Liquibase is an open-source database migration tool that helps developers manage and version their database schema change
Overall Satisfaction with Liquibase
Change log management organize and database changes in a systematic manner. Changes are organized into a series of change sets, each representing a specific change or a set of related changes.
- Each change log file contains one or more change sets.
- A change set represents a specific database modification ( like adding a table, altering a column).
- Liquibase seamlessly integrates with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
- It enables fully automated and consistent deployments by automatically applying the necessary database changes along with code changes, minimizing deployment-related errors.
- For large databases with extensive change logs, applying changes can sometimes lead to performance issues
- Enhancements in performance optimization could help reduce execution times, especially for deployments involving significant schema modifications.
- Liquibase fosters collaboration among development teams by providing a structured way to define, review, and track database changes
- improves communication and reduces misunderstandings.
Liquibase's change log files serve as an audit trail of database modifications, facilitating compliance, tracking historical changes, and helping with troubleshooting.
Liquibase supports a wide range of database management systems (DBMS) including MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, and more. It is written in Java and offers command-line, XML, YAML, and JSON configurations. where as Alembic is primarily targeted at SQLAlchemy users, which is a Python SQL toolkit and Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) library. It supports databases compatible with SQLAlchemy, such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, and others.
Do you think Liquibase delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Liquibase's feature set?
Yes
Did Liquibase live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Liquibase go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Liquibase again?
Yes