mysql2
Fast MySQL driver with native protocol implementation, prepared statements and SSL.
Databases, ORMs and clients npm MIT
Used in agent projects
48
0.4% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in databases, orms and clients
#17 of 30
by use in those projects
Downloads
16M
npm, last 7 days, mysql2
GitHub stars
4,388
last push Oct 10, 2026
How mysql2 is used
mysql2 is a dependency in 48 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.4%), #17 of 30 in databases, orms and clients. The most used alternative there is Prisma. Projects that use it most often also use dotenv (62.5%), Express (50.0%), Zod (54.2%).
Often used with mysql2
| dotenv | 62.5% of mysql2 projects · 4.0× more than average |
|---|---|
| Express | 50.0% of mysql2 projects · 7.7× more than average |
| Zod | 54.2% of mysql2 projects · 3.2× more than average |
| bcryptjs | 29.2% of mysql2 projects · 14.5× more than average |
| Nodemailer | 27.1% of mysql2 projects · 14.8× more than average |
| pg | 25.0% of mysql2 projects · 8.5× more than average |
| cors | 25.0% of mysql2 projects · 7.5× more than average |
| jsonwebtoken | 25.0% of mysql2 projects · 13.2× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 0.6% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | 0.6% of projects set up for it |
| Cursor | 0.6% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list mysql2 as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install mysql2 |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (35), Next.js (9), .NET (1), Python (1) |
| Example projects | cin12211/orca-q, bible-on-site/bible-on-site |
Alternatives to mysql2
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prisma npm Modern ORM with intuitive schema, migrations, and type-safe database queries. |
381 (3.0%) | 19M | 23 | Apache-2.0 |
| pg npm PostgreSQL client for Node.js with pure JavaScript and libpq API compatibility. |
372 (2.9%) | 63.4M | 13.2K | MIT |
| Drizzle ORM npm TypeScript ORM for SQL databases with type safety and zero-runtime overhead. |
323 (2.5%) | 27.2M | 36K | Apache-2.0 |
| Drizzle Kit npm CLI migration tool for Drizzle ORM that auto-generates SQL migrations intelligently. |
309 (2.4%) | 22.3M | 36K | MIT |
| SQLAlchemy pypi Python SQL toolkit and object-relational mapper for database abstraction. |
250 (2.0%) | 85.7M | 12.2K | — |
| better-sqlite3 npm Fastest and simplest SQLite library for Node.js with synchronous API. |
162 (1.3%) | 11.3M | 7,513 | MIT |
| psycopg2 pypi Popular PostgreSQL adapter for Python with full database access and query execution. |
143 (1.1%) | 50.7M | 3,656 | LGPL with exceptions |
| Mongoose npm MongoDB object modeling library providing schema validation and query building. |
142 (1.1%) | 6.6M | 27.5K | MIT |