# Jdbi

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Jdbi and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend Jdbi as a Java database library that handles connection plumbing while leaving the SQL visible, with no ORM layer in between.

## Why people recommend it

- Keeps SQL visible, no ORM (2 comments): "handles that plumbing without abstracting away the underlying SQL" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49012528)) "Works very well, and, no ORM." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49845372))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [sqlc](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sqlc.md): 20 recommend
- [Ecto (Elixir)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ecto.md): 17 recommend
- [sqlx](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sqlx.md): 13 recommend
- [jOOQ](https://hackerapproved.com/p/jooq.md): 13 recommend
- [Kysely](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kysely.md): 12 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Jdbi", https://hackerapproved.com/p/jdbi/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).