Item: Liquibase
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Liquibase

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are using it for DB Automation solution to promote DB changes on the fly. This product helps in CI-CD workflow for DB changes.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Script build and deployment
Compare script reports
Error handling but can be improved
DB versions supported

Cons

the build has a very tedious process - taking backup and restoring for every script to be processed
Error handling, many errors are left unmanaged due to which finding the root cause of the issue is difficult
HTML reports can be optimized for low space
Permissions management i.e. in case of the build is failing, permissions can be checked beforehand. rather than failing in process execution.
Project creation from TSV files makes it complicated

Return on Investment

more frequent deployments are positive
CI CD workflow makes it easy to use
performance is an issue in the build process

Database Administration

The requirement of REF DB and the time taken in the build process makes it very difficult to use. But, overall it helps automation.

Support Rating

I give it this rating because it is very responsive with good knowledge of platform issues.

Alternatives Considered

DBmaestro Database DevOps Platform and Redgate Deploy

Liquibase is easy to use, but it lacks performance and error handling.

Key Insights

Do you think Liquibase delivers good value for the price?

Are you happy with Liquibase's feature set?

Yes

Did Liquibase live up to sales and marketing promises?

Did implementation of Liquibase go as expected?

Would you buy Liquibase again?

Other Software Used

CloudBees Jenkins Platform, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, Digital.ai Release (formerly XebiaLabs XL Release)

Likelihood to Recommend

Liquibase is well suited for CI CD workflow, DB changes, DB differences, and reports.

Using Liquibase

Users and Roles

100 - Information Technology

Support Headcount Required

3 - Database, CI CD Automation, Devops engineer

Business Processes Supported

DB CI CD workflow
less involvement of DBA in change promotion
saves time

Innovative Uses

In House CI CD workflow
scripts source control

Future Planned Uses

Permissions management
DB Restore

Likelihood to Renew

Many teams are using it so renewal is a requirement

Evaluating Liquibase and Competitors

Products Replaced

Yes - Ease of use was main reason for using Liquibase

Key Differentiators

Product Features
Product Usability

Ease of usage

Evaluation Lessons Learned

I would not 100% consider the product because of its maturity level. Needs huge improvements to make it enterprise tool.

Liquibase Implementation

Implementation Rating

Build process takes a toll.

Implementation Details / Implementation Partner

Implemented in-house

Implementation Phases

Yes - Build, deployment, Database sync up

Change Management Lessons

Change management was a major issue with the implementation - requires high level of integration code to suit our need

Implementation Issues

build process is a disaster
reports are heavy
error handling is not good

Pros	Cons
Quick Resolution Good followup Knowledgeable team Problems get solved Kept well informed No escalation required Immediate help available Support cares about my success Quick Initial Response	None

Using Liquibase

Usability

Build process is too time consuming and getting extra DB instance takes a toll

Usability Pros and Cons

Pros	Cons
Like to use Easy to use Well integrated Consistent Quick to learn Familiar	Requires technical support