SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) comparisons
SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) is compared head-to-head with Flyway, Liquibase and Atlas and more: 7 head-to-heads in Database Change Management Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) head-to-head
- SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) vs Flyway
- SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) vs Liquibase
- SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) vs Atlas
- SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) vs Bytebase Enterprise
- SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) vs Alembic
- SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) vs DB Change Manager
- SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) vs Prisma Migrate
SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Supported databases | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) | Yes | Free | SQL Server; Azure SQL Database; Azure SQL Managed Instance; Azure Synapse Analytics; SQL database and Warehouse in Microsoft Fabric (support varies by Visual Studio version) | 8.4 |
| 1 | Flyway | Yes | 8.9 | ||
| 2 | Liquibase | Yes | 1 | 8.9 | |
| 3 | Atlas | Yes | $9/seat/mo | 18 | 8.8 |
| 4 | Bytebase Enterprise | No | 25 | 8.7 | |
| 5 | Alembic | Yes | Free | 8.6 | |
| 7 | DB Change Manager | No | 8 | 8.2 | |
| 8 | Prisma Migrate | Yes | Free | PostgreSQL, MongoDB; SQLite experimental (Prisma ORM 8). ORM 7 also supports CockroachDB, MariaDB, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, and SQLite. | 8.1 |
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