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Steampipe Query

Query any cloud API with SQL

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★4.4ratingPricing · FreeStable
The FalcoScan Intel PanelSteampipe Query · Data
Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
Moderate
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Stable
Market trend
Rating
4.4
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The Brief

What Steampipe Query does

Turn AWS, GCP, GitHub, and 100+ APIs into SQL tables — run compliance checks and audits with standard SQL.

How Steampipe Query compares with its closest alternatives

4 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Steampipe Query does. Only Pylar lists a starting price, $20 a month. All 5 offer an API, as Steampipe Query does. Steampipe Query offers a web app and a command-line tool. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app and 2 offer a command-line tool. Steampipe Query was founded in 2021; the alternatives were founded between 2019 and 2021, 2 of them earlier. Steampipe Query is based in San Francisco, United States; 3 of the 4 alternatives with a known headquarters are in the United States too, and the others in Canada.

Market position · Data

How Steampipe Query compares in Data

Steampipe Query has moderate opportunity and sits in the bottom third of 405 live Data tools on FalcoScan. Across Data, the average opportunity score is 69.2 and the average saturation score 33.3. FalcoScan rates Steampipe Query's own market position as open. 128 of the 405 operating Data tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 8 shutdowns in the category.

Steampipe Query compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Steampipe QueryFounded 2021 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateOpenFree—YesYesWeb, CLIStable
MaterializeFounded 2019 · New York, United StatesModerateOpenFreemium—YesYesWeb, APIRising
Evidence DevFounded 2021 · Toronto, CanadaModerateOpenFree—YesYesWeb, CLIRising
PylarHighOpenFreemium$20/moYesYesWeb, API, Self-hostedStable
Drata ComplianceFounded 2020 · San Diego, United StatesModerateOpenPaid—NoYesWebStable
RedpandaFounded 2021 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateOpenFreemium—YesYesWeb, CLIHot

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Data.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Steampipe Query exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Automation
Industry Verticals
Technology
Tagged

Steampipe Query shows up when builders search for these

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Questions

Steampipe Query: common questions

Is Steampipe Query free?

Yes. FalcoScan lists Steampipe Query as free to use.

What are the best alternatives to Steampipe Query?

The closest alternatives to Steampipe Query that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Materialize, Evidence Dev, Pylar, Drata Compliance, and Redpanda.

Is Steampipe Query still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Steampipe Query as operating at steampipe.io.

Where is Steampipe Query based?

Steampipe Query is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

Does Steampipe Query have an API?

Yes. Steampipe Query offers an API.

Who is Steampipe Query for?

Steampipe Query is built for devops, security teams, and data engineers.

How do I sign in to Steampipe Query?

Sign in on Steampipe Query's own website, steampipe.io. FalcoScan reviews Steampipe Query but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Steampipe Query directly.

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