Prisma vs Drizzle ORM: source lines of code compared

This page compares the source lines of code (SLOC) of prisma/prisma and drizzle-team/drizzle-orm using cached OctoCounts reports. Code size is not code quality: a larger count only means more source material, not a better or worse project.

As of 2026-08-26, prisma/prisma contains 388,392 total lines (252,672 code) across 3,038 files, while drizzle-team/drizzle-orm contains 303,063 total lines (262,283 code) across 1,102 files as of 2026-08-26. prisma/prisma and drizzle-team/drizzle-orm are similar in size by code lines. Code size is not code quality: a larger count only means more source material, not a better or worse project.

Metricprisma/prismadrizzle-team/drizzle-orm
Files3,0381,102
Total lines388,392303,063
Code lines252,672262,283
Comment lines93,62319,917
Blank lines42,09720,863
Languages counted117

Top languages in prisma/prisma: TypeScript (74.1% of code), JSON (12.3% of code), JavaScript (6.3% of code). Top languages in drizzle-team/drizzle-orm: TypeScript (91.8% of code), YAML (5.6% of code), JavaScript (1.5% of code). TypeScript, JSON, JavaScript, YAML appear in both top language lists; TSX appears only in prisma/prisma's top languages; SQL appears only in drizzle-team/drizzle-orm's top languages.

Methodology: both counts come from cached OctoCounts reports generated with tokei. prisma/prisma was counted at ref main (commit 007f39a60b19) on 2026-08-26; drizzle-team/drizzle-orm was counted at ref main (commit b7862528fd8f) on 2026-08-26. See the counting methodology for ignored directories and analysis options.

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Note: code size is not code quality. OctoCounts only reports reproducible line counts and makes no claim that either project is better.

Compare FAQ

Which has more lines of code, prisma/prisma or drizzle-team/drizzle-orm?

As of 2026-08-26, prisma/prisma and drizzle-team/drizzle-orm are close in size: 252,672 vs 262,283 code lines, a difference of less than 15%. Neither clearly outsizes the other by this metric.

Does more source lines of code mean more complexity?

Not necessarily. SLOC measures size, not complexity, quality, or maintainability. A larger codebase can mean more features, more generated or vendored code, more verbose language idioms, or more tests — none of which imply the code is harder to work with. Use SLOC to gauge the scale of what you'd be reading or maintaining, not as a quality signal for prisma/prisma, drizzle-team/drizzle-orm, or any repository.

How is this comparison calculated?

Methodology: both counts come from cached OctoCounts reports generated with tokei. prisma/prisma was counted at ref main (commit 007f39a60b19) on 2026-08-26; drizzle-team/drizzle-orm was counted at ref main (commit b7862528fd8f) on 2026-08-26. See the counting methodology for ignored directories and analysis options.

Can I compare a different branch, tag, or commit?

Yes. This page shows the default branch for each repository. Use the interactive comparison tool to pick any public GitHub repository, branch, tag, or commit SHA for both sides and get a fresh side-by-side report.