# sqitchers/sqitch

Sensible database change management

Repository: https://github.com/sqitchers/sqitch
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sqitch
Homepage: https://sqitch.org
Language: Perl
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: sqitch, postgresql, mysql, sqlite, exasol, vertica, firebird, snowflake, oracle, cockroachdb, yugabytedb, database, clickhouse
Last push: 2026-08-23T23:52:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 83/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 53, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5332, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": 239, "gap_med": 79.5, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3155, forks 214 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:46.338794+00:00)

## What it is
Sqitch is a standalone database change management (migration) tool that tracks schema changes as native SQL scripts with a plan file and Merkle-tree-based deployment integrity. It is framework-agnostic and supports many database engines including PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, Oracle, Snowflake, and ClickHouse.

## Use cases
- manage database schema migrations without a framework
- apply ordered SQL migration scripts with dependency resolution
- roll back database changes reliably
- track database deployments across multiple engines
- integrate database migrations into CI/CD pipelines
- avoid numbered migration files

## When to choose
- you want engine-native SQL migrations rather than ORM-based ones
- you need dependency-based ordering and verifiable deployment integrity
- you support multiple database engines with one tool
- you want migrations decoupled from your application framework

## When to avoid
- you prefer migrations embedded in your ORM or web framework
- you want a Ruby/Python/Node-native migration DSL
- your team only needs simple linear migrations with minimal tooling

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: stable
- function: database, developer-tools, cli, deployment, ci-cd
- domain: databases, developer-tools, backend
- platform: cli, windows, cross-platform
- tags: database-migrations, schema-migration, sql, change-management, merkle-tree, postgresql, mysql, sqlite, snowflake, oracle, clickhouse, devops, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- sqitchers/sqitch (main) score 83

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:46.338794+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:25:39.918187+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/sqitchers/sqitch (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:46.338794+00:00, sha 198daf124f45)
  - homepage: https://sqitch.org (fetched 2026-08-29T09:40:11.029557+00:00, sha e0d57813ac3d)
  - site_page: https://sqitch.org/about (fetched 2026-08-29T09:40:11.038288+00:00, sha 0c5b65c8fcdb)
  - site_page: https://sqitch.org/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T09:40:11.039914+00:00, sha 158729dc4aa4)
  - site_page: https://sqitch.org/site (fetched 2026-08-29T09:40:11.041288+00:00, sha cf2eef7a1b16)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.