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Git vs Liquibase comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 14, 2024

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

Categories and Ranking

Git
Ranking in Version Control
5th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
38
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Liquibase
Ranking in Version Control
7th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
4.3
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Version Control category, the mindshare of Git is 10.5%, up from 7.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Liquibase is 4.5%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Version Control Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Git10.5%
Liquibase4.5%
Other85.0%
Version Control
 

Featured Reviews

Vijaya Das - PeerSpot reviewer
Director - Technical Product Management at Visa
A stable solution that can aid its users in maintaining all application developments
Scalability is something I haven't experienced. So, a bigger team in my company looks after the scalability aspect of the solution. Therefore, I will not be the right person to rate it from a scalability perspective. Around 200 users are using Git in my company. I am not the right person to comment on whether the solution's usage rate will increase in the future.
reviewer2797194 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer
Database-as-code has transformed how we track schema changes and manage controlled migrations
The best features Liquibase offers include CI/CD integration, which we really appreciate because we didn't have a lot of issues integrating it into our existing CI pipelines, and the changeset and changelog, which are the source of truth that effectively tell us how the database changes are taking effect. The CI/CD integration helped my workflow by improving visibility with the changelog and changeset. For the CI part, Maven and Gradle builds are already available, so we just use the Maven plugin and it was pretty straightforward. There is something called Liquibase Validate as well, which helps with pre-deployment checks. We use the update SQL command for dry-run approvals. Liquibase has positively impacted my organization by providing a way to manage database migrations instead of maintaining raw SQL, which comes with the issue of not being able to track certain schema updates or new table creations. With Liquibase, you have that history through the changelog and changeset tables, which maintain that history of changes.

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 feature of Git is the ease of tracking in time what the snapshot of the code was at a particular moment. The versioning is good."
"The scalability of the solution is good."
"So far, the product has been stable. Stability-wise, I rate the solution an eight to nine out of ten."
"All of the features in Git are useful."
"The product protects our data."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten...Since I am a very simple user of the tool, its scalability is good for me."
"The product is easy to use."
"The repository management and check-in/check-out commands are the most valuable features for ensuring secure code."
"It will be useful for teams to automate and reduce manual work."
"Liquibase has positively impacted my organization by providing a way to manage database migrations instead of maintaining raw SQL, which comes with the issue of not being able to track certain schema updates or new table creations."
"Liquibase has positively impacted my organization by reducing the time spent syncing databases."
"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."
 

Cons

"The solution could be more user-friendly."
"The GUI needs to be improved."
"The solution could improve by having more customization."
"Git's user interface could be improved."
"Some challenges arise when Git is not used correctly, particularly in managing branches. It's easy to get lost, but these challenges can be overcome with proper management. A common advice is maintaining the repository and ensuring developers are in sync with the production branch. Branches should be promptly merged into development to avoid getting lost in many branches."
"The product needs to improve its UI."
"New developers sometimes find it difficult to call a review or create a request."
"The scalability could be better. I think it requires some discipline to have large teams working on the same project without facing problems merging code. I'm using Git for personal projects, but I know companies face merge conflicts when more than one person is working on code simultaneously."
"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."
"Liquibase could be improved in several ways. Some facilities could be enhanced, and for first-time users, it could be more intuitive rather than overwhelming."
"Liquibase can be improved by addressing the issue that changelog files could conflict with Git if they're not modularized properly."
"The pricing is quite high."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I am not required to pay due to the small number of users we have. We have a small user base, and we are not using the enterprise version."
"This is an open-source solution, so there are no licensing fees associated with it, and no extra, 'hidden' charges."
"I rate the tool's pricing a five out of ten."
"The platform is less expensive."
"There are some extra costs to Git, but it depends on your use case."
"We use the open-source version."
"The tool is free."
"Git is completely free."
"The pricing is fair."
"Liquibase is an open-source solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
18%
Marketing Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
5%
Financial Services Firm
25%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Computer Software Company
9%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise21
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Git?
You can have a central code repository using Git and have local code branches.
What needs improvement with Git?
There is nothing that could be improved at this time.
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.
What needs improvement with Liquibase?
Liquibase can be improved by addressing the issue that changelog files could conflict with Git if they're not modularized properly. While we create one file per feature, rollbacks are not magical a...
What is your primary use case for Liquibase?
My main use case for Liquibase is database-as-code, which we use for creating table schemas, maintaining migrations, and ensuring that in production, if rollbacks happen, then it's more controlled ...
 

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