Drizzle ORM Has a Free TypeScript ORM — SQL-Like Syntax with Full Type Safety

A developer tried Prisma. Great DX, but the query engine binary was 13MB, cold starts were slow, and complex queries needed raw SQL anyway.

Drizzle ORM is a free, lightweight TypeScript ORM. SQL-like syntax that compiles to efficient queries. No binary, no code generation step, no cold start penalty.

What Drizzle Offers for Free

• SQL-Like API - If you know SQL, you know Drizzle
• Full Type Safety - Every query is fully typed
• Zero Dependencies - Tiny package, no binary
• No Code Generation - Schemas are regular TypeScript
• All Databases - PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, Turso
• Migrations - Automatic migration generation
• Drizzle Kit - CLI for migrations and introspection
• Serverless Ready - No cold start penalty, no binary

Quick Start

import { pgTable, serial, text } from 'drizzle-orm/pg-core'
import { drizzle } from 'drizzle-orm/node-postgres'

const users = pgTable('users', {
  id: serial('id').primaryKey(),
  name: text('name').notNull(),
  email: text('email').notNull(),
})

const db = drizzle(pool)
const result = await db.select().from(users).where(eq(users.name, 'John'))

GitHub: drizzle-team/drizzle-orm - 25K+ stars

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