |
| Multiple database backends | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Ops** |  |  |
| Connection pooling | - | - |
| **DX** |  |  |
| Data browser / studio | - | ✗ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:37:11.204Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*