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1{2  "slug": "prisma",3  "name": "Prisma ORM",4  "aliases": ["Prisma", "Prisma Client"],5  "vendor": { "name": "Prisma Data, Inc.", "slug": "prisma-data", "website": "https://www.prisma.io" },6  "homepage_url": "https://www.prisma.io/",7  "docs_url": "https://www.prisma.io/docs",8  "repo_url": "https://github.com/prisma/orm",9  "license_url": "https://github.com/prisma/orm/blob/main/LICENSE",10  "pricing_url": "https://www.prisma.io/pricing",11  "product_type": "library",12  "product_status": "active",13  "summary": "TypeScript ORM with a declarative schema language, generated type-safe client and migration tooling, from the company that also offers Prisma Postgres and related hosted services",14  "description": "Prisma ORM is an open-source object-relational mapper for Node.js and TypeScript developed by Prisma Data, Inc. under the Apache-2.0 license. A data model is written in the Prisma schema language, from which the CLI generates a typed client whose queries (find, create, update, nested relations, transactions) are checked at compile time; Prisma Migrate derives SQL migrations from schema changes, and Prisma Studio provides a graphical data browser. Supported databases include PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, SQL Server, CockroachDB and MongoDB.\n\nThe company sells hosted services around the ORM: Prisma Postgres, a managed database, Accelerate for connection pooling and caching, and Optimize for query insights, billed on usage with free tiers. The ORM itself is free. Recent releases moved the query engine from a Rust binary to a TypeScript implementation, simplifying deployment on serverless and edge platforms. Gotchas documented in practice include the SQLite database path being resolved at generation time, which affects relocated deployments, and the need to regenerate the client after schema changes. Compared with Drizzle, Prisma is more abstract and beginner-friendly but less transparent about the SQL it emits.",15  "capabilities": ["Declarative schema language with generated typed client", "Migrations derived from schema changes", "Prisma Studio graphical data browser", "Support for PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, SQL Server, CockroachDB and MongoDB", "Relation queries, transactions and raw SQL escape hatch", "Optional hosted services: Prisma Postgres, Accelerate, Optimize"],16  "workflows": ["Model data in the schema file and generate a client for a Next.js app", "Apply migrations in CI against PostgreSQL", "Browse and edit records with Prisma Studio during development"],17  "advantages": ["Approachable, well-documented API", "Strong type safety from generated client", "Open-source ORM with optional managed services"],18  "limitations": ["Code generation step after each schema change", "Less transparent SQL than query-builder ORMs", "Hosted services are proprietary and usage-billed"],19  "prerequisites": ["Node.js or Bun with TypeScript; a supported database"],20  "audiences": ["TypeScript full-stack developers", "Teams wanting a guided ORM experience"],21  "alternatives": ["drizzle-orm"],22  "comparison_notes": "Drizzle ORM defines schemas in TypeScript and exposes a SQL-like builder with no generation step, suiting developers who want to see the SQL; Prisma trades that transparency for a higher-level API and richer tooling such as Studio and Migrate.",23  "categories": [{ "slug": "web-frameworks", "primary": true }, { "slug": "relational-databases" }],24  "tags": ["typescript", "sql", "orm", "open-source"],25  "use_cases": ["build-web-apps"],26  "operating_systems": ["macos", "linux", "windows"],27  "execution_modes": ["local", "self-hosted", "cloud"],28  "interfaces": ["library", "cli"],29  "deployment_models": ["embedded", "managed-cloud"],30  "integrations": ["PostgreSQL", "MySQL", "SQLite", "MongoDB", "Next.js", "Express", "Prisma Postgres"],31  "data_formats": ["Prisma schema", "SQL", "JSON"],32  "languages": ["TypeScript", "Rust"],33  "source_model": "open-source",34  "license_spdx": "Apache-2.0",35  "pricing_model": ["open-source", "free", "usage-based"],36  "pricing_checked_at": "2026-11-02",37  "self_hostable": true,38  "sources": [39    { "url": "https://www.prisma.io/", "type": "official_site", "title": "Prisma", "supports": ["name", "summary"], "checked_at": "2026-11-02" },40    { "url": "https://www.prisma.io/docs", "type": "official_docs", "title": "Prisma Documentation", "supports": ["capabilities"], "checked_at": "2026-11-02" },41    { "url": "https://github.com/prisma/orm/blob/main/LICENSE", "type": "license_page", "supports": ["license_spdx", "source_model"], "checked_at": "2026-11-02", "note": "Repository moved from prisma/prisma to prisma/orm" },42    { "url": "https://www.prisma.io/pricing", "type": "pricing_page", "title": "Prisma pricing", "supports": ["pricing_model"], "checked_at": "2026-11-02", "note": "Applies to hosted services, not the ORM" }43  ],44  "confidence": "high",45  "discovery_method": "editorial-research",46  "depth": "standard",47  "editorial_status": "reviewed",48  "visibility": "public",49  "featured": false,50  "author": "batch-B1"51}52