head to head · open source
orm vs Tabularis
orm has 47,661 GitHub stars, 2,605 forks, 2,627 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Tabularis has 5,367 stars, 409 forks, 94 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. orm leads on adoption by 788% (47,661 vs 5,367 stars). orm is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0; Tabularis is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0. orm has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, Tabularis 8%. Tabularis was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (mariadb, mysql), 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 | Tabularis | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 48K | ★ 5.4K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-03 | 2026-11-03 |
| 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 Tabularis if
- You want the Tabularis feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Tabularis 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 Tabularis
tabularis Tabularis is an open source desktop SQL workspace for PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB, SQLite and 15+ more databases like DuckDB, ClickHouse, Redis and Firestore. Its built in MCP server lets Claude, Cursor and Devin (formerly Windsurf) read your schema and run queries in the same app you already use. README: English Italiano Español 中文 Français Deutsch 日本語 Русский Tagalog 한국어 Português (Brasil) Download Or grab an installer directly: The app UI is available in English, Italian, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Japanese, Russian, Tagalog and Portuguese (Brazilian). Discord: Join our Discord…
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Frequently asked questions
Is orm or Tabularis more popular?
orm has 47,661 GitHub stars and Tabularis has 5,367. orm has the larger community by that measure.
Are orm and Tabularis free?
Both are open source. orm is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Tabularis under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between orm and Tabularis?
orm is written in TypeScript and Tabularis 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 Tabularis?
Choose orm if you want the larger community (47,661 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose Tabularis if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.