Who should use Departure?

Departure is an open-source project built for ruby on Rails developers and database engineers.

Yes — Departure is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.

What platforms does Departure run on?

Departure runs on the command line. It can also be self-hosted.

Is Departure still maintained?

Unverified. Departure has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to Departure?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include kutop, trustsight, and rails-ai-context.

Who develops Departure?

Departure is developed by Departure RB.

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Departure

Name: Departure
Author: Departure RB

github.comInfrastructure

Departure is an open-source command-line tool that integrates Percona's pt-online-schema-change with ActiveRecord migrations. It helps Ruby on Rails teams perform production database schema changes while reducing table locking and application downtime.

Open SourceCLISelf-hosted

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Overview

4 features

Departure is a CLI tools & terminal project. It focuses on applying database schema changes in production without blocking application traffic. Departure is an open-source project aimed at ruby on Rails developers and database engineers. Departure is open source under the Open Source license. It ships for the command line, and it can be self-hosted.

Departure RB builds and maintains Departure. Among its 4 catalogued features are online schema changes, activeRecord integration, and migration runner.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Online schema changes
ActiveRecord integration
Migration runner
Brew installation

Built with & integrations

Runs on

CLISelf-hosted

Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

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Frequently asked questions about Departure

What does Departure do?: Departure focuses on applying database schema changes in production without blocking application traffic. It is catalogued under CLI tools & terminal on PulseGate.
Who should use Departure?: Departure is an open-source project built for ruby on Rails developers and database engineers.
Is Departure free?: Yes — Departure is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does Departure run on?: Departure runs on the command line. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Departure still maintained?: Unverified. Departure has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to Departure?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include kutop, trustsight, and rails-ai-context.kutop trustsight rails-ai-context
Who develops Departure?: Departure is developed by Departure RB.
Is Departure open source?: Yes — Departure is open source under the Open Source license.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: CLI
Languages: English
License: Open Source
First seen: 10 Sept 2026
Built for: Ruby on Rails developers and database engineers
Model: Open source
Solves: Applying database schema changes in production without blocking application traffic.

Developer

Departure RB

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Indexed: 10 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 10 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: departure-github-com
Lifecycle state recorded: 10 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 10 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 10 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://github.com/departurerb/departure

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