GitHub vs Liquibase comparison

GitHub and Liquibase are both solutions in the Version Control category. GitHub is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.9, while Liquibase is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.0. GitHub holds a 5.4% mindshare in VC, compared to Liquibase’s 2.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of GitHub users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Liquibase users who would recommend it.

GitHub

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100% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 5, 2025

GitHub and Liquibase compete in the software development category, with GitHub focusing on source code management and Liquibase on database schema management. While GitHub excels at collaborative development, Liquibase has a stronger position in database version control and management.

Features: GitHub supports source code version control with a Git-based repository, collaboration through issues and pull requests, and integration with various development tools. Liquibase provides features for database change management, such as migration scripts, rollback capabilities, and broad database compatibility.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: GitHub offers an intuitive web-based platform for easy repository hosting and integration with CI/CD workflows. It provides extensive documentation and community support. Liquibase includes a command-line tool, integration with CI/CD pipelines, and focuses on seamless deployment of database changes, offering more dedicated support for database issues.

Pricing and ROI: GitHub's pricing includes free plans for public repositories and tiered pricing for private projects, offering a good ROI for collaborative projects. Liquibase also uses a tiered pricing model, with options from open-source to enterprise-level subscriptions, providing value for database-centric projects.

To learn more, read our detailed GitHub vs. Liquibase Report (Updated: January 2025).

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Categories and Ranking

GitHub

Ranking in Version Control

3rd

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Security Tools (7th)

Liquibase

Ranking in Version Control

7th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Version Control category, the mindshare of GitHub is 5.4%, down from 7.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Liquibase is 2.1%, down from 2.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Pervez Roy

Solutions Architect at Small Systems LTD

Very good for collaboration on software projects

We use GitHub for code repository alongside Bitbucket GitHub is very good for collaboration on software projects. We prefer Bitbucket for commercial use, while GitHub is used for open source. You can get the differences, history of changes, and version control for various pull requests. You can…

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Sudheer Kumar Jamjam

Technical Lead Cloud DevOps Engineer at Deloitte

Offers integration with multiple databases, stable product and reduced our manual intervention

I would recommend using it. To learn Liquibase, one should have some database knowledge. If the person is from a DBA background, they would be able to learn quickly. But if they are from an application or infrastructure role, it's medium complex. Before getting started, you should thoroughly go through the documentation and follow the latest changes deployed by the Liquibase product team. Basically, when using the product, you should be able to understand it and stay updated on the latest releases. Overall, I would rate the product a nine out of ten. Organizations should have this kind of tool to reduce manual intervention. The one point they could improve on is documentation, which they haven't clarified, and they need to work on that a lot.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The most valuable features are GitHub Actions for triggering workflows, GitHub Secrets for saving credentials without needing a third-party service, and the UI for identifying errors in the code when we commit."

"GitHub's source code management is top-notch. It's easy to inspect changes and visualize code and differences. Their action system is comprehensive in terms of making changes and automation."

"GitHub is a very good tool, and people should use it more than any other, even Bitbucket."

"The most important feature of GitHub is the maintainability of the versions of the code."

"A great feature is being able to have different repositories and different kinds of projects in a single solution at a single time. It's just a click away."

"The ease of use is valuable."

"The product's initial setup phase is easy but it is always good to connect with GitHub's team that manages APIs."

"The control is the most valuable feature as developers can work on a single code."

More GitHub pros

"They have some nice features around the automation of rule checking. They have a rules engine that checks the SQL code so that you can actually do your edit checks on the validity of the SQL code. If you don't want certain tables to be able to have certain things done to them, you can have it checked for that. It's a very flexible way to kind of do an automated peer review of the SQL code to catch things before you actually try to deploy it."

"The solution is easy to use, and it has very clear documentation."

"It will be useful for teams to automate and reduce manual work."

Cons

"The solution can improve by adding video guides, official guides, or short courses that cater to beginners who are new to the system. These resources could offer step-by-step guidance on how to use GitHub, including common procedures such as pulling and committing. Currently, many of us have to resort to searching for information on how to do these tasks via Google. An official guide provided by GitHub itself would be a valuable asset to newcomers and would save them time and effort."

"There can be conflict issues when two developers work on the same file or line of code, and it would be great to see that improved, possibly with an AI solution."

"The documentation needs to be more concise and easier for developers to understand."

"The query function in GitHub is a bit stiff."

"The onboarding process could be simplified."

"The development team pushes the code into a repository, and the CI/CD pipeline will perform the build. We need open-source libraries to perform the builds. It would be helpful to have the ability to link to open-source libraries like npm libraries. I don't know if GitHub Actions provides this. I would like to see that in GitHub Actions if they don't."

"GitHub could automate the setup process more, such as creating YAML files for GitHub Actions."

"This solution could be improved by offering crowd sourced support where we could ask questions to other users."

More GitHub cons

"The pricing is quite high."

"One thing we faced issues with is that Liquibase does not show the exact error, which added to the complexity."

"We were not able to delete some of the tables because of a security issue."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"If there are only 10 people using a particular repository, then GitHub is free. But if we increase the number of users, we need to pay the normal charge for GitHub."

"The licensing model from GitHub is very clear."

"It's cheaper than Bitbucket."

"I haven't had to pay anything for GitHub, I use the free version."

"It is open-source. There is no license for GitHub."

"GitHub is an open-source product, but when using the free-to-use version, anyone can see the code we're working on."

"GitHub is a cost-effective solution."

"The price of this solution is reasonable."

More GitHub pricing and cost advice

"The pricing is fair."

"Liquibase is an open-source solution."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

11%

Government

Financial Services Firm

29%

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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about GitHub?

The control is the most valuable feature as developers can work on a single code.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for GitHub?

I'm not aware of the costs associated with GitHub. I simply appreciate its efficiency in managing code and collaborating with team members.

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What needs improvement with GitHub?

I would like to see some AI functionality included in GitHub, similar to the features seen in GitLab, to enhance productivity. Additionally, offering limited free access to features like Copilot co...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Liquibase?

Liquibase is an open-source solution. If you are using Liquibase, you need to update its license. I think Liquibase is affordable for our organization.

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What needs improvement with Liquibase?

We were not able to delete some of the tables because of a security issue.

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What is your primary use case for Liquibase?

I have worked on the Liquibase commands, Liquibase updates, Liquibase storeback, and some basic commands from Liquibase. We were using the Docker image installed from the AWS CI/CD, downloading thi...

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Overview

GitHub is a web-based Git repository hosting service. It offers all of the distributed revision control and source code management (SCM) functionality of Git as well as adding its own features. Unlike Git, which is strictly a command-line tool, GitHub provides a Web-based graphical interface and desktop as well as mobile integration. It also provides access control and several collaboration features such as bug tracking, feature requests, task management, and wikis for every project.

Liquibase is a migration-based open source database version control solution that relies on a changelog to track what changesets have been deployed to a database, and what additional changesets needs to be applied to a database in order to migrate a database schema to a specific version. Liquibase supports an XML model for defining changesets so that database schema changes can easily be translated to another DBMS platforms. As an open source solution, Liquibase is ideal for smaller teams and projects or for teams that have ample time to invest in extending and adapting the open source capability to meet their needs.

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