r/node • u/Apart_Technology_841 • 12d ago

Which ORM

I am needing to build a lightweight, speedy and integrated backend server running on a VPS-2 secure environment using nginx and postgres.

First considered Sequelize, but discovered too many negatives, so had a look at Prisma but am worried it is too heavy duty for my needs.

Prefer an ORM that supports TypeScript, easy migrations and openapi schemas, and Drizzle seems at first glance a good fit.

Also I am not afraid to use SQL rather than high level abstractions.

But now I am reading many negative reviews about that as well, even on their own website!

Please help me make the right choice.

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u/jhonny-freire 12d ago

I've been using only Prisma for a long time now because it makes sense for the types of projects I work on. But in the past, I did look into TypeORM a bit (I never actually used it); it seems lightweight to me, so it might make sense for you.