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Alembic vs migrate

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Alembic vs migrate
FactAlembicmigrate
LanguagePythonGo
LicenceMITOther
Stars4.4k19k
Latestrel_1_20_0v4.20.1
Last push2026-10-052026-09-09
Release cadenceabout 17 days between releasesabout 110 days between releases
Active contributors8 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days5 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days
Flagsnonenone
  • Both replace Flyway. Alternatives to Flyway →

    PartialAlembicMigrations for SQLAlchemy projects, written in Python and autogenerated from model changes.

    PartialmigrateVersioned up and down SQL migrations, as a CLI or a Go library, without repeatable migrations.