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sqlc

Generates type-safe Go (plus Kotlin, Python and TS) code from plain SQL queries.

SQLAlchemy

Python SQL toolkit and ORM with a powerful Core expression language; the standard outside Django.

Hibernate

The standard JPA implementation for Java, used beneath Spring Data JPA in most Spring apps.

Entity Framework Core

.NET's official ORM with LINQ queries, change tracking and migrations.

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Metric	sqlc	SQLAlchemy	Hibernate	Entity Framework Core
Stars	18.4k	12.3k	6.5k	14.8k
Weekly downloads	n/a	95.8M	n/a	n/a
Download growth	n/a	+23%	n/a	n/a
Popularity score	78/100	87/100	70/100	76/100
Forks	1.1k	1.8k	3.8k	3.5k
Open issues	716	209	186	2.3k
Last commit	1w ago	2d ago	1d ago	5d ago
Latest version	n/a	2.1.8Nov 4, 2026	n/a	n/a
License	MIT	MIT	Apache-2.0	MIT
First released	2019	2018	2010	2014
Signals	Rising	Popular	Popular	Popular
Listed in	Backend › ORMs, Data Access & Migrations	Backend › ORMs, Data Access & Migrations	Backend › ORMs, Data Access & Migrations	Backend › ORMs, Data Access & Migrations

Weekly downloads over time

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sqlc

Generates type-safe Go (plus Kotlin, Python and TS) code from plain SQL queries.

SQLAlchemy

Python SQL toolkit and ORM with a powerful Core expression language; the standard outside Django.

Hibernate

The standard JPA implementation for Java, used beneath Spring Data JPA in most Spring apps.

Entity Framework Core

.NET's official ORM with LINQ queries, change tracking and migrations.

Head to head

Metric	sqlc	SQLAlchemy	Hibernate	Entity Framework Core
Stars	18.4k	12.3k	6.5k	14.8k
Weekly downloads	n/a	95.8M	n/a	n/a
Download growth	n/a	+23%	n/a	n/a
Popularity score	78/100	87/100	70/100	76/100
Forks	1.1k	1.8k	3.8k	3.5k
Open issues	716	209	186	2.3k
Last commit	1w ago	2d ago	1d ago	5d ago
Latest version	n/a	2.1.8Nov 4, 2026	n/a	n/a
License	MIT	MIT	Apache-2.0	MIT
First released	2019	2018	2010	2014
Signals	Rising	Popular	Popular	Popular
Listed in	Backend › ORMs, Data Access & Migrations	Backend › ORMs, Data Access & Migrations	Backend › ORMs, Data Access & Migrations	Backend › ORMs, Data Access & Migrations

Weekly downloads over time

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