MartinWhat is MikroORM?
TypeScript ORM for Node.js based on Data Mapper, Unit of Work and Identity Map patterns. Supports MongoDB, MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL and SQLite databases.
MikroORM is a tool in the Databases category of a tech stack.
Key Features
Implicit TransactionsDRY EntitiesSupports both SQL and NoSQLClean and Simple Entity DefinitionIdentity MapEntity ReferencesUsing Entity ConstructorsModelling RelationshipsCollectionsUnit of WorkTransactionsCascading persist and removeUsing QueryBuilderPreloading Deeply Nested Structures via populateProperty ValidationLifecycle HooksVanilla JS SupportSchema GeneratorEntity Generator
MikroORM Pros & Cons
Pros of MikroORM
- ✓Typescript
- ✓Supports both SQL and NoSQL
- ✓Allows multiple ways to define entities
- ✓DRY Entities
- ✓Powered by Unit of Work and Identity Map
- ✓EntityGenerator to reverse engineer existing database
- ✓Implicit Transactions
- ✓SQL layer built on top of Knex
Cons of MikroORM
No cons listed yet.
MikroORM Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to MikroORM?
Entity Framework
It is an object-relational mapper that enables .NET developers to work with relational data using domain-specific objects. It eliminates the need for most of the data-access code that developers usually need to write.
Hibernate
Hibernate is a suite of open source projects around domain models. The flagship project is Hibernate ORM, the Object Relational Mapper.
SQLAlchemy
SQLAlchemy is the Python SQL toolkit and Object Relational Mapper that gives application developers the full power and flexibility of SQL.
Prisma
Prisma is an open-source database toolkit. It replaces traditional ORMs and makes database access easy with an auto-generated query builder for TypeScript & Node.js.
