# Bytebase

> MIT-core DB change governance; Community free to 20 users/10 instances

**Category:** Databases  
**Pricing:** freemium  
**URL:** https://www.bytebase.com  
**GitHub:** https://github.com/bytebase/bytebase  
**Added:** 2026-09-04

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## The Hook

Bytebase is the PR-for-schema control plane when Atlas is the schema CLI and Flyway is the changelog runner.

## What's Good

MIT-core open-core. Change requests, 200+ SQL review rules, GitOps schema versioning, web SQL editor, multi-engine (Postgres/MySQL/SQL Server/Oracle/Mongo/Redis/Snowflake/…). Community free forever: 20 users, 10 instances — change management included. MCP server ships on Community.

## The Catch

Vs Atlas/Liquibase: governance UI + access/review workflow, not only schema-as-code CLI. LOUD: enterprise/ paths are commercial; SSO beyond Google/GitHub, unlimited audit, JIT access, dynamic masking, custom approvals are Pro/Enterprise. Pro $20/user/mo; Community caps users/instances.

## Verdict

MIT-core DB DevSecOps. Community free (20/10); Pro/Enterprise for SSO/masking/scale.