Liquibase alternatives
Liquibase is a cross-platform database-independent library for managing, tracking, and applying database schema changes. It is an open-source solution for managing revisions of database schema scripts. The platform can support various file formats for defining the DB structure and can work across various kinds of databases.
The platform saves you from the need to know “what was the last change/script you ran on a specific DB instance” through its ability to roll changes back and forward from a specific point. It uses scripts that are referred to as “changesets” to manage the changes you do to your DB. As you continue to change and improve your database structure throughout the development lifecycle, you will add more changesets. The main file lists all revision files (or directories where they are located). In parallel, the software keeps track of in your database which changesets are already running. When you enter the update command, it checks the current state of your database and determines what changes have already occurred. It then makes the rest of the changes move to the latest version of the structure you define.
The salient features of Liquibase include Flexible Schema Change, Auto-generate Scripts, Repeatable Migrations, Integrations & Extensions, Rollbacks, Context-dependent Logic, Visibility, and Real-time Monitoring.
