mongoose

Mongoose MongoDB ODM

The de-facto ODM for MongoDB.

When to choose it: MongoDB apps that want schemas, validation and middleware on top of a schemaless database.

  • + Schemas & validation for Mongo
  • + Middleware/hooks
  • + Huge community
  • - MongoDB only
  • - TypeScript types are secondary
Latest version
9.6.3
Monthly downloads
22,182,965
GitHub stars
27,480
Minified + gzip
338.0 kB
Dependencies
6
License
MIT

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