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orm vs Beekeeper Studio
orm has 47,640 GitHub stars, 2,538 forks, 2,627 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Beekeeper Studio has 23,629 stars, 1,628 forks, 1,168 open issues and last shipped yesterday. orm leads on adoption by 102% (47,640 vs 23,629 stars). orm is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0; Beekeeper Studio is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. orm has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, Beekeeper Studio 7%. Beekeeper Studio was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 5 topic tags (cockroachdb, database, mariadb, mssql), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| orm | Beekeeper Studio | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 48K | ★ 24K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.5K | ⑂ 1.6K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick orm if
- You weight community size — 48K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Beekeeper Studio if
- You want the Beekeeper Studio feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Beekeeper Studio fits your workflow better
About orm
Prisma ORM is a next generation TypeScript ORM for Node.js and TypeScript applications, supporting PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQL Server, SQLite, MongoDB, and CockroachDB, and it is aimed at developers and teams building data backed applications in that ecosystem.
About Beekeeper Studio
Beekeeper Studio is a cross platform, open source SQL editor and database manager for Linux, macOS, and Windows that gives developers and data teams one graphical client for many different database engines.
read the full Beekeeper Studio overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is orm or Beekeeper Studio more popular?
orm has 47,640 GitHub stars and Beekeeper Studio has 23,629. orm has the larger community by that measure.
Are orm and Beekeeper Studio free?
Both are open source. orm is licensed under Apache-2.0, and Beekeeper Studio has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between orm and Beekeeper Studio?
orm is written in TypeScript and Beekeeper Studio in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, orm or Beekeeper Studio?
Choose orm if you want the larger community (47,640 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose Beekeeper Studio if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.