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 5.6% 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

Liquibase

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284 Comparison Views

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: March 2025).

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Review summaries and opinions

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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 March 2025, in the Version Control category, the mindshare of GitHub is 5.6%, down from 7.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Liquibase is 2.1%, up from 2.0% 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 learning curve is small."

"The versioning of the code and the tracking of changes are definitely some of my top features."

"GitHub is convenient and easy to use."

"The ease of the planning board feature in GitHub is very valuable."

"The most valuable features are the speed, low latency, and the clear, concise set of commands."

"The most valuable aspects of GitHub are version control and parallel development. I also appreciate the forking part, which allows us to release a specific set of features to the environment."

"GitHub provides enough storage for uploading the source code."

"This solution is just easy to use."

More GitHub pros

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

"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."

"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."

"The user interface on GitLab is better."

"We would like this solution to have a more user-friendly interface."

"The integration with Visual Studio Code could be more streamlined."

"I decided not to use GitHub but developed my tool because I found it more efficient. I'm familiar with my tools, making them easier to use. I like being able to customize them to fit my workflow and the way I think.. Software development is like a personal workshop, and I tailor my version control to match my approach."

"GitHub could expand the limits of the free version."

"It would be better if the amount of storage were increased."

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

More GitHub cons

"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."

"The pricing is quite high."

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."

"GitHub is a cost-effective solution."

"Regarding pricing, I'd rate it eight out of ten. It's decent and not too expensive, and small businesses can also afford it. With AWS taking CodeCommit out of the market, I don't see many competitors for small companies in terms of GitHub."

"It’s an open-source solution."

"The basic licensing model is free, and if you need to have technical support and such things, then it does cost something. You only need to pay extra if you need technical support."

"I use the free version of the tool."

"We pay a subscription-based yearly licensing fee for the solution."

"I am using the free version of the solution. However, there are some costs my organization pays."

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

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Computer Software Company

11%

University

Financial Services Firm

27%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

Insurance Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

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?

The pricing of GitHub depends on the choice of solutions, such as building one's own GitHub Runners to save money or using GitHub's Runners with extra costs. The pricing is considered reasonable an...

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What needs improvement with GitHub?

There are still areas for improvement with GitHub Actions and their deployment workflows, as they have made significant progress but are not yet polished. Occasionally, stability can be an issue, t...

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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.

GitHub

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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Dominion Enterprises, NASA, Braintree, SAP, CyberAgent

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