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Comparing database change management tools
Redgate Flyway Enterprise vs Liquibase Secure
How can teams, whether in DevOps, platform engineering, application development or database administration, choose which tool is right for them?
Liquibase was first released as an open source migrations tool in 2006, and in 2012 Liquibase was acquired by Datical. Datical DB rebranded to Liquibase in 2023. Today, Liquibase offers both a Community and Secure edition on its website.
Flyway Enterprise is an enterprise-grade database schema migration platform, built for large organizations that need governance, compliance, auditability, and reliable deployment at scale across complex, multi-environment database estates.
Its advanced capabilities are built on Redgate’s industry-proven database comparison technology, in continual innovation since 2000. Find out more about the evolution of Redgate Flyway.
| Ways of working | Liquibase Secure | Redgate Flyway Enterprise |
|---|---|---|
| Command-line interface (CLI) | ||
| Works end-to-end with plain SQL | ||
| Graphical User Interface (GUI) to manage migrations | ||
| Development | ||
| Versioning of database migration scripts | ||
| Auto-generation of migration scripts | (Limited object type support) | |
| Object-level versioning* | ||
| Static data versioning* | ||
| Schema comparison GUI* | ||
| Cherry pick | ||
| Programmatically skip or batch changes by creating a subset of changes to apply | Alternative approach recommended | |
| Deployment controls | ||
| Code reviews | ||
| Built-in SQLFluff checks | ||
| Dry run script | ||
| Dependency ordering* | (Limited object type support) | |
| Run undo migration scripts | ||
| Preconditions to control the execution of an update based on the state of the database | Not required (uses end-to-end plain SQL) | |
| Checks and compliance | ||
| Drift detection* | (Limited object type support) | |
| Object-level difference report* | ||
| Secrets management integration | (supports 2) | (supports 4) |
| Find invalid objects** |
Information in comparison table is reviewed as of March 5, 2026
*Available for databases with advanced capabilities (MS SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and their variants)
**MS SQL Server and Oracle only
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Redgate offers end-to-end Database DevOps to help organizations streamline software development and get value from their data faster. With six global offices, our industry-leading products include Redgate Flyway, Redgate Monitor and Redgate Test Data Manager, and help teams accelerate automated software delivery, increase productivity, and improve release quality while staying compliant and reducing risk.
Making the right choice for your databases, team and business
The actual approach that a database change management solution takes to version, deploy and track changes is just as important, if not more so, when it comes to making the right choice for your database environments, teams and business.
30% of respondents in the State of the Database Landscape survey in 2024* noted that integrating database DevOps with existing software lifecycle processes in addition to standardization and alignment are two of the key challenges when implementing Database DevOps across multiple teams. This shows that while features matter, the way in which a database change management tool helps teams to integrate and standardize database DevOps with existing processes is also important.
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