class-transformer VS TypeORM

Compare class-transformer vs TypeORM and see what are their differences.

class-transformer

Decorator-based transformation, serialization, and deserialization between objects and classes. (by typestack)

TypeORM

ORM for TypeScript and JavaScript. Supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, SQLite, MS SQL Server, Oracle, SAP Hana, WebSQL databases. Works in NodeJS, Browser, Ionic, Cordova and Electron platforms. (by typeorm)
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class-transformer TypeORM
24 156
6,494 33,253
1.3% 0.8%
6.9 9.0
11 days ago 2 days ago
TypeScript TypeScript
MIT License MIT License
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class-transformer

Posts with mentions or reviews of class-transformer. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-04-27.

TypeORM

Posts with mentions or reviews of TypeORM. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-02-19.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing class-transformer and TypeORM you can also consider the following projects:

zod - TypeScript-first schema validation with static type inference

Sequelize - Feature-rich ORM for modern Node.js and TypeScript, it supports PostgreSQL (with JSON and JSONB support), MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, MS SQL Server, Snowflake, Oracle DB (v6), DB2 and DB2 for IBM i.

class-validator - Decorator-based property validation for classes.

Mongoose - MongoDB object modeling designed to work in an asynchronous environment.

typescript-is

Prisma - Next-generation ORM for Node.js & TypeScript | PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQL Server, SQLite, MongoDB and CockroachDB

typebox - Json Schema Type Builder with Static Type Resolution for TypeScript

Objection.js - An SQL-friendly ORM for Node.js

joi - The most powerful data validation library for JS [Moved to: https://github.com/hapijs/joi]

MikroORM - TypeScript ORM for Node.js based on Data Mapper, Unit of Work and Identity Map patterns. Supports MongoDB, MySQL, MariaDB, MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL and SQLite/libSQL databases.

io-ts - Runtime type system for IO decoding/encoding

Entity Framework - EF Core is a modern object-database mapper for .NET. It supports LINQ queries, change tracking, updates, and schema migrations.