Editorial take
Why it stands out
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Tool profile
Type-safe ORM for TypeScript and JavaScript that streamlines schema management, migrations, and database access.
TypeScript backends on Postgres via Prisma Postgres or BYO providers
Schema-first ORM and migration toolkit for Node and TypeScript—type-safe queries, Prisma Migrate, and Prisma Accelerate for connection pooling.
prisma.io/pricing (March 2026) states Prisma ORM will always be free. Prisma Postgres (managed data plane) charges by plan: Free at $0/month with 100,000 operations, 500 MB storage, and 5 databases; Starter at $10/month with 1,000,000 operations then about $0.008 per 1,000 operations, 10 GB included storage then $2/GB; Pro at $49/month with 10,000,000 operations then $0.002 per 1,000, 50 GB included then $1.5/GB; Business at $129/month with 50,000,000 operations then $0.001 per 1,000, 100 GB included then $1/GB. Operations are counted per Prisma Client action; quotas are account-level across databases.
Bring-your-own-database mode still exists for Accelerate/Optimize—toggle that path on the pricing page when you only need pooling or caching.
Quick fit
Editorial take
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What it does well
Primary use cases
Fit notes
Pricing snapshot
Prisma's pricing page says Prisma ORM will always be free. Prisma Postgres is then sold separately with Free at $0 for 100,000 operations, 500 MB of storage, and 5 databases; Starter at $10 per month; Pro at $49; and Business at $129. Prisma also publishes separate bring-your-own-database pricing for Accelerate and Optimize.
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