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orm vs Orama
orm has 47,661 GitHub stars, 2,605 forks, 2,627 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Orama has 10,596 stars, 409 forks, 23 open issues and last shipped 18 days ago. orm leads on adoption by 350% (47,661 vs 10,596 stars). orm is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0; Orama is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. orm has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, Orama 4%. orm was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (javascript), 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 | Orama | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 48K | ★ 11K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-03 | 2026-10-18 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.6K | ⑂ 409 |
| 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 Orama if
- You want the Orama feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Orama fits your workflow better
About orm
Docs Discord X Blog Post Architecture Using Prisma 7? It remains fully supported. Its source lives on the v7 branch of this repository and its docs at prisma.io/docs/orm/v7. Prisma 8 is a release candidate. 8.0.0 final is expected in the next four to eight weeks. Until then a release candidate may include breaking changes, and every release ships with an upgrade recipe that the prisma 8 skill applies for you. The candidate is a complete implementation we stand behind: we treat bugs in it as urgent, and the risk you take on is a feature that is not built yet rather than churn. The feature scoreboard names every…
About Orama
If you need more info, help, or want to provide general feedback on Orama, join the Orama Slack channel Highlighted features Full Text search Vector Search Hybrid Search GenAI Chat Sessions Search Filters Geosearch Pinning Rules (Merchandising) Facets Fields Boosting Typo Tolerance Exact Match BM25 Stemming and tokenization in 30 languages Plugin System Installation You can install Orama using npm , yarn , pnpm , bun : Or import it directly in a browser module: With Deno, you can just use the same CDN URL or use npm specifiers: Read the complete documentation at Orama Features Usage Orama is quite simple to use…
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Frequently asked questions
Is orm or Orama more popular?
orm has 47,661 GitHub stars and Orama has 10,596. orm has the larger community by that measure.
Are orm and Orama free?
Both are open source. orm is licensed under Apache-2.0, and Orama has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between orm and Orama?
orm is written in TypeScript and Orama 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 Orama?
Choose orm if you want the larger community (47,661 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose Orama if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.