Migrations vs Database Snapshots

Developers should learn and use migrations to ensure database schema changes are tracked, reversible, and consistent across different environments (e meets developers should use database snapshots when they need consistent, point-in-time data for reporting or auditing, as they provide a stable view without locking the source database. Here's our take.

Migrations

Nice Pick

Developers should learn and use migrations to ensure database schema changes are tracked, reversible, and consistent across different environments (e

Pros

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• Related to: database-schema-design, version-control-systems

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Database Snapshots

Developers should use database snapshots when they need consistent, point-in-time data for reporting or auditing, as they provide a stable view without locking the source database

Pros

• They are also valuable for quick recovery from user errors or data corruption, allowing restoration to a known good state
• Related to: sql-server, backup-and-recovery

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

These tools serve different purposes. Migrations is a concept while Database Snapshots is a database. We picked Migrations based on overall popularity, but your choice depends on what you're building.

The Bottom Line

Migrations wins

Based on overall popularity. Migrations is more widely used, but Database Snapshots excels in its own space.