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Prisma
Next-gen ORM + serverless data platform (Postgres + Accelerate + Pulse)
Type-safe ORM (OSS, Apache-2.0) + Prisma Postgres (serverless DB) + Accelerate (connection pool + edge cache) + Pulse (realtime CDC). TS/Node + Rust.
Pricing
| Tier | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Prisma ORM (OSS) | Free | $0. Apache-2.0. Unlimited self-hosted use with your own DB. |
| Prisma Postgres — Free | Free | $0. 100K queries/mo. 1GB storage. 3 DBs. Good for hobby/prototyping. |
| Starter | $29/mo | $29/mo. 1M queries/mo. 10GB storage. Accelerate + Pulse included. |
| Pro | $99/mo | $99/mo. 5M queries/mo. 50GB storage. Priority + SLA. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom. HIPAA, SSO, dedicated, self-hosted Accelerate. |
Limits
| Tier | Metric | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | edge support | Prisma Client Edge (via Accelerate) — works on Vercel, CF Workers, Deno | Edge support |
| — | languages | TypeScript / JavaScript (Node, Edge runtimes) | SDK langs |
| — | migrations | prisma migrate — schema diff + SQL migration generator | Migrations |
| — | orm license | Apache-2.0 — free for any use | ORM license |
| — | prisma postgres | Unikernel-based serverless Postgres built on top of Accelerate | Serverless PG |
| — | query cache | Accelerate = global connection pool + query cache with TTL | Accelerate cache |
| — | realtime cdc | Pulse = database CDC as a stream — push DB changes to app | CDC |
| — | schema file | prisma/schema.prisma — declarative SDL | Schema |
| — | supported dbs | Postgres, MySQL, SQLite, SQL Server, MongoDB, CockroachDB | Databases |
Features
- Client Extensions — Extend the client with middleware.
- Edge Runtime — Runs on Vercel/CF edge via Accelerate.
- End-to-end Type Safety — Types flow from schema to client.
- Prisma Accelerate — Global connection pool + query cache.
- Prisma Migrate — Schema migrations.
- Prisma Optimize — AI-driven query recommendations.
- Prisma ORM — OSS ORM for Node/TS.
- Prisma Postgres — Serverless Postgres built on Accelerate.
- Prisma Pulse — Database CDC streaming.
- Prisma Studio — GUI to browse + edit DB.
- Raw SQL + typedSql — Escape hatch for raw queries with types.
- Relation Querying — Nested include / select.
- Zero Cold Start Pool — Accelerate keeps a warm pool for serverless.
Developer interfaces
| Slug | Name | Kind | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| accelerate | Prisma Accelerate | other | — |
| cli | prisma CLI | cli | 5.x |
| sdk-ts | @prisma/client | sdk | 5.x |
| dashboard | Prisma Data Platform | other | — |
| optimize | Prisma Optimize | other | — |
| postgres | Prisma Postgres | other | — |
| pulse | Prisma Pulse (CDC) | other | — |
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