Best Goose Alternatives in 2026
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20 apps from database migration tools ranked against Goose on the same published basis.
- 1Goose vs Skeema
- 2Goose vs Atlas
- 3Goose vs dbmate
- 4Goose vs FluentMigrator
- 6Goose vs pgroll
- 7Goose vs Refinery
- 8Goose vs DeepFilterNet
- 9Goose vs Doctrine Migrations
- 10Goose vs GitHub Accessibility Scanner
- 11Goose vs golang-migrate
- 12Goose vs Bytebase Enterprise
- 13Goose vs SchemaHero
- 14Goose vs migrate-mongo
- 15Goose vs sqldef
- 16Goose vs Alembic
- 17Goose vs Liquibase
- 18Goose vs Ridgepole
- 19Goose vs Redgate SQL Provision
- 20Goose vs sqlx-cli
- 21Goose vs Sqitch
Goose alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skeema | 7.2 | Free plan | $54.08/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 2 | Atlas | 7.1 | Free plan | $9/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 3 | dbmate | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 4 | FluentMigrator | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 6 | pgroll | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 7 | Refinery | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 8 | DeepFilterNet | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Doctrine Migrations | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 10 | GitHub Accessibility Scanner | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
| 11 | golang-migrate | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 12 | Bytebase Enterprise | 6.8 | Free plan | $20/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 13 | SchemaHero | 6.8 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 14 | migrate-mongo | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 15 | sqldef | 6.7 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 16 | Alembic | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 17 | Liquibase | 6.6 | No | — | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 18 | Ridgepole | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 19 | Redgate SQL Provision | 6.4 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 20 | sqlx-cli | 6.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 21 | Sqitch | 6.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
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Questions about Goose alternatives
What is the best alternative to Goose?
Skeema, number 1 in database migration tools with a score of 7.2 out of 10. The others here: Atlas, dbmate, FluentMigrator and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Goose?
Skeema is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.