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Skeema vs Dbmate: catalog facts
Skeema	Dbmate
Freemium The CLI is open source and free; the site also offers additional commercial products.	Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.
Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux
Declarative schema changes without hand-written migrations Configurable linter rules for safety and policy	Plain SQL migrations across multiple database engines
Only supports MySQL and MariaDB Some features are part of separate commercial products	Database-specific SQL still needs to match the chosen engine.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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