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Comparison

Alembic vs Django migrations

Pick Alembic when

  • Python teams on SQLAlchemy
  • Flask/FastAPI backends
  • Apps needing versioned, reversible schema changes
  • Multi-database deployments

When Alembic is not a fit

  • Non-Python or non-SQLAlchemy stacks . wrong tool entirely
  • Teams wanting a GUI or no-code migration tool
  • Django projects . built-in migrations already cover this
  • Tiny prototypes . hand-written SQL is simpler

Sources

  1. Alembic official documentationalembic.sqlalchemy.org
    official
  2. Alembic on GitHubgithub.com
    official
  3. Alembic on PyPIpypi.org
    official
  4. Auto Generating Migrations . Alembic docsalembic.sqlalchemy.org
    official
  5. Tutorial . Alembic docsalembic.sqlalchemy.org
    official
  6. Atlas vs Alembic comparisonatlasgo.io
    review
  7. Reddit r/Python . SQLAlchemy Migrations: Goodbye, Alembic. Hello, Atlasreddit.com
    review
  8. Alembic Database Migrations: Complete Developer's Guide . Mediummedium.com
    review
  9. Flask-Alembic documentationflask-alembic.readthedocs.io
    official
  10. Zenn . Alembic autogenerate customization write-upzenn.dev
    review