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Hibernate vs Sequelize: What are the differences?
Hibernate: Idiomatic persistence for Java and relational databases. Hibernate is a suite of open source projects around domain models. The flagship project is Hibernate ORM, the Object Relational Mapper; Sequelize: Easy-to-use multi sql dialect ORM for Node.js & io.js. Sequelize is a promise-based ORM for Node.js and io.js. It supports the dialects PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite and MSSQL and features solid transaction support, relations, read replication and more.
Hibernate and Sequelize can be categorized as "Object Relational Mapper (ORM)" tools.
"Easy ORM" is the primary reason why developers consider Hibernate over the competitors, whereas "Good ORM for node.js" was stated as the key factor in picking Sequelize.
Sequelize is an open source tool with 18.9K GitHub stars and 2.99K GitHub forks. Here's a link to Sequelize's open source repository on GitHub.
Bodybuilding.com, StyleShare Inc., and Peewah are some of the popular companies that use Hibernate, whereas Sequelize is used by WebbyLab, Hostr, and Decision6. Hibernate has a broader approval, being mentioned in 85 company stacks & 72 developers stacks; compared to Sequelize, which is listed in 38 company stacks and 33 developer stacks.
Pros of Hibernate
- Easy ORM21
- Easy transaction definition7
- Is integrated with spring jpa2
Pros of Sequelize
- Good ORM for node.js42
- Easy setup31
- Support MySQL & MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MSSQL, Sqlite20
- Open source14
- Free13
- Promise Based11
- Recommend for mongoose users4
- Atrocious documentation, buggy, issues closed by bots3
- Typescript3
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Cons of Hibernate
- Can't control proxy associations when entity graph used3
Cons of Sequelize
- Docs are awful30
- Relations can be confusing9
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