# Knex.js vs Liquibase

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Knex.js

| Attribute | Knex.js | Liquibase |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 66.2 (71% (medium)) | 53.8 (45% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 0 | 74 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 94,868 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 20,342 | 5,596 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 5,289,407 | - |
| deployment.options | - | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An open-source Node.js package supporting nine SQL databases including PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, and Oracle. Provides type-safe query building with TypeScript support, schema migrations, transaction handling with savepoints, connection pooling, and both promise and callback-based interfaces. | Database change management platform with version control, automatic ordering, and support for SQL, NoSQL, and data warehouses. Downloaded over 100 million times. |
| features.capabilities | `{"raw_sql":true,"multi_db":true,"languages":"JavaScript, TypeScript","relations":true,"migrations":true,"studio_gui":false,"schema_first":true,"type_safe_queries":true,"connection_pooling":true}` | `{"multi_db":true,"migrations":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 7 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"ServiceNow"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Harness"},{"name":"Terraform"},{"name":"GitHub Actions"},{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"GitLab CI/CD"}]` |
| language.primary | JavaScript | Java |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| platform.support | - | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://knexjs.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T08:34:17.530Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Community","features":["Version-controlled database schema changes","Automatic script ordering","Branching and merging for teams","Rollback capability"],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Secure","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free Community edition; Secure edition (pricing on request)","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.liquibase.org/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T09:34:09.020Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | no |
| release.cadence_days | 28 | 49 |
| release.history | 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| `[{"url":"https://github.com/liquibase/liquibase/releases/tag/nightly","date":"2026-08-26T08:59:42Z","type":"prerelease","version":"nightly"},{"url":"https://github.com/liquibase/liquibase/releases/tag/v5.0.4","date":"2026-08-20T16:18:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.0.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/liquibase/liquibase/releases/tag/v5.0.3","date":"2026-05-15T12:07:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.0.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/liquibase/liquibase/releases/tag/v5.0.2","date":"2026-03-05T14:56:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/liquibase/liquibase/releases/tag/v5.0.1","date":"2025-10-03T18:28:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/liquibase/liquibase/releases/tag/v5.0.0","date":"2025-09-30T13:49:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/liquibase/liquibase/releases/tag/v4.33.0","date":"2025-07-09T14:38:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.33.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/liquibase/liquibase/releases/tag/v4.32.0","date":"2025-05-21T20:41:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.32.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/liquibase/liquibase/releases/tag/v4.31.1","date":"2025-02-17T16:27:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.31.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/liquibase/liquibase/releases/tag/v4.31.0","date":"2025-01-16T15:39:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.31.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/liquibase/liquibase/releases/tag/v4.30.0","date":"2025-01-06T18:29:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.30.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/liquibase/liquibase/releases/tag/v4.29.2","date":"2024-09-04T14:06:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.29.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/liquibase/liquibase/releases/tag/v4.29.1","date":"2024-07-31T19:15:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.29.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/liquibase/liquibase/releases/tag/v4.29.0","date":"2024-07-25T15:04:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.29.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/liquibase/liquibase/releases/tag/v4.28.0","date":"2024-05-21T19:33:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.28.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/liquibase/liquibase/releases/tag/v4.27.0","date":"2024-03-27T20:27:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.27.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/liquibase/liquibase/releases/tag/v4.26.0","date":"2024-02-07T15:53:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.26.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/liquibase/liquibase/releases/tag/v4.25.1","date":"2023-12-18T21:41:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.25.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/liquibase/liquibase/releases/tag/v4.25.0","date":"2023-11-13T21:15:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.25.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/liquibase/liquibase/releases/tag/v4.24.0","date":"2023-10-03T13:53:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.24.0"}]` |
| security.scorecard | 5.7 | 4.8 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":2,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=knex&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` | - |

## Capabilities (ORM & Database Tools)

| Capability | Knex.js | Liquibase |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Type-safe queries | ✓ | - |
| Schema migrations | ✓ | ✓ |
| Relations / joins API | ✓ | - |
| Languages | JavaScript, TypeScript | - |
| **Modelling** |  |  |
| Schema-first modelling | ✓ | - |
| **Flexibility** |  |  |
| Raw SQL escape hatch | ✓ | - |
| **Portability** |  |  |
| Multiple database backends | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Ops** |  |  |
| Connection pooling | ✓ | - |
| **DX** |  |  |
| Data browser / studio | ✗ | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:34:10.479Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*