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drizzle-orm

npmv0.45.2TypeScript

Drizzle ORM package for SQL databases

Safe to adopt

Yes — drizzle-orm scores well across adoption, maintenance, weight, supply chain, and licensing. 19M downloads per week. Last published 166 days ago. 50 releases in the last 2 years.

  • AAdoption: grade A, Excellent.

    19M downloads per week.

  • BMaintenance: grade B, Good.

    Last published 166 days ago. 50 releases in the last 2 years.

  • AWeight: grade A, Excellent.

    Zero runtime dependencies, about 9.9 MB installed.

  • ASupply chain: grade A, Excellent.

    No install scripts, 4 maintainers, and a contained dependency surface.

  • ALicense: grade A, Excellent.

    Apache-2.0 — permissive, with no copyleft found in the dependency tree.

Grades are computed deterministically from registry metadata collected by PackageGraph — downloads, dependents, publish dates, the resolved dependency tree, maintainer count, and declared licenses. No third-party scores are used.

Install cost

What you actually take on by adding drizzle-orm to a project.

0
Direct dependencies

Runtime packages this one declares itself.

0
Total installed

Distinct packages in the full runtime tree, deduplicated the way a package manager would.

9.9 MB
Install size

Unpacked size of this package plus its entire runtime tree.

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Tree depth

Longest resolved dependency chain below this package.

Compatibility

Node.js
No constraint declared
Module format
ESM + CommonJS
TypeScript
Types included
Install scripts
None

drizzle-orm vs the alternatives

Packages solving a similar problem in the npm ecosystem, compared on the signals that drive an adoption decision.

PackageWeekly downloadsDependentsLicenseLast release
drizzle-ormthis page19M0Apache-2.05 months ago
kysely15.6M1MIT1 day ago
postgres01Unlicense1 day ago
knex01MIT1 day ago
pg46.3M5MIT1 day ago
pg-pool43.5M1MIT1 day ago

Dependencies

Declared by drizzle-orm v0.45.2. Runtime dependencies are installed with the package; dev dependencies are not.

Peer (28)

@aws-sdk/client-rds-data >=3@cloudflare/workers-types >=4@electric-sql/pglite >=0.2.0@libsql/client >=0.10.0@libsql/client-wasm >=0.10.0@neondatabase/serverless >=0.10.0@op-engineering/op-sqlite >=2@opentelemetry/api ^1.4.1@planetscale/database >=1.13@prisma/client *@tidbcloud/serverless *@types/better-sqlite3 *@types/pg *@types/sql.js *@upstash/redis >=1.34.7@vercel/postgres >=0.8.0@xata.io/client *better-sqlite3 >=7bun-types *expo-sqlite >=14.0.0gel >=2knex *kysely *mysql2 >=2pg >=8postgres >=3sql.js >=1sqlite3 >=5

Dev (43)

@aws-sdk/client-rds-data ^3.549.0@cloudflare/workers-types ^4.20241112.0@electric-sql/pglite ^0.2.12@libsql/client ^0.10.0@libsql/client-wasm ^0.10.0@miniflare/d1 ^2.14.4@neondatabase/serverless ^0.10.0@op-engineering/op-sqlite ^2.0.16@opentelemetry/api ^1.4.1@originjs/vite-plugin-commonjs ^1.0.3@planetscale/database ^1.16.0@prisma/client 5.14.0@tidbcloud/serverless ^0.1.1@types/better-sqlite3 ^7.6.12@types/node ^20.2.5@types/pg ^8.10.1@types/react ^18.2.45@types/sql.js ^1.4.4@upstash/redis ^1.34.3@vercel/postgres ^0.8.0@xata.io/client ^0.29.3better-sqlite3 ^11.9.1bun-types ^1.2.0cpy ^10.1.0expo-sqlite ^14.0.0gel ^2.0.0glob ^11.0.1knex ^2.4.2kysely ^0.25.0mysql2 ^3.14.1pg ^8.11.0postgres ^3.3.5prisma 5.14.0react ^18.2.0sql.js ^1.8.0sqlite3 ^5.1.2ts-morph ^25.0.1tslib ^2.5.2tsx ^3.12.7vite-tsconfig-paths ^4.3.2vitest ^3.1.3zod ^3.20.2zx ^7.2.2

Relationship graph

Dependencies (left) and dependents (right) of drizzle-orm.

@types/better-sql…@aws-sdk/client-r…gel@types/pg@vercel/postgres@opentelemetry/api@electric-sql/pgl…@planetscale/data…knexsqlite3@xata.io/clientexpo-sqlitebetter-sqlite3@op-engineering/o…kyselymysql2postgresbun-types@types/sql.js@libsql/clientdrizzle-orm
drizzle-orm dependencies dependents

Release history

50 releases in the last two years, typically about 2 days apart.

Recent versions of drizzle-orm
VersionPublishedSizeLicense
1.0.0-rc.5-169397b28 days ago16 MBApache-2.0
1.0.0-rc.5-ab785fc1 month ago16 MBApache-2.0
1.0.0-rc.4-fb122811 month ago16 MBApache-2.0
1.0.0-rc.4-bfc7cd01 month ago15 MBApache-2.0
1.0.0-rc.4-de6c3561 month ago15 MBApache-2.0
1.0.0-rc.42 months ago15 MBApache-2.0
1.0.0-rc.3-e9dfa4b3 months ago14 MBApache-2.0
1.0.0-rc.3-0ce9d303 months ago14 MBApache-2.0
1.0.0-rc.4-5d5b77c3 months ago14 MBApache-2.0
1.0.0-rc.4-273829f3 months ago14 MBApache-2.0
1.0.0-rc.3-30095043 months ago14 MBApache-2.0
1.0.0-rc.3-fe92e223 months ago14 MBApache-2.0
1.0.0-rc.33 months ago14 MBApache-2.0
1.0.0-rc.2-2be6d1e3 months ago14 MBApache-2.0
1.0.0-rc.2-67a35093 months ago14 MBApache-2.0

Overview

drizzle-orm is an npm package that drizzle ORM package for SQL databases. It is extremely widely used, with about 19M downloads per week. The latest version is 0.45.2, released under the Apache-2.0 license.

Who should use it

Teams working in the npm ecosystem who need drizzle ORM package for SQL databases and value a battle-tested, widely-adopted solution.

When not to use it

Consider an alternative if you need to minimize your dependency tree, or if a more actively-maintained option better fits your npm stack.

Pros

  • Large, well-established user base (19M weekly downloads).
  • Ships TypeScript type definitions.
  • Clear open-source license (Apache-2.0).

Cons

  • Large dependency tree (71 direct dependencies) increases install size and audit surface.

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Maintainers

alexblokhdankochetovkyrylo_usichenkosheriman

Keywords

databasedrizzledrizzle-ormmysqlormpgpostgrespostgresqlsinglestoresqlsqlitetstypescript

Frequently asked questions

Should I use drizzle-orm?

Yes — drizzle-orm scores well across adoption, maintenance, weight, supply chain, and licensing. 19M downloads per week. Last published 166 days ago. 50 releases in the last 2 years.

How do I install drizzle-orm?

Run `npm install drizzle-orm` to add drizzle-orm to your npm project.

What license is drizzle-orm released under?

drizzle-orm is distributed under the Apache-2.0 license.

How popular is drizzle-orm?

drizzle-orm has approximately 19,037,268 downloads per week.

Is drizzle-orm still maintained?

The most recent release of drizzle-orm (v0.45.2) was published 5 months ago.

Does drizzle-orm run install scripts?

No. drizzle-orm does not define preinstall, install, or postinstall scripts, so installing it does not execute publisher-supplied code.