MikroORM VS Knex

Compare MikroORM vs Knex and see what are their differences.

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. (by mikro-orm)

Knex

A query builder for PostgreSQL, MySQL, CockroachDB, SQL Server, SQLite3 and Oracle, designed to be flexible, portable, and fun to use. (by knex)
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MikroORM Knex
48 94
7,055 18,622
2.7% 0.9%
9.9 8.1
about 16 hours ago 1 day ago
TypeScript JavaScript
MIT License MIT License
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MikroORM

Posts with mentions or reviews of MikroORM. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-02-08.

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.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing MikroORM and Knex you can also consider the following projects:

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

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.

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.

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

pg-promise - PostgreSQL interface for Node.js

kysely - A type-safe typescript SQL query builder [Moved to: https://github.com/kysely-org/kysely]

slonik - A Node.js PostgreSQL client with runtime and build time type safety, and composable SQL.

drizzle-orm - Headless TypeScript ORM with a head. Runs on Node, Bun and Deno. Lives on the Edge and yes, it's a JavaScript ORM too 😅

kysely - A type-safe typescript SQL query builder