Who CloudQuery is for#
Cloud security teams building asset inventory
CloudQuery helps security teams centralize cloud asset data for compliance checks, ownership review, and misconfiguration analysis.
Skip if:
Choose a managed CSPM if you need out-of-the-box policies, remediation workflows, and executive dashboards.
Platform teams querying cost and infrastructure data
Platform teams can sync cloud resources into a database and combine them with internal ownership or cost data.
Skip if:
Skip it if no one will maintain provider credentials, sync jobs, schemas, and SQL reporting.
The problem it solves#
Cloud inventory gets scattered across consoles, accounts, regions, SaaS tools, and exported reports. Security and compliance teams need to answer basic questions about assets, misconfigurations, owners, and costs, but the source data lives behind many APIs.
A closed cloud posture product can help, but it often hides the raw data and query layer. Teams that already use SQL and data warehouses may want inventory data in their own systems.
How it solves it#
Provider-to-database sync
CloudQuery syncs asset data from cloud and SaaS providers into destinations where teams can query it directly.
Broad provider coverage
The README describes AWS, Azure, GCP, and 70-plus cloud and SaaS sources, giving teams a wide starting point for infrastructure inventory.
SQL-first inventory analysis
Teams can analyze assets, compliance, and cost questions with their own SQL workflows instead of only using a vendor UI.
MPL-2.0 license
The GitHub repository reports MPL-2.0 licensing, which is a file-level copyleft license teams should understand before modifying code.
Strengths and trade-offs#
Strengths
- Own the inventory dataCloudQuery puts cloud asset data in infrastructure the team controls, which helps with audits, custom reporting, and data retention.
- Fits existing analytics workflowsSecurity and platform teams can use SQL, BI tools, and warehouse workflows they already know.
- Useful before buying a full CSPM suiteTeams can answer many cloud inventory and compliance questions from raw synced data before committing to a proprietary posture product.
Trade-offs
- -You build the analysis layerCloudQuery syncs data, but teams still need to write queries, dashboards, alerts, and policies for their specific risks.
- -Provider coverage needs validationBroad provider counts are useful, but each team should verify the exact services, fields, and sync behavior needed for its accounts.
CloudQuery vs alternatives#
CloudQuery vs Wiz
CloudQuery and Wiz both help teams understand cloud assets and security posture, but CloudQuery focuses on syncing raw inventory data into your own database. Wiz is a proprietary managed cloud security product with detection, prioritization, and workflow features built in.
CloudQuery is the better fit when a team wants SQL ownership of asset inventory and has the skills to build its own analysis. Wiz is still better when the organization needs a managed CSPM with ready-made detections, prioritization, and security workflows.
What it's built on#
- Languages
- GoJavaPythonTypeScript
- Infrastructure
- AWSAzureGCPKubernetes
FAQ#
What does CloudQuery do?
CloudQuery syncs cloud and SaaS asset data from providers into databases so teams can query their own infrastructure inventory.
Is CloudQuery only for AWS?
No. CloudQuery supports multiple providers, with the README naming AWS, Azure, GCP, and 70-plus cloud and SaaS sources.
Does CloudQuery replace a CSPM?
It can replace some inventory and query workflows, but teams still need to build policies, dashboards, and remediation processes.
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