Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
Apps similar to Bookshelf.js include Prisma ORM, which is free and open source. Other options are Mongoose, Nitro Server, SQLAlchemy and Hibernate. You can choose from more than 10 Web Servers like Bookshelf.js for self-hosting, Mac, Windows, Linux and the web.
Cycle ORM from Spiral Scout provides a clean and simplified approach to object-relational mapping in PHP, designed with the developer in mind.
It's an Object-Relation mapper for PHP 5 that attempts to be easy, fast, lightweight, uses optimized database queries and provides an easy Find() function very loosely based on rails'. Also, it has an automatic database analyzer and code generator.
Objection.js is an ORM for Node.js that aims to stay out of your way and make it as easy as possible to use the full power of SQL and the underlying database engine while still making the common stuff easy and enjoyable.




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PHP ActiveRecord is an open source ORM library based on the ActiveRecord pattern. It aims to massively simplify the interactions with your database and eliminate the chore of hand written SQL for common operations.