Bytebase

What it is for

Bytebase is a database CI/CD desk: you write a Plan, run SQL Review, and roll it out — and you can start Cloud Free at $0 (20 users, 10 databases) or self-host. Use it when the job is schema changes you start at $0, not when you need a $20 chat seat.

What makes it unique: the cover is the official Bytebase Deployed Plan (Add employee nickname, Test / SQL, rollout log) from the first schema change tutorial — not a pricing card. The plan itself is ops of Plans.

Key features

• Plans — a DDL/DML change you draft and deploy (first schema change; How a Schema Change Flows). One change. Schema Editor vs raw SQL is how this writes. The cover is ops. The SQL editor is this surface.
• SQL Review — policy checks that run on a Plan (SQL Review). A gate, not the SQL you typed. Syntax / naming / performance rules sit here.
• Approval — a review recorded on the linked Issue before rollout (approval). A sign-off, not a review rule. Custom flows sit on Enterprise.
• Rollout — stage-by-stage deploy (Test → Prod) of a reviewed Plan. A run, not a Plan draft. Database Groups are how this fans out.
• GitOps / self-host — SQL files in Git plus CI, or the app you run yourself (GitOps; pricing). A deploy path, not a Plan. Cloud Free is $0 / 20 users / 10 databases; Pro is $20/user/month.

Users and database instances are the Cloud meters. Dynamic data masking and IAM extras sit on Pro / Enterprise. Terraform provider is install.

Who it's for

Best fit: platform / DBA teams who will stay on Free $0 (20 users, 10 databases, community support) while they ship a first nickname column, then buy Pro at $20/user/month when they need email support and the Pro compliance table.

Pricing

Verified 2026-10-22 (Asia/Shanghai) from bytebase.com/pricing. Cloud is seats + databases.

• Free — $0 forever. Community support. Up to 20 users. 10 databases. UI + GitOps workflow on the free card we fetched.
• Pro — $20 / user / month. Email support. Start on Cloud. The compare table unlocks Pro columns (masking / extra IAM rows print as Pro).
• Enterprise — custom. Talk to sales.
• Self-host — you can run the app; confirm the live self-host toggle for which Free/Pro/Enterprise columns apply — do not invent a fourth card.

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Limitations / costs

• Free is 10 databases. An 11th instance is Pro at $20/user/month.
• A change desk, not a warehouse. For analytics questions see Metabase. For a hosted Postgres see Neon.

Alternatives

• Neon — hosted Postgres when you will not run SQL review and rollout.
• Metabase — questions and dashboards when the SQL is an ask, not a migration.
• Infisical — secrets when you are not changing schema.

Official tutorial

Official Bytebase channel video: How a Schema Change Flows Through Bytebase (oEmbed author: Bytebase). First-party change walkthrough; the tutorial Deployed Plan still is the cover.

Written path: bytebase.com/pricing plus the first schema change tutorial.

Website

https://www.bytebase.com

Repository

https://github.com/bytebase/bytebase

Source

Catalog row curated for AI Tools Nav. Cover is the official Bytebase Deployed Plan from the first-schema-change tutorial. Dollars checked on bytebase.com/pricing (Free $0 / 20 users / 10 DBs; Pro $20/user/month). Tutorial oEmbed author: Bytebase.

Last verified

2026-10-22 (Asia/Shanghai) editorial check.