No. 11 of 32 ·Database Migration Tools

golang-migrate

Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted

Freedom report

Two barsScore 5.3

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely3 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedThinly documented

golang-migrate is ranked #11 of 32 in database migration tools on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Windows. There is a free plan.

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Open source Free No paid plans or usage limits stated on the project pages opened github.com · 4 Oct 2026

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Rollback support: Yes
Self-hosted option: Yes
Migration format: sql

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The record

Purpose: golang-migrate reads database migrations from sources and applies them to a database in order.
Ways to use: The project can be used as a command-line tool or imported as a Go library.
Migration files: Each logical migration has an up file and a down file.
Database support: Listed database drivers include PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB, SQLite, MongoDB, Neo4j, CockroachDB, and Google Cloud Spanner.
Migration sources: Sources include local filesystem, embedded Go data, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, AWS S3, and Google Cloud Storage.
CLI behavior: The CLI handles Ctrl+C gracefully and has no config search paths, config files, or automatic environment-variable injections.
Docker: The README documents running the migrate CLI in Docker with a mounted migration directory.
Library properties: The README says the library uses io.Reader streams for low memory overhead and is thread-safe with no goroutine leaks.
Graceful stopping: The library supports graceful stops through a GracefulStop channel to help prevent database corruption.
Security reporting: The security policy asks reporters to start a GitHub security advisory and suggest potential impact and urgency.
Supported versions: The security policy marks master and 4.x as supported, while 3.x and earlier are unsupported.
License: The project is distributed under the MIT License, which requires retaining the copyright and permission notices.
Library compatibility: The README describes the v3 and v4 library API as stable and frozen for those releases.
Price from: Free

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Sources

github.com/golang-migrate/migrate· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/golang-migrate/migrate/blob/master/MIGR· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/golang-migrate/migrate/blob/master/SECU· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/golang-migrate/migrate/blob/master/LICE· checked 4 Oct 2026