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@prisma/client vs typeorm

ORMs and query buildersPackage data 25 Sept 2026
@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/client
typeormv1.1.1, 1 Sept 2026

Data-Mapper ORM for TypeScript and ES2023+. Supports MySQL/MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, Oracle, SAP HANA, SQLite, MongoDB databases.

$ npm install typeorm
Metric@prisma/clienttypeormDifference
Weekly downloads11,810,7283,557,322@prisma/client 3.3x higher
12-month download growth+235%+55%@prisma/client +180 pts
Gzip size---
Minified size---
Dependencies110typeorm 9 more
Unpacked size71.0 MB20.7 MBtypeorm 3.4x smaller
Latest release7.10.0, 25 Aug 20261.1.1, 1 Sept 2026typeorm 7 days more recent
Releases, last 12 months237@prisma/client 16 more
First published15 Jan 202019 Apr 2016typeorm 3.7 years earlier
GitHub stars47,67336,658@prisma/client +30%
Open issues2,519450@prisma/client 2,069 more
Open pull requests139221typeorm 82 more
Contributors---
Commits, last 52 weeks8,283476@prisma/client 17.4x higher
TypeScript typesBundledBundledSame
Module formatESM + CommonJSESM + CommonJSSame
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LicenseApache-2.0MITDiffers

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 weektypeorm3.6m latest week
Week of 23 Sept 2025Week of 15 Sept 2026
Weekly npm downloads, 52 weeks. Y axis starts at zero. Values are not smoothed.

@prisma/client

Major versions
  1. 2.0.09 Jun 2020
  2. 3.0.17 Sept 2021
  3. 4.0.028 Jun 2022
  4. 5.0.011 Jul 2023
  5. 6.0.028 Nov 2024
  6. 7.0.019 Nov 2025
Last 5 releases
  1. 7.10.025 Aug 2026
  2. 7.9.127 Jul 2026
  3. 7.9.020 Jul 2026
  4. 7.8.022 Apr 2026
  5. 7.7.07 Apr 2026
201 releases in total, 23 in the last 12 months

typeorm

Major versions
  1. 0.0.119 Apr 2016
  2. 1.0.019 May 2026
Last 5 releases
  1. 1.1.11 Sept 2026
  2. 0.3.3113 Jul 2026
  3. 1.1.013 Jul 2026
  4. 1.0.019 May 2026
  5. 0.3.3018 May 2026
114 releases in total, 7 in the last 12 months
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  • Module formatBoth ESM + CommonJS
  • Need TypeScript types in the package itselfBoth
  • Node.js version requirement@prisma/client: ^20.19 || ^22.12 || >=24.0; typeorm: ^20.19.0 || ^22.13.0 || >=24.11.0 (engines field in package.json)
  • Need the more recent releasetypeorm (1.1.1 on 1 Sept 2026 vs 7.10.0 on 25 Aug 2026)
  • Higher weekly npm downloads@prisma/client (11.8m vs 3.6m)
  • License@prisma/client: Apache-2.0; typeorm: MIT

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