Flyway vs Atlas

Flyway9.4Visit Atlas9.2Visit

Higher score Flyway #1 in Database Migration Tools 9.4/10 Free plan · 28-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Flyway

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Atlas #2 in Database Migration Tools 9.2/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Atlas

• Flyway fits best

  Teams needing mature, broad migration automation

• Atlas fits best

  Modern teams wanting affordable schema automation

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Side by side

Feature	Flyway 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Atlas 9.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.2
Ranking	#1 in Database Migration Tools	#2 in Database Migration Tools
Best for	Teams needing mature, broad migration automation	Modern teams wanting affordable schema automation
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	$9/seat/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	28 days	30 days
Free trial length	28 days	30 days
Deployment	Self-hosted, Desktop	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Email, Tickets, Community, Docs	Email, Live chat, Community, Docs
Integrations	7 integrations	8 integrations
Built for	Solo, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Flyway 5/5 · Atlas 5/5
Rollback support	✓	✓
Schema diff	✓	✓
CI/CD automation	✓	✓
Drift detection	✓	✓
Self-hosted option	✓	✓
Specs
Supported databases	Not checked yet	18
Migration format	Mixed	Mixed
Our review
Pros	Free Community edition includes core migration commands, CLI, and API. Supports versioned SQL and Java migrations with rollback workflows. Connects with CI/CD tools, Git, Docker, Maven, and Gradle.	Free Apache 2.0 Community Edition with core migration workflows Schema diffing, linting, drift detection, rollback and testing Integrations for CI/CD, Kubernetes, Terraform and major platforms
Cons	Schema diff and object-level versioning begin with the Teams edition. Drift detection and generated rollback scripts require Enterprise. The broad feature set may exceed the needs of simple migration projects.	Advanced CLI capabilities and CI/CD integrations require Pro Commercial database drivers are available through Atlas Pro Enterprise-scale features and dedicated support require Enterprise
Our verdict	Flyway is a database change management tool for developers, database teams, and enterprises managing versioned schema changes. It runs migration workflows through commands such as migrate, validate, repair, and baseline, while supporting… Read the review →	Atlas is a database schema management and migration tool for software engineers and development teams. It supports declarative schema management, versioned migrations, schema inspection, diffing, planning, execution, testing and rollback.… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Flyway — where it wins

  • Free Community edition includes core migration commands, CLI, and API.
  • Supports versioned SQL and Java migrations with rollback workflows.
  • Connects with CI/CD tools, Git, Docker, Maven, and Gradle.

  Where it doesn't

  • Schema diff and object-level versioning begin with the Teams edition.
  • Drift detection and generated rollback scripts require Enterprise.
  • The broad feature set may exceed the needs of simple migration projects.

• Atlas — where it wins

  • Free Apache 2.0 Community Edition with core migration workflows
  • Schema diffing, linting, drift detection, rollback and testing
  • Integrations for CI/CD, Kubernetes, Terraform and major platforms

  Where it doesn't

  • Advanced CLI capabilities and CI/CD integrations require Pro
  • Commercial database drivers are available through Atlas Pro
  • Enterprise-scale features and dedicated support require Enterprise

• Flyway9.4/10 · Free plan · 28-day trial

  A broad migration platform with free core commands and deeper controls in paid editions.

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• Atlas9.2/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  Affordable schema automation with strong migration controls and CI/CD support.

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