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typeorm vs martin
typeorm has 36,656 GitHub stars, 6,673 forks, 646 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. martin has 3,929 stars, 391 forks, 52 open issues and last shipped today. typeorm leads on adoption by 833% (36,656 vs 3,929 stars). typeorm is written in TypeScript under MIT; martin is written in Rust under Apache-2.0. typeorm has attracted 18% as many forks as stars, martin 10%. martin was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (hacktoberfest, postgresql), 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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| typeorm | martin | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 37K | ★ 3.9K |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-20 |
| Forks | ⑂ 6.7K | ⑂ 391 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick typeorm if
- You weight community size — 37K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick martin if
- You want the martin feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and martin fits your workflow better
About typeorm
TypeORM is an MIT licensed object relational mapper for TypeScript and JavaScript that runs on Node.js, in the browser, and across mobile and desktop platforms, and it is aimed at developers who want to model, query, and migrate SQL and NoSQL databases from one decorator driven codebase.
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About martin
Martin is a Rust based tile server and toolkit from the MapLibre project that generates vector tiles on the fly from PostgreSQL/PostGIS databases and GeoJSON files, serves tiles from PMTiles, MBTiles and GeoParquet sources, and ships command line tooling for bulk tile generation and MBTiles maintenance, aimed at teams that self host map tiles under heavy traffic.
read the full martin overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is typeorm or martin more popular?
typeorm has 36,656 GitHub stars and martin has 3,929. typeorm has the larger community by that measure.
Are typeorm and martin free?
Both are open source. typeorm is licensed under MIT and martin under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between typeorm and martin?
typeorm is written in TypeScript and martin in Rust. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, typeorm or martin?
Choose typeorm if you want the larger community (36,656 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose martin if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.