# Liquibase vs Sequelize

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Sequelize

| Attribute | Liquibase | Sequelize |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 53.8 (45% (low)) | 73.7 (72% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 74 | 7 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 193,226 |
| adoption.github_stars | 5,596 | 30,377 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 2,842,247 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Database change management platform with version control, automatic ordering, and support for SQL, NoSQL, and data warehouses. Downloaded over 100 million times. | Sequelize is an ORM that bridges JavaScript and TypeScript applications with multiple relational databases including PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, Oracle, SQL Server, Snowflake, and DB2. It provides declarative schema modeling, relationship definitions, transaction support, and flexible data loading strategies. |
| features.capabilities | `{"multi_db":true,"migrations":true}` | `{"multi_db":true,"languages":"JavaScript, TypeScript","relations":true,"migrations":true,"schema_first":true,"type_safe_queries":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 | Java | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"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"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://sequelize.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T21:37:06.541Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 49 | 20 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 4.8 | 6.7 |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":19,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=sequelize&per_page=100","last_12m":2,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` |

## Capabilities (ORM & Database Tools)

| Capability | Liquibase | Sequelize |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 2026-09-01T17:30:47.551Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*