# Knex.js

> SQL query builder for Javascript

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/knex-js
- **Category:** ORM & Database Tools
- **Homepage:** https://knexjs.org
- **Also known as:** knex-js
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-03T21:43:15.472Z

## Vioscale score

**76.9 / 100**, confidence 30% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| capabilities | 45.8 | 16 | 733.1 | ✓ |
| github_stars | 81.3 | 5 | 406.4 | ✓ |
| integrations | 0 | 8 | 0 | - |
| github_activity | 0 | 18 | 0 | - |
| release_cadence | 97.8 | 10 | 977.8 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 0 | 13 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 87.1 | 26 | 2264.7 | ✓ |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 12 | 0 | - |

## About

SQL query builder for JavaScript with support for multiple database backends including PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite3, Oracle, and others. Features include promise-based async, transactions, connection pooling, and schema building.

_Independently observed._

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for ORM & Database Tools. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

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

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 20,339 | [link](https://github.com/knex/knex) | 2026-08-03 | 90% (high) |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 5,081,217 | [link](https://www.npmjs.com/package/knex) | 2026-08-03 | 85% (high) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | JavaScript | [link](https://github.com/knex/knex) | 2026-08-03 | 90% (high) |

### license

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| license.spdx | MIT | [link](https://github.com/knex/knex) | 2026-08-03 | 99% (high) |

### release

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| release.cadence_days | 4 | [link](https://github.com/knex/knex/releases) | 2026-08-03 | 70% (medium) |

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