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Should I use Liquibase?

Liquibase Community forum for support and discussion around getting the most out of Liquibase. - forum.liquibase.org

Depends. Buy Liquibase if you manage many databases across teams and need versioned, auditable schema changes. Skip it if you ship one small app — a free migration tool or plain SQL scripts does the job.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~20 public sources; review snippets were truncated, so quotes are partial and no exact dollar pricing was disclosed.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

Free

Community

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
SecureContact vendor

Best for

  • Multi-database enterprise teams
  • Compliance-heavy industries
  • Java and Spring shops
  • CI/CD database automation

Not for

  • Solo devs with one small database
  • Teams happy with plain SQL migration scripts
  • Buyers who cannot accept outbound telemetry
  • Anyone wanting zero XML/YAML changelog learning curve

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Reddit reports Community edition started sending data to Liquibase servers; review telemetry before adopting.

medium

Deep governance, policy checks and vendor support require paid Secure edition; pricing is quote-based.

medium

Multiple Reddit threads question behavior on very large databases; test your scale early.

medium

Patch promptly: several CVEs since 2022 and older versions get flagged by scanners.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free Community edition covers core schema versioning.
  • Users praise rollback capabilities.
  • Supports multiple database platforms from one changelog.
  • Proven at thousands of schemas in production.
  • Maintains change ordering across teams.

Cons

  • Users report trouble scaling to very large databases.
  • Community edition sends usage data to Liquibase servers.
  • Governance and compliance features gated behind paid Secure tier.
  • Vulnerability scans commonly flag Liquibase components.

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/21/2026 - 12 sources - Several CVEs disclosed 2022–2025 and addressed in updates; Liquibase publishes a free CVE library for Community users.

official x3review x6security x2news x1
  • CVE-2022-0778, Security advisory thread tracking CVE-2022-0778 in Liquibase.
  • CVE-2025-48924, Liquibase disclosed this CVE affecting its own software via GitHub issue.
  • CVE-2025-59250, Addressed in Liquibase Security Update 5.0.2.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • Free

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Free Community tier; enterprise features priced by quote.
  • Ease of use: 3/5. Reviewers say easier, faster; large-database users report friction.
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Rollbacks, multi-database support, paid governance layer.
  • Support quality: 3/5. Active community forum; paid support for Secure customers.
  • Security posture: 3/5. Multiple CVEs disclosed and patched, 2022–2025.
  • Yes Free tier Liquibase Community edition
  • 31 G2 reviews Across Liquibase product listings
  • 3,853 Companies tracked Using Liquibase, per TheirStack
  • $10M Series C Raised per Built In Austin

Pricing

Community

Free

  • Open-source schema change tracking
  • Rollbacks
  • Community forum support

Secure

Contact vendor

  • Database change governance platform
  • Compliance and policy controls
  • Paid vendor support

Security

Several CVEs disclosed 2022–2025 and addressed in updates; Liquibase publishes a free CVE library for Community users.

  • CVE-2022-0778Security advisory thread tracking CVE-2022-0778 in Liquibase.10
  • CVE-2025-48924Liquibase disclosed this CVE affecting its own software via GitHub issue.
  • CVE-2025-59250Addressed in Liquibase Security Update 5.0.2.⁹

Companies that use it

  • i360⁸
  • MedImpact
Full analysis

Based on ~20 public sources; review snippets were truncated, so quotes are partial and no exact dollar pricing was disclosed.

Powerful multi-database schema versioning with a free tier; overkill for one small app — Flyway or plain SQL scripts may do.

Methodology

Based on ~20 public sources; review snippets were truncated, so quotes are partial and no exact dollar pricing was disclosed.

Sources

  1. Liquibase Reviews 2026 | G2g2.com
    review
  2. Experience with Liquibase and similar software — Reddit r/devopsreddit.com
    review
  3. Liquibase Reviews, Competitors and Pricing | PeerSpotpeerspot.com
    review
  4. Does Liquibase work for large databases? — Reddit r/SpringBootreddit.com
    review
  5. Liquibase starts sending data to their servers — Reddit r/javareddit.com
    review
  6. Liquibase Editions & Pricingliquibase.com
    official
  7. Liquibase Secure — Database Change Governance Platformliquibase.com
    official
  8. i360 uses Liquibase to manage thousands of DB schemasliquibase.com
    official
  9. Liquibase Security Update 5.0.2 (CVE-2025-59250)support.liquibase.com
    security
  10. CVE-2022-0778 vulnerability in liquibase — Liquibase Forumforum.liquibase.org
    security
  11. Liquibase raises $10M Series C — Built In Austinbuiltinaustin.com
    news
  12. Liquibase Pricing | SaaSworthysaasworthy.com
    review

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