title: Should I be using SQLObject, SQLAlchemy, or SQLAlchemy + Elixir?
body: <p>I've been using SQLObject for a long while, but noticed that SQLAlchemy has become a lot more popular in the last couple years: <a href="http://www.google.com/trends?q=sqlobject,+sqlalchemy" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.google.com/trends?q=sqlobject,+sqlalchemy</a></p>
  
  <p>Are there compelling reasons to switch to SQLAlchemy?  How is its performance relative to SQLObject?  Its usability?  And what is the added performance overhead for using Elixir?</p>
  
  <p>My needs are basic, simple CRUD. Nothing exotic.</p>
  
  <p>I've seen <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/592332/any-reasons-not-to-use-sqlobject-over-sqlalchemy">this related question</a>, but it was asked 1+ year ago and didn't have much response.</p>