Prisma

The future of serverless databases.

5.0•38 reviews•

778 followers

The future of serverless databases.

5.0•38 reviews•

778 followers

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Ship production apps at lighting speed, and scale to a global audience effortlessly with our next generation serverless database and world-class ORM.

Prisma Reviews

The community submitted 38 reviews to tell us what they like about Prisma, what Prisma can do better, and more.

5.0

Based on 38 reviews

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Reviewers describe Prisma as a dependable ORM they keep coming back to, with one long-time user calling it the foundation of nearly every app they have built. The clearest recurring strengths are smooth database integration and a developer experience centered on type safety and safer migrations. Makers of Firecoach AI and serenities say its compile-time query checks catch bugs early and its PostgreSQL migration workflow is clean and less likely to break production.

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developer experience (6)

type-safe ORM (5)

schema migrations (3)

auto-generated queries (2)

TypeScript integration (2)

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used Prisma to build Qibble

•4 reviews

Prisma makes handling our database feel modern and type‑safe. Auto‑generated queries and schema migrations reduce a ton of boilerplate. It’s like having a lightweight ORM that actually streamlines dev time rather than complicating it. Alternatives Considered: TypeORM: Solid, but heavier learning curve and less intuitive schema sync. Sequelize: Mature, but can get verbose and lacked the strong type integration Prisma offers. Knex.js: A flexible query builder, but we wanted higher‑level abstractions for productivity.

What's great

developer experience (6)type-safe ORM (5)auto-generated queries (2)schema migrations (3)

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used Prisma to build Undead Domains

•19 reviews

Skipping on ORMs is peak boomer behavior. It's usually between Drizzle and Prisma, I personally prefer Drizzle but wanted to give Prisma another shot for this project. Prisma has a lot of stuff going for it (e.g. prisma schema files are way cleaner and easier to parse than drizzle's) It sucked for PGVector and doesn't do well with Postgres extensions in general tho, would love if the guys over at Prisma could improve that.

What's great

clean schema files (1)

What needs improvement

Postgres extensions support (1)

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17 views2yr ago

used Prisma to build Snaplet Seed

•7 reviews

Our backend uses Prisma which gives us robust type-safe DB access and manageable schemas. Their auto-generated query builder is a lifesaver, slashing repetitive code and boosts our productivity! 🔥🚀

What's great

developer experience (6)type-safe ORM (5)auto-generated queries (2)

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used Prisma to build i18nlocale

•6 reviews

Prisma enabled me to easily manage authentication as well as users paid status. Prisma Accelerate was a huge boost to my productivity, cutting latency issues I was encountering with Vercel SQL.

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2yr ago

used Prisma to build Onsyvoit

•3 reviews

Utilisé avec Supabase, ce fût un excellent allié pour récupérer facilement les données depuis ma base de donnée tout en gardant un typage fort

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2yr ago

used Prisma to build Inventory Mate

•6 reviews

I did NOT want to use this at the start... but it admittedly was worth the initial bit of learning. Prisma paired with NoSQL like mongoDB was a gamechanger and has saved countless hours when setting up the backend database tables and managing relationships. I honestly love using prims now.

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1yr ago

used Prisma to build Indie Hacker Stacks

•3 reviews

Since a year I build all my products with Prisma. It is a huge time saver and I like having the overview in one single file. It's migration just works all the time. Thanks Prisma!

What's great

developer experience (6)schema migrations (3)

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2yr ago

•19 reviews

Impressive solution, I appreciate how smoothly it integrates with various databases, and the real-time updates ensure everything stays synchronized without any hassle.

What's great

real-time updates (1)database abstraction (1)

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used Prisma to build Stockle 2.0

•2 reviews

We've built Stockle's backend with Prisma from the get-go and couldn't be happier with its performance, ease of use, and the developer experience it provides.

What's great

developer experience (6)

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1 view2yr ago

•1 review

Prisma is the foundation of every application I've built for almost a decade. Every once in a while, I try a different ORM just to be open-minded, but so far, nothing wins out over Prisma for me.

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