Atlas vs FluentMigrator
Atlas
atlasgo.ioFluentMigrator
fluentmigrator.github.ioSide by side
| Figure | Atlas | FluentMigrator |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $9/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 8 | 1 |
| Spec score · Database Migration Tools | 9.5 (#1) | 8.2 (#10) |
| Integrations | Official integrations include Kubernetes Operator, Terraform Provider, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI, Bitbucket Pipes and Azure DevOps. | The project documents in-process integration with .NET dependency injection and CI/CD examples for Azure DevOps and Jenkins. |
| Support | The pricing page lists GitHub and Discord support for Starter, business-hours support for Pro, and a custom SLA for Enterprise. | The project points users to GitHub Discussions, bug reports and feature requests, and the fluent-migrator Stack Overflow tag. |
Plans
Atlas
- Atlas StarterFree
- Atlas StarterFree
- Atlas Pro (Team)$9 a month
- Atlas Pro (Team)$9 a month
- Atlas Schema Monitoring$39 a month
- Atlas Schema Monitoring Pro$39 a month
- Atlas Pipelines Pro$59 a month
- Atlas EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
Atlas
Atlas is a language-independent tool for managing database schemas and migrations through declarative, versioned workflows. It compares a database's current state with a desired schema expressed in HCL, SQL, or an ORM format, then can generate and execute a migration plan. Teams can lint and validate migrations, run safety checks, and test schemas and migrations. The open version supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, TiDB, and LibSQL; Pro adds drivers including SQL Server, Oracle, Snowflake, and Databricks. Atlas describes its core engine as open source under Apache 2.0, with advanced features in proprietary versions. Integrations include Kubernetes, Terraform, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI, Bitbucket Pipelines, Azure DevOps, and a Go SDK. Starter is free. Atlas Pro costs $9 per developer per month, plus usage-based pricing for CI/CD pipelines and databases; new users can try Pro for 30 days. Schema Monitoring costs $39 per monitored database per month. Enterprise pricing is custom.
FluentMigrator
FluentMigrator is a free .NET framework for managing database schema changes with version-controlled C# migrations. Its fluent C# API defines Up and Down methods for applying changes and rolling them back. The project lists providers for SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, and Oracle, among others; provider packages are selected separately. Migrations can run inside an application, with the Migrate.exe console tool, or through dotnet-fm, which integrates with the cross-platform .NET CLI. By default, FluentMigrator creates a VersionInfo table to record completed migrations. Command-line runners can preview generated SQL without executing it, and the CLI can validate migrations before execution. The project documents .NET dependency injection integration and CI/CD examples for GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, and Jenkins. The Quick Start calls for .NET 8.0 or later, a supported database, and basic C# and database knowledge. FluentMigrator is released under the Apache-2.0 License, with releases distributed through NuGet.