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CloudQuery vs Estuary Flow
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| Fact | CloudQuery | Estuary Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Rust |
| Licence | MPL-2.0 | Other |
| Stars | 6.5k | 982 |
| Latest | cli-v6.43.0 | v0.6.13 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 4 days between releases | about 22 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 6 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 19 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Fivetran. Alternatives to Fivetran →
PartialCloudQueryELT from cloud provider APIs and SaaS sources into databases, run from a CLI with plugins.
PartialEstuary FlowReal-time CDC and batch connectors into warehouses and other destinations.
CloudQuery
- cli-v6.43.02026-09-22Attach hashed cloud account ids to sync_run_completed (#23361) (1568ed7)
- plugins-destination-mongodb-v3.2.02026-09-17plugins-destination-mongodb: v3.2.0
- cli-v6.42.32026-09-15deps: Update go module directive to v1.26.6 (#23344) (bfc2d40)
- cli-v6.42.22026-09-02deps: Update module github.com/cloudquery/plugin-pb-go to v1.27.20 (#23337) (c5f8420)
- cli-v6.42.12026-09-02deps: Update module github.com/cloudquery/plugin-pb-go to v1.27.19 (#23333) (5df8b4e)
Estuary Flow
- v0.6.132026-08-10control-plane-api: fix storage-mapping suffix strip to respect path-segment boundaries
- v0.6.122026-07-23docs: surface MCP and agent skills for coding agents
- v0.6.112026-07-14runtime: periodically store primary FSMHints of V2 shards
- v0.6.102026-06-15docs/redaction: document hash salting and redactSalt override
- v0.6.92026-05-21v6.0.9
CloudQuery
✓ signed The latest release, cli-v6.43.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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Estuary Flow
unsigned The latest release, v0.6.13, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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