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RudderStack vs Snowplow
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| Fact | RudderStack | Snowplow |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Scala |
| Licence | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 4.5k | 7k |
| Latest | v1.89.1 | 22.01 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-06-26 |
| Release cadence | about 4 days between releases | about 139 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 16 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 0 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Segment. Alternatives to Segment →
Full replacementRudderStackEvent collection compatible with the Segment API, routed to tool and warehouse destinations.
PartialSnowplowEvent collection from its own trackers, validated against schemas and enriched, then loaded into a warehouse, lake or stream; no audiences.
RudderStack
- v1.89.12026-09-29batchrouter: recover snowpipe streaming channels for tables dropped externally (#7434) (2c79aa8)
- v1.89.02026-09-29warehouse: add shared SQL identifier and string literal quoting helpers (#7406) (814f6db)
- v1.89.0-rc.12026-09-28warehouse: add shared SQL identifier and string literal quoting helpers (#7406) (814f6db)pre-release
- v1.88.02026-09-22warehouse: bigquery workload identity federation authentication (#7361) (d16ab5f)
- v1.88.0-rc.12026-09-21warehouse: bigquery workload identity federation authentication (#7361) (d16ab5f)pre-release
Snowplow
- 22.012022-01-3122.01 Western Ghats
- 21.082021-08-3121.08 North Cascades
- 21.042021-04-2921.04 Pennine Alps
- r119-tycho-magnetic-anomaly-two2020-04-30R119 Tycho Magnetic Anomaly Two - New bad row format production ready
- r118-morgantina2020-01-16R118 Morgantina - New bad row format
RudderStack
✓ signed The latest release, v1.89.1, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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Snowplow
unsigned The latest release, 22.01, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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