I get your point. I see Kysely more as a progression from Objection, but that's not the case if you're not into TypeScript. I was using Knex.js like forever and now switching over to Kysely. kysely-codegen introspects the database on every build, and doesn't massage the output model like for instance Prisma does. The database is leading, the only dependency is the query builder API which feels pretty familiar coming from Knex.js. So even though it's new and shiny, it doesn't feel like a huge commitment you can't back out of if things go south with Kysely. Anyway, Node.js does indeed not have these "one true way" giants like the frameworks you mentioned. That's a blessing and a curse.