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Atlassian SourceTree vs Liquibase comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 14, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Atlassian SourceTree
Ranking in Version Control
7th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Liquibase
Ranking in Version Control
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
4.6
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Version Control category, the mindshare of Atlassian SourceTree is 6.3%, up from 6.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Liquibase is 4.8%, up from 3.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Version Control Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Liquibase4.8%
Atlassian SourceTree6.3%
Other88.9%
Version Control
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2845986 - PeerSpot reviewer
dev op engineer at a retailer with 11-50 employees
Visual Git workflow has streamlined branching and commits but still needs better performance
The best features Atlassian SourceTree offers is that you can see the entire branch structure laid out clearly, which makes it much easier to understand what's going on across a project. Atlassian SourceTree has positively impacted my organization because benefits add up over a year when you're bringing in new developers regularly. Avoiding merge disasters has real value. Even one bad merge that takes half a day to untangle costs more than the tool would if it wasn't free. The return on investment is significant.
Antonio Tirado Peña - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Director at Instituto de Innovacion Empresarial
Centralized automation has ensured consistent multischema provisioning and nearly eliminated db errors
The syntax, especially as it is agnostic, is not always 100% transparent. In heavy object management, there should be improvements, and when we have large-scale multitenant environments, the orchestration becomes a bit tedious. But basically, for my use case, it is a tool I recommend 100%. For object management, the problem is the checksum, which has a very strict and sometimes rigid handling. Even if runOnChange is true, helping stored procedures when the code changes, any minor modification or formatting change should be a bit easier. Liquibase flawlessly solves provisioning, maintains consistency between dozens of schemas, has database version controls integrated into Git, has enormous reliability in auditing. However, it lacks native multitenant orchestration, it has a lot of rigidity in checksum management with programmable code, and the use of native SQL within XML does not work entirely well. I give it eight out of ten because it is indispensable and unbeatable for guaranteeing consistency and automatic provisioning in our multitenant architecture. I only deduct a couple of points for the lack of native multitenant orchestration and the occasional rigidity of checksums when modifying MySQL functions.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The tool's UI is good."
"Atlassian SourceTree is a very stable product."
"The solution's initial setup process is straightforward."
"Avoiding merge disasters has real value."
"I was doing a very complex file change merge using SourceTree and it took me less than half of the time I estimated."
"This product has helped because we have been able to fix problems when our code repository breaks."
"For me, the branches ' graph was the most valuable feature of Atlassian SourceTree. I often used the terminal, but during a demo, my boss preferred I not switch to the terminal view. SourceTree's graphical interface for managing branches was handy for that. The demo involved making changes, committing them, pushing to the CI/CD tool, running the pipeline, and seeing the integration, all within about twenty minutes."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"Liquibase has positively impacted my organization by speeding up the deployment process in the CI/CD framework, being much more useful than different solutions for database deployment that we used before."
"Liquibase has positively impacted my organization by maintaining database consistency across all environments."
"Liquibase has positively impacted my organization by eliminating the risk around database changes."
"By minimizing errors, minimizing time, with an incredible cost saving, eliminating database incidents, having a diff inspector against our baseline to know which client schemas are outdated or not up to date, to know what differences there are between the different schemas, this has produced an immense cost saving for us."
"Liquibase is a very powerful tool in terms of database automation."
"The solution is easy to use, and it has very clear documentation."
"Liquibase has positively impacted my organization by significantly increasing deployment frequency for database changes."
"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."
 

Cons

"For everyday use, I am more comfortable using the command line interface, rather than using SourceTree."
"People think that Visual Studio Code is more intuitive and can serve dual purposes for development and as a client to push or pull code."
"I have had a food experience with Atlassian SourceTree but it might not be for everyone."
"The main issue for improving Atlassian SourceTree is performance."
"Its interface could be easy to understand for a programmer."
"The product's UI needs improvement."
"The UI can be improved because it is not always so easy to find the functionality you are looking for."
"The visuals, including the UI and UX, have simple fonts, making it an area where certain enhancements can be done."
"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."
"I have not found many disadvantages with Liquibase. However, it does not have inbuilt rollback management."
"The pricing is quite high."
"Liquibase contains most of the features that we really need in the project; however, SQL files could be extended by an additional layer of prerequisites since YAML and XML files have that option, and I believe SQL files could also benefit from having more complex prerequisites."
"I believe the official documentation of Liquibase could be more detailed and comprehensive."
"However, it lacks native multitenant orchestration, it has a lot of rigidity in checksum management with programmable code, and the use of native SQL within XML does not work entirely well."
"Regarding Liquibase's AI capabilities, I believe its accuracy and reliability of output could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I do not recall the exact pricing details for SourceTree, but generally, Atlassian products are affordable, and SourceTree typically comes as part of a suite."
"There is a fee for using SourceTree."
"Atlassian SourceTree is a free solution."
"Liquibase is an open-source solution."
"The pricing is fair."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Construction Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Financial Services Firm
20%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Computer Software Company
9%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Atlassian SourceTree?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Atlassian SourceTree is that it's completely free, which was a big factor for us. There are no licensing costs, no approvals needed, just d...
What needs improvement with Atlassian SourceTree?
The main issue for improving Atlassian SourceTree is performance.
What is your primary use case for Atlassian SourceTree?
My main use case for Atlassian SourceTree is managing our Git repositories across multiple projects. We use it as a visual Git client so developers who aren't as comfortable with the command line c...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Liquibase?
Liquibase costs us thirty-three dollars a month. Basically, in the past, before having Liquibase, finding any error in any client's database would mean hours and hours of a database expert, which w...
What needs improvement with Liquibase?
The syntax, especially as it is agnostic, is not always 100% transparent. In heavy object management, there should be improvements, and when we have large-scale multitenant environments, the orches...
What is your primary use case for Liquibase?
My main use case for Liquibase is because, for our product NormaPro, we have different databases and different data schemas for each of our clients. The database, apart from the table architecture ...
 

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