Version control tools for PostgreSQL
List of source version control tools .
State-based tools - generate the scripts for database upgrade by comparing database structure to the model (etalon).
Migration-based tools - help/assist creation of migration scripts for moving database from one version to next.
Liquibase
Liquibase is an open source database-independent library for tracking, managing and applying database schema changes. It has the ability to roll changes back and forward from a specific point. It makes it easy to define database changes in a format that's familiar and comfortable to each user and then automatically generates database-specific SQL for you.
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Runs on: (for desktop): | Linux,Mac OS,Windows |
Type: | - |
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Commercial: | Free |
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Flyway
Flyway provides version control for your database so you can migrate it with ease and confidence. Migrations can be written in SQL (database-specific syntax (such as PL/SQL, T-SQL, ...) is supported) or Java (for advanced data transformations or dealing with LOBs).
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Runs on: (for desktop): | Linux,Mac OS,Windows |
Type: | Migration-based tools |
Repositories: | File |
Commercial: | Commercial |
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FluentMigrator
FluentMigrator is a migration framework for .NET. Database schema changes are described in classes written in C# that can be checked into a version control system.
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Runs on: (for desktop): | Windows |
Type: | Migration-based tools |
Repositories: | File |
Commercial: | Free |
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Ruby on Rails Migrations
Ruby on Rails Migrations enables to use Ruby for defining database schema changes, which makes it convenient to use a version control system for maintaining synchronization with the actual code.
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Runs on: (for desktop): | Linux,Mac OS,Windows |
Type: | Migration-based tools |
Repositories: | Database |
Commercial: | Free |
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Sqitch
Sqitch is a database change management application. Changes are implemented as scripts native to your selected database engine. It manages changes and dependencies via a plan file and employs a Merkle tree pattern similar to Git and Blockchain to ensure deployment integrity.
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Runs on: (for desktop): | Linux,Mac OS,Windows |
Type: | - |
Repositories: | Database |
Commercial: | Free |
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yuniql
yuniql is an open source schema versioning and migration tool made with .NET Core. Deploy fresh databases fast using plain-SQL, seed lookup tables and test data from CSV and run environment-specific migrations. yuniql is released as stand-alone .exe app (no CLR needed!), Azure DevOps Pipelines Tasks, .NET Core tool, nuget package and Docker container.
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Runs on: (for desktop): | Linux,Windows |
Type: | Migration-based tools |
Repositories: | - |
Commercial: | Free |
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Apricot DB
Git based project/snapshot synchronization
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Runs on: (for desktop): | Windows |
Type: | State-based tools |
Repositories: | - |
Commercial: | Free |
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GenMyModel
GenMyModel supports Versioning & Time Machine. Need to go back in time? Save major and minor versions of your models. Select which one to deliver. Track change history, take snapshots, reuse, merge and rebuild models.
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Runs on: (for desktop): | - |
Type: | - |
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Commercial: | Commercial |
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