# Prisma comparisons (/compare)

> Prisma comparisons. For the complete Prisma website index, see [llms.txt](https://www.prisma.io/llms.txt). A Markdown version of any listed page is available at its `.md` URL — this one is `/compare.md`.

Prisma ORM and Prisma Postgres set beside the tools people weigh them against, with every figure sourced and dated.

Prisma ORM and Prisma Postgres set beside the tools people weigh them against, with every figure sourced and dated.

## Convex

[Prisma Postgres vs Convex: standard Postgres or a reactive database?](/compare/convex)

Convex is a reactive database with TypeScript query functions. Prisma Postgres is managed PostgreSQL, and Prisma ORM is optional. Which fits your app, with sourced figures.

## Kysely

[Prisma ORM vs Kysely: contract-based ORM or SQL-first query builder?](/compare/kysely)

Prisma ORM 8 drives typed queries and migrations from one contract file. Kysely is a type-safe SQL query builder with no schema file. Which fits your project, with sourced figures.

## Mongoose

[Prisma ORM vs Mongoose: type-safe data modeling beyond MongoDB](/compare/mongoose)

Prisma ORM drives typed queries and migrations from one contract file, on PostgreSQL and MongoDB. Mongoose models MongoDB documents in application code. Which fits, with sourced figures.

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