goose VS Squirrel

Compare goose vs Squirrel and see what are their differences.

Squirrel

Fluent SQL generation for golang (by Masterminds)
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goose Squirrel
28 52
5,637 6,505
6.4% 1.7%
8.9 2.8
1 day ago about 2 months ago
Go Go
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goose

Posts with mentions or reviews of goose. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-29.

Squirrel

Posts with mentions or reviews of Squirrel. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-09-27.
  • Building RESTful API with Hexagonal Architecture in Go
    21 projects | dev.to | 27 Sep 2023
    It uses Gin as the HTTP framework and PostgreSQL as the database with pgx as the driver and Squirrel as the query builder. It also utilizes Redis as the caching layer with go-redis as the client.
  • Working with postgres in GO.
    2 projects | /r/golang | 3 Jul 2023
    I would add Squirrel to PGX https://github.com/Masterminds/squirrel
  • how to avoid writing dreadful SQL statements
    4 projects | /r/golang | 23 May 2023
    I have written about this before, and my thoughts always settle on using a query builder. I've built a simple one, which works for what I need, but there are more feature complete ones out there such as squirrel. I've also written about how you can implement a simple CRUD library for database interactions using generics and query building to have that nice middle-ground between an ORM and query building.
  • How do I enable filters for the user without writing redundant SQL?
    1 project | /r/golang | 15 May 2023
    Now for the dynamic queries you have to be really careful to prevent SQL injections, there are bunch of different ways to do it but I typically recommend using a package such as squirrel that lets you do this easily, you use it to generate the plain SQL you need (and then use sqlx, database/sql, pgx or whatever you prefer) or use it directly querying the database directly.
  • Best sqlc alternative for dynamic queries?
    8 projects | /r/golang | 15 May 2023
    Here are 2 options for you * https://github.com/huandu/go-sqlbuilder * https://github.com/Masterminds/squirrel
  • Golang RESTAPI boilerplate repository
    7 projects | /r/golang | 2 May 2023
    https://www.reddit.com/r/golang/comments/vq98ud/what_sql_library_are_you_using/ Jet havn't used but is one that looks promising! Otherwise I'm one of the purests, db/sql and https://github.com/Masterminds/squirrel
  • Why is Raw SQL preferred over ORM in go?
    7 projects | /r/golang | 15 Apr 2023
    I think he means an sql builder like squirrel. This allows dynamic queries, but more important you can reuse function that build a where clause so you can get a count and query with that.
  • Does Go, has something similar to Laravel eloquent (ORM) ?
    7 projects | /r/golang | 11 Apr 2023
    I'd rather suggest the use of tools more aligned with the core concepts of the language such as sqlx, which is an extension of the database/sql standard library. It allows you to use models/structs to map your tables but you have more control over the SQL statements you use to perform queries and the like. You can combine sqlx with Squirrel to build queries from composable parts.
  • Are there any decent ORMs in Golang?
    7 projects | /r/golang | 11 Mar 2023
    But using a query builder, something like squirrel or (plug) bqb, allows you to actually write SQL (or something close to it) when you need it but also handles the nasty string building bits. Though I agree that ORMs are not always bad, especially for small projects with well-defined scope.
  • GORM
    16 projects | /r/golang | 16 Feb 2023
    Plug for bqb as a query builder, but there's also squirrel which works pretty well too.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing goose and Squirrel you can also consider the following projects:

migrate - Database migrations. CLI and Golang library.

goqu - SQL builder and query library for golang

dbmate - :rocket: A lightweight, framework-agnostic database migration tool.

sqlx - general purpose extensions to golang's database/sql

go-migrate - Abstract task migration tool written in Go for Golang services. Database and non database migration management brought to the CLI. [Moved to: https://github.com/g14a/metana]

GORM - The fantastic ORM library for Golang, aims to be developer friendly

liquibase - Main Liquibase Source

InfluxDB - Scalable datastore for metrics, events, and real-time analytics

alembic - A database migrations tool for SQLAlchemy.

sqlc - Generate type-safe code from SQL

pig - Simple pgx wrapper to execute and scan query results

sqlx - 🧰 The Rust SQL Toolkit. An async, pure Rust SQL crate featuring compile-time checked queries without a DSL. Supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQLite.