Knex VS TypeORM

Compare Knex vs TypeORM and see what are their differences.

Knex

A query builder for PostgreSQL, MySQL, CockroachDB, SQL Server, SQLite3 and Oracle, designed to be flexible, portable, and fun to use. (by knex)

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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Knex TypeORM
94 156
18,598 33,078
0.8% 0.8%
8.1 9.1
13 days ago 9 days ago
JavaScript TypeScript
MIT License MIT License
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Knex

Posts with mentions or reviews of Knex. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-02-20.

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 Knex and TypeORM you can also consider the following projects:

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.

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

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

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

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

pg-promise - PostgreSQL interface for Node.js

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

node-mssql - Microsoft SQL Server client for Node.js

class-transformer - Decorator-based transformation, serialization, and deserialization between objects and classes.