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Sqitch vs Skeema: catalog facts
SqitchSkeema
Free

Free and open source.

Freemium

The CLI is open source and free; the site also offers additional commercial products.

Command line Command line
  • Changes are written in the database's native SQL
  • Independent of any application framework or ORM
  • Declarative schema changes without hand-written migrations
  • Configurable linter rules for safety and policy
  • Command-line only, with no graphical interface
  • You write every change script yourself
  • Only supports MySQL and MariaDB
  • Some features are part of separate commercial products
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MIT License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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