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Nikolas Burk

ORMOctober 8, 2025

ORM v6.17.0, New Usage Metrics & Direct Connections in GA for Prisma Postgres

Prisma ORM v6.17.0 is out with fixes and improvements. Connecting to Prisma Postgres via your favorite ORM/DB tool is now GA. Read the full update.

ORMSeptember 10, 2025

Rust-free Prisma ORM is Ready for Production

The future of Prisma ORM is here: The Rust-free version of Prisma ORM and the ESM-first prisma-client generator are both Generally Available in v6.16.0.

EducationSeptember 9, 2025

Why Prisma ORM Checks Types Faster Than Drizzle

Discover why Prisma ORM outperforms Drizzle ORM in TypeScript type checking. Our benchmarks show Prisma checks queries 72% faster on average, thanks to code generation that keeps editors snappy and CI runs smooth.

ORMAugust 27, 2025

ORM 6.15.0, AI Safety Guardrails for Destructive Commands & More

Protect your DB from AI mishaps with Prisma ORM v6.15.0—new safety guardrails, ESM-first client updates & better Postgres tooling.

AnnouncementAugust 13, 2025

Prisma ORM v6.14.0, Relationships for SQL Views, More Robust Management API & More

We just released Prisma ORM v6.14.0 with the ability to define relations across views, a robust API for programmatically provisioning Prisma Postgres & more.

AnnouncementJuly 30, 2025

ORM 6.13.0, CI/CD Workflows & pgvector for Prisma Postgres

Prisma ORM v6.13.0 introduces Prisma Config & multi-schema support in GA, pgvector for Prisma Postgres, a new Management API for CI/CD, SQL view enhancements, and a redesigned Prisma Console UI.

ORMJuly 24, 2025

Prisma ORM without Rust: Latest Performance Benchmarks

See the latest benchmarks for Prisma ORM's Rust-free architecture, including faster queries, smaller bundles, and what the TypeScript/WASM Query Compiler changes.

AnnouncementJuly 17, 2025

ORM 6.12.0: ESM-Compatible Generator in Preview & New Options for Prisma Config

Check out the latest Prisma release with our new ESM-compatible generator and New Options for Prisma Config!

AnnouncementJuly 2, 2025

ORM v6.11.0, Embedded Prisma Studio, Rust-free ORM for MySQL in Preview & More

What’s new: Prisma ORM without Rust in Preview for MySQL & Neon, embedded Prisma Studio for your React apps, new region for Prisma Postgres & more.

ORMJune 18, 2025

ORM 6.10.0, New Features for Prisma Postgres, Remote MCP & More

This week comes packed with major improvements for Prisma Postgres & Prisma ORM. Read this article to learn more!

ORMMay 23, 2025

Why Prisma ORM Generates Code into Node Modules & Why It’ll Change

Prisma has historically generated client code into node_modules, but this is changing in the future.

EducationMay 7, 2025

About MCP Servers & How We Built One for Prisma

Learn what MCP servers are and how Prisma built its MCP server, from tool access concepts to remote server architecture and practical implementation details.

ORMApril 30, 2025

Try the New "Rust-free" Version of Prisma ORM (Early Access)

Try the early-access Rust-free version of Prisma ORM and learn how the new TypeScript/WASM architecture improves performance, deployments, and runtime compatibility.

AnnouncementApril 24, 2025

Announcing: Prisma Postgres Integration for Vercel Marketplace

We’re thrilled to announce that you can now create and manage Prisma Postgres instances without leaving your Vercel Dashboard.

AnnouncementApril 22, 2025

Securely Access Prisma Postgres from the Frontend (Early Access)

Define security rules for Prisma Postgres in TypeScript and securely talk to your database directly from your React, Vue, Svelte, or any other frontend apps.

April 17, 2025

Vibe Coding with Limits — How to Build Apps in the Age of AI

Discover how developers can use AI coding tools to build robust, maintainable software without sacrificing quality.

April 9, 2025

Announcing Prisma's MCP Server: Vibe Code with Prisma Postgres

With Prisma’s MCP server, Cursor, Windsurf and other AI tools, can now provision and manage Postgres databases for your apps..

AnnouncementApril 8, 2025

Prisma ORM 6.6.0: ESM Support, D1 Migrations & MCP Server

The v6.6.0 Prisma ORM release is packed with exciting features: ESM support, migrations on Cloudflare D1, an MCP server to manage DBs & a lot more.

AnnouncementFebruary 6, 2025

Prisma Postgres: Now in Your Favorite Environment

Integrate Prisma Postgres in your Netlify site in less 5 minutes or quickly try it out without leaving your browser using the official Project IDX template.

February 5, 2025

Cloudflare, Unikernels & Bare Metal: Life of a Prisma Postgres Query

Take a look under the hood of the most innovative PostgreSQL database on the market and learn how a query travels through Cloudflare, unikernels and bare metal.

AnnouncementFebruary 3, 2025

Prisma Postgres: The Future of Serverless Databases

Prisma Postgres is finally ready for production! Built on unikernels, it enables a unique set of benefits like no cold starts, connection pooling, edge caching, & more!

EducationJanuary 15, 2025

Database vs Application: Demystifying JOIN Strategies

Joining data from multiple tables is a complicated topic. There are two main strategies: database-level and application-level joins. Prisma ORM offers both options. In this article you’ll learn the tradeoffs between the two so you can pick the best strategy.

EducationDecember 19, 2024

Top 5 Myths about Prisma ORM

Discover the truth behind five common misconceptions about Prisma ORM. In this article, we debunk the myths, explore their origins, and separate fact from fiction.

ORMDecember 12, 2024

Advanced Database Schema Management with Atlas & Prisma ORM

Atlas is a powerful data modeling and migrations tool enabling advanced DB schema management workflows, like CI/CD, schema monitoring, versioning, and more.

AnnouncementDecember 4, 2024

Studio for Prisma Postgres (Preview): View & Edit Your Data Online

Prisma Studio is now available in the Platform Console for Prisma Postgres databases. It’s the easiest way to explore and manipulate the data in your Prisma Postgres instance.

November 28, 2024

Prisma 6: Better Performance, More Flexibility & Type-Safe SQL

Today, we are releasing Prisma v6! Since the last major version, we have been hard at work incorporating user feedback, making Prisma ORM faster and more flexible, and adding amazing features like type-safe raw SQL queries.

AnnouncementOctober 29, 2024

Prisma Postgres®: Building a Modern PostgreSQL Service Using Unikernels & MicroVMs

At Prisma, we believe that deploying a database should be as simple as adding a new page in Notion. Today, we are excited to share the first milestone towards this vision: Prisma Postgres® gives developers an always-on database with pay-as-you-go pricing, thanks to our unique architecture design.

ORMSeptember 5, 2024

Why Use Prisma to Build Your Data Layer in 2024?

Discover how Prisma's powerful tools help you build a scalable, secure, and high-performing data layer. From the popular TypeScript and Node.js ORM to advanced features like connection pooling, caching, and query optimization, Prisma equips you to scale your app to millions of users.

ORMAugust 27, 2024

Announcing TypedSQL: Make your raw SQL queries type-safe with Prisma ORM

Prisma ORM now supports the ability to write raw sql queries and have the inputs and outputs be fully type-safe! Get the benefit of a high-level API with the power of raw SQL.

ORMAugust 20, 2024

How Prisma ORM Became the Most Downloaded ORM for Node.js

Reflect on three years of Prisma ORM development with this article showing how Prisma ORM became the most downloaded ORM for Node.js

ORMJuly 23, 2024

Performance Benchmarks: Comparing Query Latency across TypeScript ORMs & Databases

Which ORM is the fastest? We have created open-source performance benchmarks to compare query latencies for Prisma ORM, TypeORM and Drizzle ORM.

Case StudyJuly 5, 2024

How Solin Uses Prisma Accelerate to Serve 2.5M Database Queries per Day

Learn how Prisma Accelerate has contributed to Solin's success by enhancing performance and reliability with its scalable connection pool and global database cache.

ORMApril 2, 2024

Build Applications at the Edge with Prisma ORM & Cloudflare D1 (Preview)

Prisma ORM now supports Cloudflare D1 databases. Read this article to learn how to query D1 from a Cloudflare Worker.

AnnouncementMarch 12, 2024

Prisma ORM Support for Edge Functions is Now in Preview

We're thrilled to share that you can now access your database with Prisma ORM from Vercel Edge Functions and Cloudflare Workers.

AnnouncementFebruary 21, 2024

Prisma ORM Now Lets You Choose the Best Join Strategy (Preview)

Choose between DB-level and application-level joins to pick the most performant approach for your relation queries.

ORMApril 21, 2023

How We Sped Up Serverless Cold Starts with Prisma by 9x

Learn about the Prisma's goals, the hurdles we are overcoming, and how you can help.

AnnouncementDecember 21, 2022

Prisma Playground: An Interactive Learning Experience for Prisma

Explore the Prisma Client API to send database queries and Prisma Migrate worklfows to evolve your database schema in an interactive environment.

AnnouncementMay 3, 2022

Prisma Raises $40M to Build the Application Data Platform

We are excited to announce that we have raised our Series B funding. Read this article to learn more about our vision of an Application Data Platform built for development teams and organizations.

AnnouncementApril 5, 2022

Prisma Adds Support for MongoDB — Join Our Launch Week Celebrations 🎉

Prisma now supports MongoDB! Read this article to learn more about the benefits developers get when using MongoDB with Prisma and join our one-week celebration at the end of April.

AnnouncementDecember 31, 2021

What's new in Prisma? (Q4/21)

Learn about everything that has happened in the Prisma ecosystem and community from October to December 2021

AnnouncementNovember 11, 2021

Database Access in Serverless Environments with the Prisma Data Proxy

The Prisma Data Proxy (Early Access) enables developers to use databases in serverless environments by managing a connection pool.

AnnouncementJuly 22, 2021

Prisma Adopts Semantic Versioning (SemVer)

We are adjusting Prisma's release policy to adhere more strictly to Semantic Versioning. In the future, breaking changes in the stable development surface (General Availability) will only be rolled out in major version increments.

AnnouncementMay 28, 2021

Prisma Ambassador Program — Building A Community of Experts

We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Ambassador Program to empower the Prisma community, while also helping individual contributors build their own brand.

EducationApril 28, 2021

A Collaborative Data Browser for Your Database on the Web

Prisma's online data browser allows you to easily collaborate with your team on your data. Try the Early Access version and share your feedback with us!

AnnouncementApril 21, 2021

The Complete ORM for Node.js & TypeScript

After more than two years of development, we are excited to share that all Prisma tools are ready for production.

AnnouncementMarch 31, 2021

What's new in Prisma? (Q1/21)

Learn about everything that has happened in the Prisma ecosystem and community from January to March 2021.

September 8, 2020

How Prisma Supports Database Transactions

Learn how Prisma supports database transactions, the tradeoffs of different transaction patterns, and how Prisma's transaction capabilities have evolved.

June 9, 2020

Prisma 2.0: Confidence and productivity for your database

Prisma 2 introduced a type-safe database client and declarative migrations to make working with databases in Node.js and TypeScript faster and more reliable.

March 31, 2020

Prisma 2.0 is in Beta: Type-safe Database Access with Prisma Client

Prisma 2 Beta introduced type-safe database access with Prisma Client, updated docs, and a clearer path toward production readiness.

December 6, 2019

State of Prisma 2 (December 2019)

Get the December 2019 Prisma 2 roadmap update, including timeline changes and expected production-ready releases.

June 18, 2019

Prisma 2 Preview: Type-safe Database Access & Declarative Migrations

Prisma 2 Preview introduced a type-safe database client and declarative migrations to modernize database workflows for application developers.

April 17, 2019

New Datamodel Syntax: More Schema Control & Simpler Migration

Prisma's new datamodel syntax gave developers more control over database schemas while simplifying migrations and reducing opinionated defaults.

March 19, 2019

How Prisma and GraphQL fit together

Learn how Prisma and GraphQL fit together, where Prisma goes beyond GraphQL use cases, and how Prisma simplifies database workflows across APIs.

February 12, 2019

Using GraphQL Nexus with a Database

Learn how to connect GraphQL Nexus to a database with Prisma Client and the Nexus Prisma plugin.

January 31, 2019

The Problems of "Schema-First" GraphQL Server Development

Explore the limitations of schema-first GraphQL server development and the case for code-first alternatives like GraphQL Nexus.

September 11, 2018

Prisma Client (Preview): Simplified & Type-safe Database Access

Prisma Client introduced type-safe, auto-generated database access for application code and marked an important step toward Prisma's modern developer workflow.

August 21, 2018

How We're Constantly Improving the Performance of Prisma

See how Prisma's engineering team approaches performance with tooling, benchmarking, and practices for fast, predictable database workflows.

August 7, 2018

Open Sourcing GraphQL Middleware - Library to Simplify Your Resolvers

GraphQL Middleware lets you run reusable logic around resolvers for cleaner authorization, logging, error handling, and code organization.

June 4, 2018

GraphQL Europe 2018: The GraphQL community comes together in Berlin

GraphQL Europe 2018 brought the community together in Berlin with talks, workshops, and discussions on the future of GraphQL.

May 29, 2018

New Release Process for Prisma

Learn how Prisma's release process uses dedicated beta periods to improve quality while keeping new features shipping quickly.

April 26, 2018

Tutorial: Building a Realtime GraphQL Server with Subscriptions

Learn how to build a realtime GraphQL server with subscriptions so clients can receive live event updates.

March 27, 2018

Tutorial: Render Props in React Apollo 2.1

Learn how to use the React Apollo 2.1 render props API in a full-stack GraphQL tutorial.

March 20, 2018

Reasons to use GraphQL | Top 5 Reasons Why and How to use GraphQL

Learn five reasons to use GraphQL and how it can improve flexibility, developer experience, and API efficiency.

February 22, 2018

How to wrap a REST API with GraphQL - A 3-step tutorial

Learn how to wrap a REST API with GraphQL in three steps and expose a more flexible query interface for clients.

February 6, 2018

GraphQL Basics: Demystifying the `info` Argument in GraphQL Resolvers

Learn what the `info` argument in GraphQL resolvers contains and how it helps with selection sets, execution context, and server internals.

December 12, 2017

GraphQL Schema Stitching explained: Schema Delegation

Understand GraphQL schema delegation and how schema stitching combines multiple services into a unified GraphQL API.

December 6, 2017

How do GraphQL remote schemas work?

Learn how GraphQL remote schemas work and how schema stitching can combine data from multiple GraphQL services.

November 28, 2017

GraphQL Server Basics: The Network Layer

Learn how the network layer controls request handling, transport, and execution flow in GraphQL server implementations.

November 22, 2017

Enabling CORS for Express-GraphQL & Apollo Server | Prisma

Learn how to enable CORS in Express-GraphQL and Apollo Server so browser clients can safely call your GraphQL API across origins.

November 14, 2017

GraphQL Server Basics: GraphQL Schemas, TypeDefs & Resolvers Explained

Learn the basics of GraphQL schemas, type definitions, and resolvers, and how they fit together in GraphQL server development.

November 7, 2017

All you need to know about Apollo Client 2

Learn about Apollo Client 2.0, including Apollo Link, local state management, cache updates, and the biggest changes from earlier Apollo Client releases.

August 1, 2017

New Tooling to Improve Your GraphQL Workflows

Explore new GraphQL tooling like GraphQL Config and related libraries that improve project setup, tooling integration, and workflows.

June 18, 2017

Getting Started with Relay Modern

Follow a step-by-step tutorial for building an Instagram-style app with Relay Modern, GraphQL, and Create React App.

June 2, 2017

Relay Modern’s @connection directive

Learn how Relay Modern's @connection directive works and how it helps manage pagination and cache behavior in client apps.

May 5, 2017

GraphQL vs Firebase

Compare GraphQL and Firebase across data modeling, realtime features, backend flexibility, and tradeoffs for modern app development.

May 1, 2017

GraphQL SDL — Schema Definition Language

Learn the GraphQL Schema Definition Language (SDL) and how it is used to define types, fields, arguments, and relationships in GraphQL schemas.

April 1, 2017

Relay vs Apollo - Comparing GraphQL clients for React apps

Compare Relay and Apollo for React GraphQL apps, including their tradeoffs in caching, tooling, and developer experience.

March 28, 2017

How to use `create-react-native-app` with GraphQL & Apollo

Learn how to build an Instagram-style React Native app with Create React Native App, GraphQL, and Apollo.

March 27, 2017

How to use `create-react-app` with GraphQL & Apollo

Learn how to build an Instagram-style app with Create React App, GraphQL, and Apollo.

March 17, 2017

How to build a Real-Time Chat with GraphQL Subscriptions and Apollo 🌍

Build a real-time chat app with GraphQL subscriptions, Apollo, and live location updates on a shared map.