Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. JugglingDB - cross-database ORM for Node.JS launched in 2013; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Objection.js – Yet another ORM for Node.js hit 1.0.0 today▲9

   An SQL friendly ORM for node.js

   2018 · vincit.github.io · its alternatives →

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   Node.js ORM to query SQL database through an array-like API▲123

   Hello everyone! I'm exited to share a NodeJS package I was working on for the past two months. The package is designed to simplify querying SQL databases through an array-like API. Qustar supports PostgreSQL, SQLite, MySQL, and MariaDB, and offers TypeScript support for a robust development experience. It's in early stage of development. I would like to hear your thoughts about it.

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Write universally accessible SQL, not library-specific ORM wrapper APIs▲112

   A pure ORM for writing native SQL queries yielding pure business objects - craigmichaelmartin/pure-orm

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Y Combinator Startups▲159

   An Interactive Database

   2014 · its alternatives →

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   Nodeterm▲130

   A node-based free open source terminal manager

   Aug 2026 · nodeterm.dev · its alternatives →

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   Restdb.io – a plug and play database service▲101

   Simple online database service in the cloud with NoSQL, REST API, low code javascript hooks, MongoDB support and more. Perfect for API automation, custom development, enterprise, backoffice, serverless backends, database driven websites. It provides easy collaboration and data management with secure

   2016 · restdb.io · its alternatives →

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   Datomic▲73

   Distributed immutable transactional database for the cloud

   2014 · datomic.com · its alternatives →

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   CarrotDB▲4

   A JSON based database for Node.js 🥕

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   RxDB v3 – JavaScript Database and ORM▲14

   The local-first database that runs on every JS runtime and replicates with your existing backend - no vendor, no lock-in - https://rxdb.info/ - pubkey/rxdb

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    SQL Playground in the browser, based on DuckDB WASM▲6

    2024 · sql.quacking.cloud · its alternatives →

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    TypeSafe SQL-Like ORM and Query Builders for TypeScript/JS▲6

    2024 · litdb.dev · its alternatives →

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    ToroDB Stampede▲6

    SQL Analytics for MongoDB, 100x faster than native queries

    2016 · torodb.com · its alternatives →

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    ndb▲6

    ndb is an improved debugging experience for Node.js

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A Modular MEAN(MongoDB, Express, Angular and Node) Seed with RequireJS▲5

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    MongoMulch – GUI to Generate Mongoose Schemas and Seed Mongo Databases▲5

    2016 · mongomulch.com · its alternatives →

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    Vers, a tool to version data models instead of APIs▲7

    Effortless data model versioning for Javascript and Node.js - TomFrost/Vers

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    NodeORM▲1

    A laravel-like database management library for nodejs

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A JSON database on the filesystem with indexes▲12

    :man: a simple, git diffable JSON database on yer filesystem. By the power of NodeJS - DO-SAY-GO/sirdb

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Simplest Way to Create CRUD API with Node.js and MongoDB? Open Source▲6

    2023 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →

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    Orange ORM▲9

    The ultimate ORM for Node and Typescript. Contribute to alfateam/orange-orm development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Database Lab – thin Postgres clones for faster development and testing▲7

    2020 · postgres.ai · its alternatives →

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    dwata – Manage Databases without knowing SQL (v0.4)▲5

    2020 · dwata.com · its alternatives →

23. 23AF
    A free and open source online database modeling editor▲9

    2025 · editor.besser-pearl.org · its alternatives →

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    GORM▲1

    The fantastic ORM library for Golang

    2020 · gorm.io · its alternatives →

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