People automate code-based technologies, but there can be a lack of automation for databases. This tool is used for database automation in DevOps.
Liquibase Pro (legacy)
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Offers integration with multiple databases, stable product and reduced our manual intervention
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
It can be integrated with multiple databases like MySQL, MSSQL, and PostgreSQL. The biggest benefit is automating database scripts and manually backing up the database.
It has a rollback capability, but it has not impacted our operations. It's pretty normal.
What needs improvement?
It has been improved a lot in terms of automation, but there is still room for improvement.
There is a lot of improvement to be made in terms of automation documentation. This tool is pretty much new for everyone.
Compared to Jenkins, a CI tool where you integrate your code and run it for quality checks, which has alternative tools like TeamCity, Liquibase is one of the biggest tools for database automation.
There is documentation available on the website, but it should be improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using it for one and a half years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable product.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is scalable and performs the same if I add more users. Currently, we have around 650 to 850 members.
How are customer service and support?
We are a service-based company working for a large client in the banking sector, so we didn't get a chance to talk with the Liquibase support team.
How was the initial setup?
For the very first time, the initial setup was a medium complex. One thing we faced issues with is that Liquibase does not show the exact error, which added to the complexity.
Suppose it fails with an error. It won't display the exact error on the CI side. For example, if you integrate Liquibase with Jenkins and your database scripts fail due to syntax errors, it won't show the exact error. It's not user-friendly in that aspect.
What was our ROI?
It will be useful for teams to automate and reduce manual work. It's not only for one specific team; it's across the team.
We saw tangible benefits from using Liquibase in terms of costs and resource savings.
We reduced our manual intervention by not having to reach out to multiple teams. For example, when executing scripts, we had to reach out to the database team every time we developed a new script to deploy it.
By using Liquibase, we write the script and compile it. If the build succeeds, we go back to our deployment tool and update our Active Directory so that it will be deployed into the desired environment. This reduces a lot of manual intervention.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing is fair.
What other advice do I have?
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.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Manage you Database versioning with liquibase
What do you like best about the product?
Its good tool to manage database version and help to build CI/CD pipe line for Database. It's easy to manage and deploy the database updates.
What do you dislike about the product?
Setup is little bit complex and rollback process it very difficult. Not managing store procedures properly.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Its help us to give clients update through the jenkins pipeline and reduces the manual efforts.
Awesome tool for automated DB deployment
What do you like best about the product?
it offers quality checks for DB scripts which helps catch errors also DB pipelines views for changes deployed to DB
What do you dislike about the product?
Very few features enabled in community version
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Devops pipelines integration for db deployment
Poweful db admin tool. a must have.
What do you like best about the product?
Automation and security around DBA tasks
What do you dislike about the product?
Vertica DBMS support is not very robust.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Maintaining a record of changes, creating the necessary audit trail
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Updated extension support and testing. Documentation and examples are always good.
Learning curve is small for developers and easy to integrate
What do you like best about the product?
Easy to integrate and we can version control the changes by maintaining all the changeset,
also keep track of Database changes same as the code changes. Easily compare databases on difrent environments.
also keep track of Database changes same as the code changes. Easily compare databases on difrent environments.
What do you dislike about the product?
Updated versions are not providing all required artifacts to download and use.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Keeping track of database schema changes.
Maintaining version controled schema.
Easily intigrated with our java project.
Maintaining version controled schema.
Easily intigrated with our java project.
Liquibase as a Heart of DevOps Automation Process
What do you like best about the product?
Developer Friendly and Easy to Integrate
What do you dislike about the product?
For Larger Applications, Initial Changeset Making Process is a bit difficult
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The automation process is easy with Liquibase. Rollback options the core of the advantage.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Liquibase is the core of the automation process with continuous delivery and integration. Definitely, it will be the heart of the automation process.
good tool for code branching and merging
What do you like best about the product?
Database Diff, Code branching good in liquibase
What do you dislike about the product?
i dont like the rollback feature of liquibase
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It solved problems related to continuous integration with release pipelines and as well as help in migraiton
Liquibase is a fine migration tool
What do you like best about the product?
- Flexible schema change
- Auto-generate scripts
- Repeatable migrations
- Integrations and extensions
- Rollbacks
- Context-dependent logic
- Auto-generate scripts
- Repeatable migrations
- Integrations and extensions
- Rollbacks
- Context-dependent logic
What do you dislike about the product?
There's nothing I dislike. This tool fits all the needs.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Version control for my database.
Solves many database problems
What do you like best about the product?
It solves many database problems like tracking , mannaging nad applying database schema changes. It is especially useful in agile methodology . It ensures database consistency
What do you dislike about the product?
Everything is fine as of now. I am using liquibase quite a long time . So there is no problem .
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Database problems
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Ye ofcourse.
Best open source db manager
What do you like best about the product?
The best part about Liquibase is one has not to worry about the changes related to database specially when working in a large team.
What do you dislike about the product?
Well till now, I don not think there is something that I don't like about it.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Solving problems like changes tracker, managing versions and deploy db changes.
The main benifits is time saving and improve efficiency.
The main benifits is time saving and improve efficiency.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Try this once and thank me later.
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