Laravel Query Builder comparisons
Laravel Query Builder is compared head-to-head with jOOQ, SQLAlchemy and JetBrains Exposed and more: 7 head-to-heads in Database Query Builders, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Laravel Query Builder head-to-head
- Laravel Query Builder vs jOOQ
- Laravel Query Builder vs SQLAlchemy
- Laravel Query Builder vs JetBrains Exposed
- Laravel Query Builder vs Doctrine DBAL QueryBuilder
- Laravel Query Builder vs gsql
- Laravel Query Builder vs Doma
- Laravel Query Builder vs Drizzle ORM
Laravel Query Builder vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Languages | SQL dialects | Type safety | Async queries | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Laravel Query Builder | Yes | None | PHP | MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, SQL Server | None | No | 8.8 |
| 1 | jOOQ | Yes | €99/device/yr | — | — | — | — | 9.3 |
| 2 | SQLAlchemy | Yes | None | Python | PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server | Optional | Yes | 9.1 |
| 3 | JetBrains Exposed | Yes | None | Kotlin | H2, MariaDB, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Amazon Redshift, Microsoft SQL Server, SQLite | Static | Yes | 9.0 |
| 5 | Doctrine DBAL QueryBuilder | Yes | None | PHP | MySQL, MariaDB, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, IBM Db2, SQLite | None | No | 8.7 |
| 6 | gsql | Yes | None | Go | PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite | Static | Yes | 7.9 |
| 7 | Doma | Yes | None | Java, Kotlin | DB2, H2, HSQLDB, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL, SQLite | Static | No | 7.9 |
| 8 | Drizzle ORM | Yes | None | TypeScript, JavaScript | PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, Turso, SingleStore, MSSQL, CockroachDB | Static | Yes | 7.9 |
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