Flyway
A database migration tool that applies versioned schema changes across many database engines.
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Package managers
- Homebrew
brew install flyway
About Flyway
Flyway automates database schema migrations, applying versioned change scripts in order so that every environment ends up with the same structure. Redgate says it supports more than 60 databases.
The current product also covers governance: it can enforce standards on changes before they are merged and keeps an audit trail of what was deployed. It suits development teams that want database changes to go through version control and CI pipelines alongside application code.
Strengths
- Supports more than 60 databases
- Versioned migrations fit into CI/CD pipelines
- Audit trail of deployed changes
Limitations
- Product pages focus on enterprise editions
- Governance features require a paid edition
Details
- Pricing
- FreemiumA free community edition exists, with paid editions adding governance features.
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Developer
- Redgate Software
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Teams keeping database schema changes in version control
- Categories
- Database tools, Developer tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Flyway
Compare allSoftware that can replace Flyway for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Liquibase
A tool for tracking, versioning and deploying database schema changes across many databases.
Liquibase supports more than 65 databases and fits CI/CD pipelines similarly, but recent versions use a source-available license rather than Flyway's Apache-2.0 open source core.
Atlas
A command-line tool that manages database schemas as code and plans migrations automatically.
Atlas replaces hand-written versioned migrations with declarative schemas and automatic migration planning, adding linting and drift detection, but it is not open source.
Dbmate
Manage database schema changes with plain SQL migration files.
Dbmate is a smaller MIT-licensed tool that runs plain SQL migration files across several engines, without Flyway's audit trail or paid governance features.
Bytebase
A web-based database governance platform for schema migrations, change review and controlled query access.
Bytebase is a self-hostable web platform with review workflows for schema changes across 20+ engines, suited to team governance and heavier than Flyway for one developer.
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