Side by side
DB Change Manager vs yoyo-migrations
Both stand on database migration tools. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free trial Windows
DB Change Manager provides schema, data, synchronization, rollback, and auditing tools for supported databases. Its Windows requirement and paid licensing should be weighed against the listed 14-day trial.
Visit DB Change Manager Paid Self-hosted
yoyo-migrations provides dependency-aware schema changes with command-line and Python control. Its transaction model and rollback commands are useful, but database-specific DDL limits can require manual recovery.
Visit yoyo-migrationsThe facts
| DB Change Manager | yoyo-migrations | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | A free trial | Not published |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Windows | Self-hosted |
| Lowest paid plan | DB Change Manager — Single Platform: $2,028, paid once | Not published |
| Plans published | 2 | None |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | idera.com | ollycope.com |
| On database migration tools | #28 of 32 | #32 of 32 |
DB Change Manager: what it does well
- Compares archived and live schemas
- Generates dependency-aware SQL scripts
- Supports rollback to prior states
- Covers multiple relational databases
- Offers a 14-day trial
What to know first
- Windows-only platform
- No free plan
- Single-platform license starts at $2,028.00 per user
- Multi-platform license costs $2,698.00
yoyo-migrations: what it does well
- Free and open source
- Supports SQL and Python migration scripts
- Provides rollback and reapply commands
- Dependency-aware migration ordering
- Core PostgreSQL, MySQL and SQLite backends
What to know first
- ODBC and Oracle backends are unsupported
- Some DDL cannot be rolled back
- Failed migrations may require manual recovery
- Self-hosted deployment
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