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Should I use Bytebase?

Database governance platform for schema migration, change review, data fix, and query access across 20+ engines. - sqlchat.ai

Depends. Buy it if you run many databases across engines and need reviewed schema changes plus controlled query access. Skip it if you are a small team — a free migration CLI in CI does the core job.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 20+ public sources; several claims come from Bytebase's own site and comparison blogs, so treat them as vendor-framed.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

Free

Community

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
ProPer-seat; exact price not published in sources
EnterpriseCustom

Best for

  • Teams managing many databases across engines
  • Compliance-driven orgs needing query access control
  • Teams outgrowing raw migration scripts
  • DBA/platform teams centralizing change review

Not for

  • Solo devs or tiny teams with one database — pure overkill
  • Anyone happy running Flyway or migration files in CI
  • Non-technical teams wanting a simple no-code data tool
  • Startups unwilling to self-host or pay per seat

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Seat-based Pro pricing; costs grow with developer count — model headcount first

medium

Free Community tier is self-hosted: you own patching, backups, and uptime

medium

Sits between users and databases — becomes critical infrastructure; plan failover

low

Self-hosting means Helm or Terraform deploys plus external Postgres setup

Pros and cons

Pros

  • One platform governs 20+ database engines
  • Customizable SQL lint and review rules
  • RBAC roles and permissions built in
  • Open source with an active GitHub project
  • Proven at PropertyGuru's 200+ database scale

Cons

  • Two 2022 authorization-bypass CVEs, medium severity
  • Early-stage vendor: $3M raised, seed stage
  • Free tier is self-hosted only
  • Sparse independent pricing detail on directories

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/21/2026 - 10 sources - SOC 2 stated on official page; two medium-severity authorization CVEs disclosed in 2022.

official x4review x3security x2news x1
  • CVE-2022-32169 — admin API auth bypass, Authorization bypass on the admin API, rated medium severity
  • CVE-2022-32170 — privilege exposure, Low-privilege users could view admin projects; CVSS 4.3

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • Free

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Free self-hosted tier; paid tiers for scale
  • Ease of use: 4/5. G2 reviewers report a great experience
  • Feature depth: 5/5. 20+ engines, SQL review, RBAC, JIT access, GitOps
  • Support quality. No support evidence in sources
  • Security posture: 3/5. SOC 2 stated; two medium auth CVEs 2022
  • Yes Free tier Community edition, self-hosted
  • 20+ Engines supported Postgres, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, more
  • $3M Total funding Seed, single round
  • 3 Pricing tiers Community, Pro, Enterprise

Pricing

Community

Free

  • Self-hosted
  • Open source

Pro

Per-seat; exact price not published in sources

  • Team-scale governance features

Enterprise

Not disclosed

  • Advanced governance and compliance

Security

SOC 2 stated on official page; two medium-severity authorization CVEs disclosed in 2022.

  • CVE-2022-32169 — admin API auth bypassAuthorization bypass on the admin API, rated medium severity⁵
  • CVE-2022-32170 — privilege exposureLow-privilege users could view admin projects; CVSS 4.3⁴

What users say

G2 and Reddit users describe Bytebase as a solid, well-fitting database change tool.

“A great experience using Bytebase”
G2 reviewer
“Bytebase would be a good choice!”
Reddit, r/devops

Companies that use it

  • PropertyGuru10
  • Longbridge
Full analysis

Based on 20+ public sources; several claims come from Bytebase's own site and comparison blogs, so treat them as vendor-framed.

Strong multi-engine database governance for 10+ engineer teams; overkill if one Postgres and a migration script suffice.

Methodology

Based on 20+ public sources; several claims come from Bytebase's own site and comparison blogs, so treat them as vendor-framed.

Sources

  1. Bytebase Pricingbytebase.com
    official
  2. Bytebase Security Detailsbytebase.com
    official
  3. bytebase/bytebase on GitHubgithub.com
    official
  4. CVE-2022-32170 Detail — NVDnvd.nist.gov
    security
  5. CVE-2022-32169: Bytebase Admin API Auth Bypassmiggo.io
    security
  6. Bytebase Reviews on G2g2.com
    review
  7. Database DevOps tools — Reddit r/devopsreddit.com
    review
  8. Bytebase Pricing 2026 — Capterracapterra.com
    review
  9. Bytebase Financials — CB Insightscbinsights.com
    news
  10. How PropertyGuru Runs Database Governance with Bytebasebytebase.com
    official

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