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CloudQuery

by CloudQuery · Multi-cloud asset inventory with SQL policies and automation

83.3 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

CloudQuery collects cloud infrastructure data across providers into one inventory you query with SQL or natural language. Detective policies are written in SQL and evaluated against live infrastructure rather than static scans. Event-driven workflows respond to drift, cost spikes or policy violations by sending alerts, creating tickets or calling webhooks.

Best for: Platform, security and FinOps teams that need a queryable inventory of a multi-cloud estate.
Pricing: Free 14-day trial and an open-source self-hosted CLI; Team is $500/month, Foundation starts at $2,500/month billed annually, and Enterprise is quoted on request.
Runs on: WebmacOSSelf-hostedCLI

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Open-source, self-hosted CLI alongside the managed platform
Policies written in SQL, applied across accounts and providers
Covers AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes plus tools like Okta and Wiz
Workflows trigger on changes to alert, raise tickets or call webhooks

Trade-offs

Cheapest platform plan is $500/month; no free self-serve tier
Team plan limits integrations to AWS, GCP, Azure plus one other
AI assistant conversations are metered: 30/month on Team
SSO, SCIM and audit logs are Enterprise-only

Pricing

Published plans from CloudQuery’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

CloudQuery pricing tiers, monthly and annual rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Annual (per month)	Includes
Team	$500per month	—	30 AI assistant conversations per month AWS, GCP, Azure + 1 integration Up to 10 users, MCP and API access Custom policies, alerts and reports; email support
Foundation	—per month, billed annually	$2500	Everything in Team 170 AI assistant conversations per month AWS, GCP, Azure + 2 integrations Custom support
Enterprise	Contact sales	—	Everything in Foundation 500 AI assistant conversations per month, unlimited integrations Data exports to all supported destinations SSO, SCIM, audit logs, custom SLAs and dedicated success

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 85 out of 100
API quality: 55 out of 100
Documentation: 90 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 95 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 85 out of 100
Changelog: 100 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 90 out of 100
Operational trust: 85 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 85 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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