vioscaleAI
Comparison

Atlas vs Diesel

On the evidence we track, Diesel leads this comparison with a composite score of 62/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Atlas56
★Diesel62
Score
vioscaleAI score
Atlas56 / 100medium · 56%
Diesel62 / 100medium · 50%
Pricing
Free tier
Atlas✓
Diesel✓
Model
Price level
Atlasmid
Dieselfree
Starting price
Atlas$39
Diesel–
Transparent
Atlas✓
Diesel–
Integrations
Count
Atlas22
Diesel5
Security
Certifications
AtlasSOC2 Type II
Diesel–
Gdpr
Atlas✓
Diesel–
Scorecard
Atlas6.2
Diesel6.9
Soc2
Atlas✓
Diesel–
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Atlas✓
Diesel–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Atlas593
Diesel3,691
Github stars
Atlas8,773
Diesel14,201
Activity
Commits last 30d
Atlas10
Diesel100
Release
Cadence days
Atlas40
Diesel32
History
Atlas20 items
Diesel20 items
License
Spdx
Language
Primary
AtlasGo
DieselRust
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Atlas8 items
Diesel3 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for orm & database tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Type-safe queries
Atlas-
Diesel✓
Schema migrations
Atlas✓
Diesel✓
Relations / joins API
Atlas✓
Diesel✓
Languages
AtlasMultiple databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, MSSQL, SQLite, Oracle, Snowflake
DieselRust
Modelling
Schema-first modelling
Atlas✓
Diesel✓
Flexibility
Raw SQL escape hatch
Atlas✓
Diesel✓
Portability
Multiple database backends
Atlas✓
Diesel✓
Ops
Connection pooling
Atlas-
Diesel✓
DX
Data browser / studio
Atlas✓
Diesel✗

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Atlas

A language-agnostic tool that lets teams define database schemas as code, automatically plans and executes migrations, and monitors for drift. It works with multiple databases and integrates into CI/CD workflows like Terraform does for infrastructure.

Independently observed

Diesel

Leader

A Rust library that provides type-safe database access with compile-time verification, featuring both a query builder API and raw SQL support across multiple database systems including PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQLite.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Atlas

from $39/mofreemiumFree tier

Free to start. Pro from $9/developer/month. Enterprise custom pricing.

  • StarterFree
    • ORM integration
    • Migration planning & execution
    • IDE support
    • Limited inspection & diffing
    • Limited database support
  • ProFrom $9/developer/month plus project and database add-ons
    • Everything in Starter
    • Automated CI/CD integration
    • Database Security as Code
    • Migration linting & safety checks
    • Security Graph & CVE scanning
    • +4 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Pro
    • Fully customizable plans
    • Enterprise SSO
    • Premium Support and custom SLA
    • Air-gapped network deployment
    • +2 more
as of verify ↗

Diesel

Leader
Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Atlas✓
Diesel–
CLI
Atlas✓
Diesel–
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Atlas✓
Diesel✗
Self-hosted
Atlas✗
Diesel✓
Air-gapped
Atlas✓
Diesel✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (4)
  • PostgreSQL
  • Oracle
  • MySQL
  • SQLite

Atlas

31 total - 27 not shared
  • GitHub
  • AWS Marketplace
  • Slack
  • GitHub Actions
  • GitLab CI
  • CircleCI
  • Azure DevOps Pipelines
  • Azure Repos
  • Datadog
  • Snowflake
  • ClickHouse
  • Aurora DSQL
  • Azure Fabric
  • CockroachDB
  • Databricks
  • Google Cloud Spanner
  • Kubernetes
  • Terraform
  • Azure DevOps
  • Argo CD
  • Crossplane
  • GCP Cloud SQL
  • MariaDB
  • SQL Server
  • +3 more
Independently observed

Diesel

Leader
5 total - 1 not shared
  • Firebird
Independently observed
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