Comparison

Flyway vs Prisma

On the evidence we track, Prisma leads this comparison with a composite score of 78/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Flyway54

★Prisma78

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Flyway	PrismaLeader
vioscaleAI score	54 / 100medium · 50%	78 / 100medium · 74%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$10
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	1	3
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR Compliance, HIPAA Compliance
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4.8	6.8
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://www.prisma.io/privacy
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.flywaydb%3Aflyway-core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40prisma%2Fengine-core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	99.95
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	30,708	2,028
Github starsadoption.github_stars	10,142	47,692
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	5,900,000
Stackoverflow questionsadoption.stackoverflow_questions	-	14,000
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	5	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	8	2
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Java	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ GB	Available worldwide · Popular in US, GB, EU
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	8 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Flyway54 / 100medium · 50%

Prisma78 / 100medium · 74%

Pricing

Free tier

Flyway✓

Prisma✓

Model

Flywayfreemium

Prismafreemium

Price level

Flywaylow

Prismalow

Starting price

Flyway–

Prisma$10

Transparent

Flyway✗

Prisma✓

Integrations

Count

Flyway1

Prisma3

Security

Certifications

Flyway–

PrismaSOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR Compliance, HIPAA Compliance

Disclosure policy

Flyway–

Prisma✓

Gdpr

Flyway–

Prisma✓

Hipaa

Flyway–

Prisma✓

Iso27001

Flyway–

Prisma✓

Scorecard

Flyway4.8

Prisma6.8

Soc2

Flyway–

Prisma✓

Trust center

Flyway–

Prismahttps://www.prisma.io/privacy

Vulnerabilities

FlywayCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.flywaydb%3Aflyway-core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

PrismaCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40prisma%2Fengine-core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Sla pct

Flyway–

Prisma99.95

Status page

Flyway–

Prisma✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Flyway30,708

Prisma2,028

Github stars

Flyway10,142

Prisma47,692

Package downloads weekly

Flyway–

Prisma5,900,000

Stackoverflow questions

Flyway–

Prisma14,000

Activity

Commits last 30d

Flyway5

Prisma100

Release

Cadence days

Flyway8

Prisma2

History

Flyway20 items

Prisma20 items

License

Spdx

FlywayApache-2.0

PrismaApache-2.0

Language

Primary

FlywayJava

PrismaTypeScript

Market

Availability

FlywayAvailable worldwide · HQ GB

PrismaAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, GB, EU

Content

Faq

Flyway7 items

Prisma8 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for ORM & Database Tools
Capability	Flyway	Prisma
Core
Type-safe queries	-	✓
Schema migrations	✓	✓
Relations / joins API	-	✓
Languages	Java; Maven/Gradle plugins; integrations for multiple build frameworks	TypeScript, JavaScript (Node.js)
Modelling
Schema-first modelling	✓	✓
Flexibility
Raw SQL escape hatch	✓	✓
Portability
Multiple database backends	✓	✓
Ops
Connection pooling	-	✓
DX
Data browser / studio	✓	✓

Core

Type-safe queries

Flyway-

Prisma✓

Schema migrations

Flyway✓

Prisma✓

Relations / joins API

Flyway-

Prisma✓

Languages

FlywayJava; Maven/Gradle plugins; integrations for multiple build frameworks

PrismaTypeScript, JavaScript (Node.js)

Modelling

Schema-first modelling

Flyway✓

Prisma✓

Flexibility

Raw SQL escape hatch

Flyway✓

Prisma✓

Portability

Multiple database backends

Flyway✓

Prisma✓

Ops

Connection pooling

Flyway-

Prisma✓

Data browser / studio

Flyway✓

Prisma✓

What each one is

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

Flyway

A database migration tool that applies version-controlled schema changes to database instances using SQL. Supports 60+ database platforms and has been maintained by Redgate since 2010.

Independently observed

Prisma

Leader

An integrated platform that combines an object-relational mapper, managed PostgreSQL database service, and application hosting designed to work together natively. It enables developers to build and deploy applications with type safety throughout the data layer, automated per-branch databases, and usage-based pricing.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Flyway

freemiumFree tier

Free open-source Community edition; Enterprise edition available

CommunityFree
EnterpriseContact sales

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Prisma

Leader

from $10/moUsage-basedFree tier

Free tier available. Usage-based pricing starting at $10/month with per-operation and metered resource charges; spend limits included on all paid plans.

FreeFree
- 50 databases
- 200,000 operations per month
- 2GB storage
- No credit card required
Starter$10/month base with metered overages
- 1,000 databases
- 5M requests/month
- 1M operations/month
- 10GB storage
Pro$49/month base with metered overages
- 20M requests/month
- 10M operations/month
- 50GB storage
Business$129/month base
- 100M requests/month
- 50M operations/month
- GDPR compliance
- HIPAA compliance
- SOC 2
- +1 more

as of 2026-10-15verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Flyway	Prisma
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
macOSPlatforms	✓	✗
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✗
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Flyway✗

Prisma✓

macOS

Flyway✓

Prisma✗

Windows

Flyway✓

Prisma✗

Linux

Flyway✓

Prisma✗

CLI

Flyway✓

Prisma✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Flyway✓

Prisma✓

Self-hosted

Flyway✓

Prisma✗

Integrations

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

Flyway

12 total

Maven
Gradle
SBT
Ant
Spring Boot
Grails
Play!
DropWizard
Grunt
Griffon
Ninja
SQL Fluff

Independently observed

Prisma

Leader

8 total

AI SDK
Next.js
Hono
Vite
Supabase
Vercel Edge Functions
Cloudflare Workers
GitHub

Independently observed

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