Item: Redgate Flyway
Rating: 6
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Flyway

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

When new features are developed for applications they sometimes also require changes to the underlying database. These changes would be very difficult and time consuming to apply to all environments where application is running if had to done manually. Flyway can help to automatize this process and save time for employees.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Supports many databases
Community version uses Apache license
Widely used, good community support

Cons

Updating it causes problems, there have been unnecessary changes that wasted time
Requires knowledge & studying so it's used properly
Lots of options that might be difficult to understand for non technical people

Most Important Features

Free to use
Makes deploying updates easier
Supports many databases

Return on Investment

Updating environments takes less time & is more stable
Less time is spent on maintenance tasks
Can be executed by non-developers after implemented properly

Key Insights

Do you think Redgate Flyway delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Redgate Flyway's feature set?

Yes

Did Redgate Flyway live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Redgate Flyway go as expected?

Would you buy Redgate Flyway again?

Yes

Other Software Used

MySQL, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, Microsoft SQL Server

Likelihood to Recommend

If your application is running on many environments then some kind of automation for database migrations should be implemented. This will save time and trouble for employees and helps to manage migrations. However it must be understood that it is not a magical tool & should be studied properly so that it's limitations are understood & it will be used properly. Otherwise it might cause problems to the application.

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