Bytebase
Safe database schema change and version control for DevOps teams, supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, TiDB, ClickHouse, and Snowflake.
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Still maintained? Yes: 761 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 3.24.0 (Oct 2026).
Comparisons in Database Management: Airtable alternatives.
At a glance
Bytebase quick facts
- Health score
- 97/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 14,657
- Last commit
- today (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 3.24.0, Oct 2026
- Licence
- MIT
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Bytebase is the open-source database governance platform. It acts as a single control plane between your users — humans and AI agents — and your databases, governing change management, access control, and compliance so every change and query is reviewed, controlled, and recorded."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Bytebase scores 97/100, #3 of 20 in Database Management: 761 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (3.24.0, 8 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 14,657 stars add 16.7 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 3.3 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
761 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
3.24.0 released 8 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 16.7 / 20
15k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 761
- Last 90 days
- 3,526
- Last 12 months
- today
- Last push
Ranked #3 of 20 tools in Database Management by health , between Directus (#2) and Datasette (#4) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | Docker, K8S, Go |
| Latest release | 3.24.0 · 8 days ago |
| Stars | 14,657 |
| Open issues | 152 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | bytebase/bytebase ↗ |
Bytebase vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with Bytebase (Database Management), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bytebase (this tool) | 97 | 15k | MIT | today |
| LibreDB Studio | 92 | 1.3k | MIT | today |
| Adminer | 86 | 7.9k | Apache-2.0 | 3 days ago |
| StackRender | 73 | 555 | AGPL-3.0 | 26 days ago |
| CloudBeaver | 70 | 5.2k | Apache-2.0 | today |
| Azimutt | 35 | 2.2k | MIT | 2 months ago |
Bytebase: common questions
Is Bytebase still maintained?
Bytebase had 761 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, 3.24.0, is from 8 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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