Golang database tools libraries comparison
| Feature | Golang database/sql | GORM | SQLC | SQLX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Standard library | ORM library | Code generation tool | Library extension |
| Ease of use | Low - manual mapping SQL fields to variables | High | Medium | Medium |
| SQL Abstraction | None | High | Medium (Type-safe SQL) | Low |
| Query Building | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Automatic Struct Mapping | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Type Safety | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Supported Databases | Any (with driver) | MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, SQL Server | PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite | Any (with driver) |
| Learning Curve | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
| External Dependency | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Performance on high load | High | Low | High | High |
| Code generation | No | No | Yes - Catch SQL query errors before generating codes | Yes - Failure won’t occur until runtime |
SQLC + migrate is the prefect choice if the database is PostgreSQL.
This is the detail guide movie here ==> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CYkrGIJkpw (Generate CRUD Golang code from SQL | Compare db/sql, gorm, sqlx & sqlc)