Decision Workspace
sqlx vs diesel vs sea-orm
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
58
sqlx
growingv0.8.6
🧰 The Rust SQL Toolkit. An async, pure Rust SQL crate featuring compile-time checked queries without a DSL. Supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQLite.
79
diesel
stablev2.3.7
A safe, extensible ORM and Query Builder for PostgreSQL, SQLite, and MySQL
74
sea-orm
stablev1.1.19
🐚 An async & dynamic ORM for Rust
Core Metrics
| sqlx | diesel | sea-orm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 79 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 82.9M | 23.7M | 18.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 8.5M | 1.2M | 1.3M |
| Dependents | 25.7K | 7.6K | 3.4K |
| Releases | 58 | 92 | 130 |
| Last Updated | 164d ago | 14d ago | 18d ago |
| Age | 6y 9m | 10y 4m | 4y 7m |
Health Breakdown
sqlx
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
diesel
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
sea-orm
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| sqlx | diesel | sea-orm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.6 | 2.3.7 | 1.1.19 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 24 | 34 | 36 |
| Crate Size | 190KB | 440KB | 3.6MB |
| Features | 40 | 26 | 34 |
| Yanked % | 8.6% | 0.0% | 3.1% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.86.0 | 1.81 |
| Owners | 2 | 3 (team) | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •diesel leads with a health score of 79/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •sqlx has the most downloads (82.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •sqlx is depended on by 25.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •sqlx is pre-1.0 — API may change.