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orm vs postgres-operator
orm has 47,640 GitHub stars, 2,538 forks, 2,627 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. postgres-operator has 5,245 stars, 1,070 forks, 546 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. orm leads on adoption by 808% (47,640 vs 5,245 stars). orm is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0; postgres-operator is written in Go under MIT. orm has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, postgres-operator 20%. orm was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (postgres), 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 | postgres-operator | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 48K | ★ 5.2K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-16 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.5K | ⑂ 1.1K |
| 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 postgres-operator if
- You want the postgres-operator feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and postgres-operator 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 postgres-operator
Postgres Operator is an MIT licensed Kubernetes operator, written in Go and developed at Zalando, that creates and manages highly available PostgreSQL clusters through Postgres manifests (CRDs), built for platform and infrastructure teams that want database as a service inside their own Kubernetes clusters.
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Frequently asked questions
Is orm or postgres-operator more popular?
orm has 47,640 GitHub stars and postgres-operator has 5,245. orm has the larger community by that measure.
Are orm and postgres-operator free?
Both are open source. orm is licensed under Apache-2.0 and postgres-operator under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between orm and postgres-operator?
orm is written in TypeScript and postgres-operator in Go. 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 postgres-operator?
Choose orm if you want the larger community (47,640 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose postgres-operator if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.