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Dapper vs SQLAlchemy: What are the differences?
Developers describe Dapper as "A simple object mapper for .Net". It is an object-relational mapping product for the Microsoft.NET platform: it provides a framework for mapping an object-oriented domain model to a traditional relational database. On the other hand, SQLAlchemy is detailed as "The Python SQL Toolkit and Object Relational Mapper". SQLAlchemy is the Python SQL toolkit and Object Relational Mapper that gives application developers the full power and flexibility of SQL.
Dapper and SQLAlchemy can be primarily classified as "Object Relational Mapper (ORM)" tools.
SQLAlchemy is an open source tool with 3.42K GitHub stars and 892 GitHub forks. Here's a link to SQLAlchemy's open source repository on GitHub.
Kaidee, Tiqets, and Gorgias are some of the popular companies that use SQLAlchemy, whereas Dapper is used by Credit Clear, Business Logic, and Knowcross Solution Pvt Ltd. SQLAlchemy has a broader approval, being mentioned in 83 company stacks & 241 developers stacks; compared to Dapper, which is listed in 6 company stacks and 17 developer stacks.
Pros of Dapper
- Fastest ORM6
Pros of SQLAlchemy
- Open Source6
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Cons of Dapper
Cons of SQLAlchemy
- Documentation1