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Should I use CloudQuery?

Cloud ops, without the chaos — open-source cloud asset inventory you query with SQL - cloudquery.io

· 1 month ago

Buy if your platform team runs multi-cloud infrastructure and can operate a data pipeline with SQL. Skip if you want a turnkey cloud-security dashboard or minimal ops overhead.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~40 public sources; many snippets truncated, so verbatim user quotes unavailable

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support-quality evidence found
  • Security posture

Pricing

Free

Open Source

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Paid plugins / packagesNot publicly listed

Best for

  • Multi-cloud platform teams
  • Security teams wanting SQL-driven asset inventory
  • FinOps cost analysis
  • CIS-benchmark compliance reporting

Not for

  • Solo devs wanting a quick cloud dashboard
  • Teams without SQL or data-warehouse skills
  • Non-technical buyers wanting turnkey CSPM
  • Buyers needing vendor stability mid-merger

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Previously free plugins became paid in April 2024 — budget for plugin costs before committing

medium

March 2026 env zero merger could shift pricing, packaging, and roadmap

medium

AWS Marketplace packages are repackaged offerings; compare costs against direct purchase

medium

Self-hosting means you own database scaling, backups, and maintenance

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Open-source core is free and self-hosted
  • SQL-queryable inventory across AWS, GCP, Azure, GitHub
  • Runs in production at Reddit
  • Raised $16M to build enterprise cloud visibility
  • Positioned as open-source alternative to Flexera and Wiz

Cons

  • Official free plugins moved behind paid plans
  • Merging with env zero; roadmap uncertainty
  • Requires running your own pipeline and database
  • Not turnkey — teams must write and maintain queries

Sources & method

- 10 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x4review x3security x1news x2

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • Free

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Free OSS core; plugins now paid
  • Ease of use: 3/5. Self-hosted ELT; needs SQL and DB skills
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Plugins span AWS, GCP, Azure, GitHub, Azure DevOps
  • Support quality. No support-quality evidence found
  • Security posture: 4/5. Security pages published; no public issues found
  • $16M Funding Raised June 2025 for enterprise cloud visibility
  • $3M Est. ARR Latka estimate, Sep 2026
  • Yes Free tier Open-source core, self-hosted
  • Merging with env zero Status Announced March 2026

Pricing

Open Source

Free

  • Self-hosted
  • SQL-queryable cloud inventory

Paid plugins / packages

Not publicly listed

  • Formerly-free official plugins now paid
  • Also sold via AWS Marketplace

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Community threads compare it against Steampipe, Resoto, and Airbyte, and review sites list positive feedback, though available snippets show little verbatim user detail.

Companies that use it

  • Reddit⁸
  • Hexagon
  • Dunelm
  • Unicorne
Full analysis

Based on ~40 public sources; many snippets truncated, so verbatim user quotes unavailable

Free open-source cloud inventory queried with SQL. Great for platform teams; plugin paywalls and merger uncertainty for others.

Methodology

Based on ~40 public sources; many snippets truncated, so verbatim user quotes unavailable

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. CloudQuery Pricingcloudquery.io
    official
  2. CloudQuery GitHubgithub.com
    official
  3. CloudQuery Official Free Plugins Moving to Paidcloudquery.io
    official
  4. CloudQuery Is Merging with Env Zerocloudquery.io
    news
  5. CloudQuery $16M Funding Roundcloudquery.io
    news
  6. CloudQuery G2 Reviewsg2.com
    review
  7. Reddit: Cloudquery, Resoto, Steampipe, or Airbyte?reddit.com
    review
  8. How Reddit Secures Its Cloud with CloudQuerycloudquery.io
    official
  9. CloudQuery: Open Source Alternative to Flexera and Wizopensourcealternatives.to
    review
  10. Product security pagecloudquery.io
    security

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