Atlas vs Flyway

Atlas vs Flyway
Fact	Atlas	Flyway
Language	Go	Java
Licence	Apache-2.0	Apache-2.0
Stars	8.8k	10k
Latest	v1.3.0	flyway-13.9.0
Last push	2026-10-06	2026-10-01
Release cadence	about 60 days between releases	about 5 days between releases
Active contributors	4 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days	1 commit author on the default branch in the last 90 days
Flags	none	none

How they relate

Atlas replaces Flyway. Alternatives to Flyway →
Full replacementVersioned migrations plus a declarative mode that plans the diff.
Both replace Liquibase. Alternatives to Liquibase →
Full replacementAtlasDeclarative schema-as-code or versioned migrations, with linting.
Full replacementFlywayVersioned SQL migrations applied in order, with the core under Apache 2.0.

v1.3.02026-08-02This release delivers on a promise we made in v1.2: the security graph is now live in Atlas Cloud, mapping your entire…
v1.2.02026-04-10This release brings column-level data lineage to Atlas Cloud, registry backups to your own cloud storage, a schema owne…
v1.1.02026-02-05This release delivers on a promise we made in v1.0: Database Security as Code is now available for Atlas Pro users.
v1.0.02025-12-24v1.0 is a milestone release. Atlas has been production-ready for a few years now, running at some of the top companies…
v0.38.02025-10-30We're excited to announce the release of Atlas v0.38 with a comprehensive set of new features and improvements that fur…

✓ signed The latest release, v1.3.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.

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unsigned The latest release, flyway-13.9.0, carries no signature GitHub could verify.

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