Drizzle-orm

Judgement

What it is

Building block

What it does

A lightweight TypeScript ORM with SQL-like queries, typed schemas and a migration kit for Postgres, MySQL and SQLite.

Adopt it when

You want typed database access that stays close to SQL and works on serverless and edge runtimes.

Watch out

Still pre-1.0, with API changes between versions.

Ready for

Production-ready

Runs as

Library

Built with

TypeScript

How established

Established: started 5 years ago, latest release 0.45.4.

What the license allows

You can build it into a product you sell, as long as you keep its copyright notice.

Judged on 2026-11-03 from the project's README and GitHub data. The license and age lines are worked out directly.

Built from

Follow it down: Drizzle-orm → TypeScript → Go → runs on a microchip

How compilers were built, back to punched paper tape

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