TypeORM
Data-mapper ORM for TypeScript supporting multiple SQL and NoSQL databases.
Databases, ORMs and clients npm MIT
Used in agent projects
27
0.2% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in databases, orms and clients
#23 of 30
by use in those projects
Downloads
5.2M
npm, last 7 days, typeorm
GitHub stars
36.7K
last push Oct 10, 2026
How TypeORM is used
TypeORM is a dependency in 27 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.2%), #23 of 30 in databases, orms and clients. The most used alternative there is Prisma. Projects that use it most often also use Prettier (77.8%), pg (66.7%), ts-node (63.0%).
Often used with TypeORM
| Prettier | 77.8% of TypeORM projects · 4.5× more than average |
|---|---|
| pg | 66.7% of TypeORM projects · 22.8× more than average |
| ts-node | 63.0% of TypeORM projects · 9.2× more than average |
| NestJS | 59.3% of TypeORM projects · 150.5× more than average |
| RxJS | 55.6% of TypeORM projects · 40.1× more than average |
| tsconfig-paths | 55.6% of TypeORM projects · 82.0× more than average |
| Axios | 55.6% of TypeORM projects · 5.6× more than average |
| Jest | 51.9% of TypeORM projects · 9.4× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 0.4% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Cursor | 0.4% of projects set up for it |
| GitHub Copilot | 0.3% of projects set up for it |
| OpenAI Codex | 1.3% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list TypeORM as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install typeorm |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (26), Next.js (1) |
| Example projects | LeagueAkari/LeagueAkari, alkem-io/server, Giveth/notification-center, ever-co/ever-rec-desktop, kynesyslabs/node |
Alternatives to TypeORM
| 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 |