What problem does it solve?
Drizzle-orm eliminates fragile, runtime-heavy database layers by providing a TypeScript-first, compile-time type-safe way to define schemas, run queries, and manage migrations with minimal bundle size and zero runtime dependencies.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Type-safe Schema & Queries: Define tables and infer TypeScript types so queries and results are validated at compile time.
- Zero Runtime Overhead: Small bundle size and fast cold-starts make it ideal for serverless and edge runtimes.
- Migrations & Tooling: Generate, inspect, and apply SQL migrations with drizzle-kit and introspect existing databases.
- Performance & Advanced Patterns: Supports complex query patterns, transactions, CTEs, materialized views, and database-specific features.
- Use Case: Ship a Next.js edge API that runs typed queries against PostgreSQL with minimal latency, or migrate performance-critical services from Prisma to Drizzle.
Quick Start
Use drizzle-orm to define your TypeScript schema, connect to your database, run a migration with drizzle-kit, and perform a basic typed select query.