# Waterline (ORM) By default, new Sails apps are bundled with an ORM called [Waterline](http://waterlinejs.org) (implemented in the [sails-hook-orm](http://npmjs.com/package/sails-hook-orm) dependency). > To learn more about using Waterline, start in [Concepts > Models & ORM](https://sailsjs.com/documentation/concepts/models-and-orm). ### Reference This section of the documentation contains a reference of all of the methods available at runtime on [models](https://sailsjs.com/documentation/reference/waterline-orm/models), [queries](https://sailsjs.com/documentation/reference/waterline-orm/queries), and [datastores](https://sailsjs.com/documentation/reference/waterline-orm/datastores).