@prisma/clientv7.10.0, 25 Aug 2026
Prisma Client is an auto-generated, type-safe and modern JavaScript/TypeScript ORM for Node.js that's tailored to your data. Supports PostgreSQL, CockroachDB, MySQL, MariaDB, SQL Server, SQLite & MongoDB databases.
$ npm install @prisma/clientknexv3.3.0, 26 Jun 2026
A batteries-included SQL query & schema builder for PostgresSQL, MySQL, CockroachDB, MSSQL and SQLite3
$ npm install knex| Metric | @prisma/client | knex | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly downloads | 11,810,728 | 3,782,333 | @prisma/client 3.1x higher |
| 12-month download growth | +235% | +74% | @prisma/client +161 pts |
| Gzip size | - | - | - |
| Minified size | - | - | - |
| Dependencies | 1 | 14 | knex 13 more |
| Unpacked size | 71.0 MB | 919 kB | knex 79.1x smaller |
| Latest release | 7.10.0, 25 Aug 2026 | 3.3.0, 26 Jun 2026 | @prisma/client 2 months more recent |
| Releases, last 12 months | 23 | 12 | @prisma/client 11 more |
| First published | 15 Jan 2020 | 1 May 2013 | knex 6.7 years earlier |
| GitHub stars | 47,673 | 20,346 | @prisma/client 2.3x higher |
| Open issues | 2,519 | 580 | @prisma/client 1,939 more |
| Open pull requests | 139 | 174 | knex 35 more |
| Contributors | - | - | - |
| Commits, last 52 weeks | 8,283 | 129 | @prisma/client 64.2x higher |
| TypeScript types | Bundled | Bundled | Same |
| Module format | ESM + CommonJS | CommonJS | Differs |
| Runtimes | - | - | - |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | Differs |
Green marks the smaller size or the more recent release. Bold marks the higher count, with no judgement implied. Sizes are for the whole package per Bundlephobia. Growth compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the 52-week series.
@prisma/client11.8m latest weekknex3.7m latest week
Week of 23 Sept 2025Week of 15 Sept 2026
@prisma/client
Major versions
- 2.0.09 Jun 2020
- 3.0.17 Sept 2021
- 4.0.028 Jun 2022
- 5.0.011 Jul 2023
- 6.0.028 Nov 2024
- 7.0.019 Nov 2025
Last 5 releases
- 7.10.025 Aug 2026
- 7.9.127 Jul 2026
- 7.9.020 Jul 2026
- 7.8.022 Apr 2026
- 7.7.07 Apr 2026
201 releases in total, 23 in the last 12 months
knex
Major versions
- 0.0.01 May 2013
- 1.0.016 Jan 2022
- 2.0.021 Apr 2022
- 3.0.06 Oct 2023
Last 5 releases
- 3.3.026 Jun 2026
- 3.2.102 May 2026
- 3.2.93 Apr 2026
- 3.2.830 Mar 2026
- 3.2.727 Mar 2026
232 releases in total, 12 in the last 12 months
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- Need both ESM and CommonJS entry points@prisma/client (@prisma/client: ESM + CommonJS; knex: CommonJS)
- Need to load it with require()Both
- Need TypeScript types in the package itselfBoth
- Node.js version requirement@prisma/client: ^20.19 || ^22.12 || >=24.0; knex: >=16 (engines field in package.json)
- Need the more recent release@prisma/client (7.10.0 on 25 Aug 2026 vs 3.3.0 on 26 Jun 2026)
- Higher weekly npm downloads@prisma/client (11.8m vs 3.8m)
- License@prisma/client: Apache-2.0; knex: MIT
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