# Liquibase

> Liquibase is an Austin-based software company behind the widely used open-source database change management tool of the same name. It automates, versions, and governs how database schema changes move from a developer's laptop into production, bringing the same CI/CD discipline that software code enjoys to the database. Its commercial platform, now sold as Liquibase Secure, adds policy checks, drift detection, and compliance reporting for enterprises in regulated industries like banking and insurance.

- **Founded:** 2012
- **Headquarters:** Austin, Texas, United States
- **Founders:** Nathan Voxland (Creator of the open-source Liquibase project (2006)), Robert Reeves (Co-founder of Datical / Liquibase), Pete Pickerill (Co-founder of Datical / Liquibase)
- **Team size:** Approximately 71 employees
- **Products:** Liquibase Community (Open Source), Liquibase Secure (formerly Liquibase Pro), Liquibase 5.0, VS Code Extension, Liquibase AI Changelog Generator
- **Notable:** Open-source Liquibase downloaded more than 100 million times, Trusted by 9 of the world's 10 largest banks, Supports 60+ database platforms with a single changelog format

## Products & services

- **Liquibase Community (Open Source)** — Free, open-source database change management library that tracks, versions, and applies schema changes across 60+ databases using changelogs in XML, YAML, JSON, or SQL. Includes rollback, diff reporting, and CLI/Maven/Ant/Spring integrations.
- **Liquibase Secure (formerly Liquibase Pro)** — Enterprise platform adding secure automation, policy checks, drift detection, structured logging, targeted rollback, and compliance reporting for regulated environments. Organized around Developer Productivity, Secure Automation, and Change Insights.
- **Liquibase 5.0** — Major release formalizing two distributions - Community (free for developers) and Secure (enterprise-grade governed delivery).
- **VS Code Extension** — Embeds schema management, change history review, and policy enforcement directly into the IDE so developers ship changes without leaving their editor.
- **Liquibase AI Changelog Generator** — Converts natural-language descriptions into production-ready Liquibase XML changelogs, powered by a Liquibase MCP Server.
- **Liquibase Pro Extension for Databricks** — Brings governed schema change management to Databricks SQL and the Lakehouse.

## Achievements

- Open-source Liquibase downloaded more than 100 million times
- Trusted by 9 of the world's 10 largest banks
- Supports 60+ database platforms with a single changelog format
- Nearly two decades of continuous development since 2006
- Holds patents related to SQL parsing and database change technology

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Unveiled Liquibase Secure and Liquibase 5.0, splitting the product into Community and Secure distributions.
- **2025-06** — Expanded global operations across EMEA and APAC to support policy-driven database change at scale.
- **2025-05** — Partnered with Databricks to bring governed change management to the Lakehouse.
- **2025** — Launched a VS Code extension and an AI Changelog Generator powered by a Liquibase MCP Server.

## Links

- Website: https://www.liquibase.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/liquibase
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/liquibase
- GitHub: https://github.com/liquibase/liquibase
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5qMsRjObu685rTBq0PJX8w
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Datical

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Last updated: 2026-07-19