Prisma

Schema-first TypeScript ORM

Free tier + paidDatabases & backendprisma.io

What it is

A schema-first ORM that generates a fully typed client from a declarative schema.prisma file, with its own migration engine and a Studio data browser. The company also sells Prisma Postgres, a managed database whose free plan covers 100,000 operations monthly and 500MB across up to 50 databases.

Why it earns a slot

That single schema file is the most legible way to hand a data model to an agent, and there is more Prisma than any other TypeScript ORM in training data. The official MCP server at mcp.prisma.io includes a docs search tool.

Know before you commit

Historically a heavy Rust query engine bloated serverless bundles and added cold-start latency; newer versions moved to TypeScript, so check your deployment target. Connection pooling still matters on serverless.

Getting started

npx prisma init

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Pricing snapshot

ORM is free and open source. Prisma Postgres free: 100K operations/mo, 500MB, up to 50 databases. Starter $10/mo (1M operations, 10GB, 1,000 databases).

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Evaluate Prisma (https://www.prisma.io) for this project, then use it only if it fits what we are already building.
Context: Schema-first TypeScript ORM. A schema-first ORM that generates a fully typed client from a declarative schema.prisma file, with its own migration engine and a Studio data browser. The company also sells Prisma Postgres, a managed database whose free plan covers 100,000 operations monthly and 500MB across up to 50 databases.
Reviewer notes (general, not written for this codebase): That single schema file is the most legible way to hand a data model to an agent, and there is more Prisma than any other TypeScript ORM in training data. The official MCP server at mcp.prisma.io includes a docs search tool.
Watch out for: Historically a heavy Rust query engine bloated serverless bundles and added cold-start latency; newer versions moved to TypeScript, so check your deployment target. Connection pooling still matters on serverless.
Pricing: ORM is free and open source. Prisma Postgres free: 100K operations/mo, 500MB, up to 50 databases. Starter $10/mo (1M operations, 10GB, 1,000 databases).
Setup: npx prisma init
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