kysely
A type-safe TypeScript SQL query builder
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kysely (TypeScript) — A type-safe TypeScript SQL query builder
You write complex SQL and want type safety without an ORM abstraction.
Database & ORM
Type-safe SQL query builder for TypeScript. Lower level than Drizzle/Prisma — closer to writing raw SQL with types. Best when you really want to think in SQL.
You write complex SQL and want type safety without an ORM abstraction.
You want schema migration tooling and a managed query layer — pick Drizzle.
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