TL;DR - Prisma
- Prisma is a TypeScript ORM for Node.js and modern databases
- It provides type-safe database access with migrations and a visual editor
- Free and open-source, Accelerate and Pulse for scale
Pricing: Free plan available
Best for: Growing teams
Score: 88/100
Pricing Plans
free trialFree
Free
Getting started
- 100,000 operations
- 500 MB storage
- 5 databases
- No credit card required
Starter
$10/month
For small projects
- 1M operations (then $0.08/10K)
- 10 GB storage
- 10 databases
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Pro
$49/month
For production
- 10M operations (then $0.02/10K)
- 50 GB storage
- 100 databases
- Daily backups
Business
$129/month
For scale
- 50M operations (then $0.01/10K)
- 100 GB storage
- 1,000 databases
- 30-day backups
- Premium support
About Prisma
Prisma provides type-safe database access for Node.js. ORM that developers actually like—database client with great DX.
The TypeScript integration is excellent. The migrations work well. The query API is intuitive.
Node.js developers wanting type-safe database access choose Prisma for modern ORM.
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Prisma FAQ
Yes, Prisma ORM is completely free and open source (Apache 2.0 license). Prisma Accelerate and Pulse are paid cloud services starting at $0 with usage-based pricing.
Prisma is a next-generation ORM for Node.js and TypeScript. It provides type-safe database access, migrations, and a visual database browser (Prisma Studio).
Prisma supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, SQL Server, MongoDB, CockroachDB, and PlanetScale. Each has full type-safe client support.
Prisma Accelerate is a global database cache and connection pooler. It reduces query latency and handles connection limits for serverless deployments.
Prisma Pulse enables real-time database subscriptions. Get notified instantly when data changes, perfect for collaborative apps and live updates.
Yes, Prisma Migrate generates SQL migrations from your schema. It tracks migration history, supports preview/apply workflows, and handles schema drift.
Prisma has better TypeScript support with auto-generated types. TypeORM uses decorators like traditional ORMs. Prisma for type safety; TypeORM for familiar ORM patterns.