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orm vs activegraph
orm has 47,640 GitHub stars, 2,538 forks, 2,627 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. activegraph has 1,405 stars, 273 forks, 242 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. orm leads on adoption by 3,291% (47,640 vs 1,405 stars). orm is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0; activegraph is written in Ruby under MIT. orm has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, activegraph 19%. orm was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (orm), 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 | activegraph | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 48K | ★ 1.4K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Ruby |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-08-18 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.5K | ⑂ 273 |
| 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 activegraph if
- You want the activegraph feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Ruby
- You evaluated both and activegraph 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 activegraph
activegraph is a Ruby and JRuby wrapper for the Neo4j graph database, formerly called Neo4j.rb. It provides an Active Model compliant wrapper over Neo4j, so Ruby applications can work with graph data through model code and associations instead of writing low level database calls. The project lives in the Ruby ecosystem and sits in the database and infrastructure category, with topics that include graph database, neo4j, orm, railtie, and ruby.
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Frequently asked questions
Is orm or activegraph more popular?
orm has 47,640 GitHub stars and activegraph has 1,405. orm has the larger community by that measure.
Are orm and activegraph free?
Both are open source. orm is licensed under Apache-2.0 and activegraph under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between orm and activegraph?
orm is written in TypeScript and activegraph in Ruby. 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 activegraph?
Choose orm if you want the larger community (47,640 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose activegraph if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.