Which ORM is the fastest? We have created open-source performance benchmarks to compare query latencies for Prisma ORM, TypeORM and Drizzle ORM.

Dennis Chiroro

Erlang

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Performance benchmarks compare query latencies of three TypeScript ORMs (Prisma, TypeORM, Drizzle) across PostgreSQL databases on AWS RDS, Supabase, and Neon. Benchmarking methodology includes 14 queries, executed 500 times on an EC2 instance to measure query latencies. Results show that performance varies based on the specific query, dataset, schema, and infrastructure. Most queries perform similarly across different ORMs, with some exceptions like 'Nested find all' queries. Factors such as network latency and limited API features impact the results. Prisma Optimize offers insights and recommendations for better query performance.

Performance Benchmarks: Comparing Query Latency across TypeScript ORMs & Databases

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would have been nice if MikroORM was included

Anybody got any insight into where the discrepancy comes from on the benchmark posted and the one that is on Drizzle’s website?
<a href="https://orm.drizzle.team/benchmarks" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">https://orm.drizzle.team/benchmarks</a>

Funny how Prisma did a benchmark against the competition and found out, and reported, being 2nd best (among 3) :&gt;