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CloudQuery vs Steampipe

CloudQuery and Steampipe both land on Depends.

Steampipe

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Confidence: Medium

Buy if your engineers write SQL and you manage multi-cloud inventory, security, or cost . the core CLI is free and open source.

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CloudQuery versus Steampipe
CompareCloudQuerySteampipe
VerdictDependsDepends
Best forMulti-cloud platform teamsCloud and DevOps engineers
Who it's not forSolo devs wanting a quick cloud dashboardNon-technical teams . this is a SQL CLI, not a dashboard
PrivacyNo known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.10No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
Support qualityNo support-quality evidence foundNo evidence found
Public sentimentCommunity threads compare it against Steampipe, Resoto, and Airbyte, and review sites list positive feedback, though available snippets show little verbatim user detail.⁶Developers praise the SQL-over-APIs concept and the Turbot team, but structured independent reviews are scarce.
Biggest gotchaPreviously free plugins became paid in April 2024 . budget for plugin costs before committing³Open-source core is free, but the managed Pipes platform is separate . do not assume everything is free.15

Pick CloudQuery when

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

When CloudQuery is not a fit

  • 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

Pick Steampipe when

  • Cloud and DevOps engineers
  • Security and compliance teams
  • FinOps cost analysis
  • SQL-comfortable startups

When Steampipe is not a fit

  • Non-technical teams . this is a SQL CLI, not a dashboard
  • Buyers wanting turnkey managed SaaS . that is Turbot Pipes, priced separately
  • Teams unwilling to self-host and maintain open-source tooling
  • One-off cloud inventory checks . your cloud console already does this free

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
  11. Steampipe homepagesteampipe.io
    official
  12. turbot/steampipe on GitHubgithub.com
    official
  13. Steampipe Downloadssteampipe.io
    official
  14. Steampipe Hub pluginshub.steampipe.io
    official
  15. Turbot Pipes blogturbot.com
    official
  16. Tailpipe homepagetailpipe.io
    official