ORM v6.17.0, New Usage Metrics & Direct Connections in GA for Prisma Postgres
Prisma ORM v6.17.0 is out with fixes and improvements. Connecting to Prisma Postgres via your favorite ORM/DB tool is now GA. Read the full update.
Rust-free Prisma ORM is Ready for Production
The future of Prisma ORM is here: The Rust-free version of Prisma ORM and the ESM-first prisma-client generator are both Generally Available in v6.16.0.
Why Prisma ORM Checks Types Faster Than Drizzle
Discover why Prisma ORM outperforms Drizzle ORM in TypeScript type checking. Our benchmarks show Prisma checks queries 72% faster on average, thanks to code generation that keeps editors snappy and CI runs smooth.
ORM 6.15.0, AI Safety Guardrails for Destructive Commands & More
Protect your DB from AI mishaps with Prisma ORM v6.15.0—new safety guardrails, ESM-first client updates & better Postgres tooling.
Prisma ORM v6.14.0, Relationships for SQL Views, More Robust Management API & More
We just released Prisma ORM v6.14.0 with the ability to define relations across views, a robust API for programmatically provisioning Prisma Postgres & more.
ORM 6.13.0, CI/CD Workflows & pgvector for Prisma Postgres
Prisma ORM v6.13.0 introduces Prisma Config & multi-schema support in GA, pgvector for Prisma Postgres, a new Management API for CI/CD, SQL view enhancements, and a redesigned Prisma Console UI.
Prisma ORM without Rust: Latest Performance Benchmarks
See the latest benchmarks for Prisma ORM's Rust-free architecture, including faster queries, smaller bundles, and what the TypeScript/WASM Query Compiler changes.
ORM 6.12.0: ESM-Compatible Generator in Preview & New Options for Prisma Config
Check out the latest Prisma release with our new ESM-compatible generator and New Options for Prisma Config!
ORM v6.11.0, Embedded Prisma Studio, Rust-free ORM for MySQL in Preview & More
What’s new: Prisma ORM without Rust in Preview for MySQL & Neon, embedded Prisma Studio for your React apps, new region for Prisma Postgres & more.
ORM 6.10.0, New Features for Prisma Postgres, Remote MCP & More
This week comes packed with major improvements for Prisma Postgres & Prisma ORM. Read this article to learn more!
Where Prisma ORM Generates Client Code (and Why)
Prisma ORM v7 generates Prisma Client into your project source via the prisma-client generator and a required output path. Learn why earlier versions used node_modules, what changed, and how to migrate.
About MCP Servers & How We Built One for Prisma
Learn what MCP servers are and how Prisma built its MCP server, from tool access concepts to remote server architecture and practical implementation details.
Try the New "Rust-free" Version of Prisma ORM (Early Access)
Try the early-access Rust-free version of Prisma ORM and learn how the new TypeScript/WASM architecture improves performance, deployments, and runtime compatibility.
Announcing: Prisma Postgres Integration for Vercel Marketplace
We’re thrilled to announce that you can now create and manage Prisma Postgres instances without leaving your Vercel Dashboard.
Securely Access Prisma Postgres from the Frontend (Early Access)
Define security rules for Prisma Postgres in TypeScript and securely talk to your database directly from your React, Vue, Svelte, or any other frontend apps.
Vibe Coding with Limits — How to Build Apps in the Age of AI
Discover how developers can use AI coding tools to build robust, maintainable software without sacrificing quality.
Announcing Prisma's MCP Server: Vibe Code with Prisma Postgres
With Prisma’s MCP server, Cursor, Windsurf and other AI tools, can now provision and manage Postgres databases for your apps..
Prisma ORM 6.6.0: ESM Support, D1 Migrations & MCP Server
The v6.6.0 Prisma ORM release is packed with exciting features: ESM support, migrations on Cloudflare D1, an MCP server to manage DBs & a lot more.
Prisma Postgres: Now in Your Favorite Environment
Integrate Prisma Postgres in your Netlify site in less 5 minutes or quickly try it out without leaving your browser using the official Project IDX template.
Cloudflare, Unikernels & Bare Metal: Life of a Prisma Postgres Query
Take a look under the hood of the most innovative PostgreSQL database on the market and learn how a query travels through Cloudflare, unikernels and bare metal.
Prisma Postgres: The Future of Serverless Databases
Prisma Postgres is finally ready for production! Built on unikernels, it enables a unique set of benefits like no cold starts, connection pooling, edge caching, & more!
Database vs Application: Demystifying JOIN Strategies
Joining data from multiple tables is a complicated topic. There are two main strategies: database-level and application-level joins. Prisma ORM offers both options. In this article you’ll learn the tradeoffs between the two so you can pick the best strategy.
Top 5 Myths about Prisma ORM
Discover the truth behind five common misconceptions about Prisma ORM. In this article, we debunk the myths, explore their origins, and separate fact from fiction.
Advanced Database Schema Management with Atlas & Prisma ORM
Use Atlas with Prisma ORM 7 for advanced schema management: CI/CD linting, schema monitoring, versioning, and low-level features like views and triggers.
Studio for Prisma Postgres (Preview): View & Edit Your Data Online
Prisma Studio is now available in the Platform Console for Prisma Postgres databases. It’s the easiest way to explore and manipulate the data in your Prisma Postgres instance.
Prisma 6: Better Performance, More Flexibility & Type-Safe SQL
Today, we are releasing Prisma v6! Since the last major version, we have been hard at work incorporating user feedback, making Prisma ORM faster and more flexible, and adding amazing features like type-safe raw SQL queries.
Prisma Postgres®: Building a Modern PostgreSQL Service Using Unikernels & MicroVMs
At Prisma, we believe that deploying a database should be as simple as adding a new page in Notion. Today, we are excited to share the first milestone towards this vision: Prisma Postgres® gives developers an always-on database with pay-as-you-go pricing, thanks to our unique architecture design.
Why Use Prisma to Build Your Data Layer in 2024?
Discover how Prisma's powerful tools help you build a scalable, secure, and high-performing data layer. From the popular TypeScript and Node.js ORM to advanced features like connection pooling, caching, and query optimization, Prisma equips you to scale your app to millions of users.
TypedSQL: Type-Safe Raw SQL Queries in Prisma ORM
TypedSQL adds type-safe raw SQL to Prisma ORM: write queries in .sql files, generate typed functions, and run them with $queryRawTyped. Verified on Prisma 7.
Prisma ORM: The Most Downloaded ORM for Node.js and TypeScript
Prisma ORM is the most downloaded ORM for Node.js, with roughly 55 million npm downloads per month as of July 2026. See the numbers, the story behind them, and what came next.
Performance Benchmarks: Comparing Query Latency across TypeScript ORMs & Databases
Which ORM is the fastest? We have created open-source performance benchmarks to compare query latencies for Prisma ORM, TypeORM and Drizzle ORM.
How Solin Uses Prisma Accelerate to Serve 2.5M Database Queries per Day
Learn how Prisma Accelerate has contributed to Solin's success by enhancing performance and reliability with its scalable connection pool and global database cache.
Build Applications at the Edge with Prisma ORM & Cloudflare D1 (Preview)
Prisma ORM now supports Cloudflare D1 databases. Read this article to learn how to query D1 from a Cloudflare Worker.
Prisma ORM Support for Edge Functions is Now in Preview
We're thrilled to share that you can now access your database with Prisma ORM from Vercel Edge Functions and Cloudflare Workers.
Choosing the Best Join Strategy in Prisma ORM: join vs query
Prisma ORM loads relations with database-level joins (a single SQL query with JSON aggregation) or application-level joins (one query per table). Learn how both work and when to use which.
How We Sped Up Serverless Cold Starts with Prisma by 9x
Learn about the Prisma's goals, the hurdles we are overcoming, and how you can help.
Prisma Playground: An Interactive Learning Experience for Prisma
Explore the Prisma Client API to send database queries and Prisma Migrate worklfows to evolve your database schema in an interactive environment.
Prisma Raises $40M to Build the Application Data Platform
We are excited to announce that we have raised our Series B funding. Read this article to learn more about our vision of an Application Data Platform built for development teams and organizations.
Prisma Adds Support for MongoDB — Join Our Launch Week Celebrations 🎉
Prisma now supports MongoDB! Read this article to learn more about the benefits developers get when using MongoDB with Prisma and join our one-week celebration at the end of April.
What's new in Prisma? (Q4/21)
Learn about everything that has happened in the Prisma ecosystem and community from October to December 2021
Database Access in Serverless Environments: Connection Pooling and the Prisma Data Proxy
The Prisma Data Proxy was Prisma's connection pooling service for serverless apps. It has been discontinued: Prisma Postgres now includes built-in connection pooling for serverless and edge apps.
Prisma Adopts Semantic Versioning (SemVer)
We are adjusting Prisma's release policy to adhere more strictly to Semantic Versioning. In the future, breaking changes in the stable development surface (General Availability) will only be rolled out in major version increments.
Prisma Ambassador Program — Building A Community of Experts
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Ambassador Program to empower the Prisma community, while also helping individual contributors build their own brand.
A Collaborative Data Browser for Your Database on the Web
Prisma's online data browser allows you to easily collaborate with your team on your data. Try the Early Access version and share your feedback with us!
The Complete ORM for Node.js & TypeScript
After more than two years of development, we are excited to share that all Prisma tools are ready for production.
What's new in Prisma? (Q1/21)
Learn about everything that has happened in the Prisma ecosystem and community from January to March 2021.
How Prisma Supports Database Transactions
Learn how Prisma supports database transactions, the tradeoffs of different transaction patterns, and how Prisma's transaction capabilities have evolved.
Prisma 2.0: Confidence and productivity for your database
Prisma 2 introduced a type-safe database client and declarative migrations to make working with databases in Node.js and TypeScript faster and more reliable.
Prisma 2.0 is in Beta: Type-safe Database Access with Prisma Client
Prisma 2 Beta introduced type-safe database access with Prisma Client, updated docs, and a clearer path toward production readiness.
State of Prisma 2 (December 2019)
Get the December 2019 Prisma 2 roadmap update, including timeline changes and expected production-ready releases.
Prisma 2 Preview: Type-safe Database Access & Declarative Migrations
Prisma 2 Preview introduced a type-safe database client and declarative migrations to modernize database workflows for application developers.
New Datamodel Syntax: More Schema Control & Simpler Migration
Prisma's new datamodel syntax gave developers more control over database schemas while simplifying migrations and reducing opinionated defaults.
How Prisma and GraphQL fit together
Learn how Prisma and GraphQL fit together, where Prisma goes beyond GraphQL use cases, and how Prisma simplifies database workflows across APIs.
Using GraphQL Nexus with a Database
Learn how to connect GraphQL Nexus to a database with Prisma Client and the Nexus Prisma plugin.
The Problems of "Schema-First" GraphQL Server Development
Explore the limitations of schema-first GraphQL server development and the case for code-first alternatives like GraphQL Nexus.
Prisma Client (Preview): Simplified & Type-safe Database Access
Prisma Client introduced type-safe, auto-generated database access for application code and marked an important step toward Prisma's modern developer workflow.
How We're Constantly Improving the Performance of Prisma
See how Prisma's engineering team approaches performance with tooling, benchmarking, and practices for fast, predictable database workflows.
Open Sourcing GraphQL Middleware - Library to Simplify Your Resolvers
GraphQL Middleware lets you run reusable logic around resolvers for cleaner authorization, logging, error handling, and code organization.
GraphQL Europe 2018: The GraphQL community comes together in Berlin
GraphQL Europe 2018 brought the community together in Berlin with talks, workshops, and discussions on the future of GraphQL.
New Release Process for Prisma
Learn how Prisma's release process uses dedicated beta periods to improve quality while keeping new features shipping quickly.
Tutorial: Building a Realtime GraphQL Server with Subscriptions
Learn how to build a realtime GraphQL server with subscriptions so clients can receive live event updates.
Tutorial: Render Props in React Apollo 2.1
Learn how to use the React Apollo 2.1 render props API in a full-stack GraphQL tutorial.
Reasons to use GraphQL | Top 5 Reasons Why and How to use GraphQL
Learn five reasons to use GraphQL and how it can improve flexibility, developer experience, and API efficiency.
How to wrap a REST API with GraphQL - A 3-step tutorial
Learn how to wrap a REST API with GraphQL in three steps and expose a more flexible query interface for clients.
GraphQL Basics: Demystifying the `info` Argument in GraphQL Resolvers
Learn what the `info` argument in GraphQL resolvers contains and how it helps with selection sets, execution context, and server internals.
GraphQL Schema Stitching explained: Schema Delegation
Understand GraphQL schema delegation and how schema stitching combines multiple services into a unified GraphQL API.
How do GraphQL remote schemas work?
Learn how GraphQL remote schemas work and how schema stitching can combine data from multiple GraphQL services.
GraphQL Server Basics: The Network Layer
Learn how the network layer controls request handling, transport, and execution flow in GraphQL server implementations.
Enabling CORS for Express-GraphQL & Apollo Server | Prisma
Learn how to enable CORS in Express-GraphQL and Apollo Server so browser clients can safely call your GraphQL API across origins.
GraphQL Server Basics: GraphQL Schemas, TypeDefs & Resolvers Explained
Learn the basics of GraphQL schemas, type definitions, and resolvers, and how they fit together in GraphQL server development.
All you need to know about Apollo Client 2
Learn about Apollo Client 2.0, including Apollo Link, local state management, cache updates, and the biggest changes from earlier Apollo Client releases.
New Tooling to Improve Your GraphQL Workflows
Explore new GraphQL tooling like GraphQL Config and related libraries that improve project setup, tooling integration, and workflows.
Getting Started with Relay Modern
Follow a step-by-step tutorial for building an Instagram-style app with Relay Modern, GraphQL, and Create React App.
Relay Modern’s @connection directive
Learn how Relay Modern's @connection directive works and how it helps manage pagination and cache behavior in client apps.
GraphQL vs Firebase
Compare GraphQL and Firebase across data modeling, realtime features, backend flexibility, and tradeoffs for modern app development.
GraphQL SDL — Schema Definition Language
Learn the GraphQL Schema Definition Language (SDL) and how it is used to define types, fields, arguments, and relationships in GraphQL schemas.
Relay vs Apollo - Comparing GraphQL clients for React apps
Compare Relay and Apollo for React GraphQL apps, including their tradeoffs in caching, tooling, and developer experience.
How to use `create-react-native-app` with GraphQL & Apollo
Learn how to build an Instagram-style React Native app with Create React Native App, GraphQL, and Apollo.
How to use `create-react-app` with GraphQL & Apollo
Learn how to build an Instagram-style app with Create React App, GraphQL, and Apollo.
How to build a Real-Time Chat with GraphQL Subscriptions and Apollo 🌍
Build a real-time chat app with GraphQL subscriptions, Apollo, and live location updates on a shared map.