Steampipe + Powerpipe
Query your cloud configuration as SQL, with compliance mods on top.
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sovereigntySteampipe exposes cloud and SaaS configuration as SQL tables; Powerpipe runs benchmark mods against them, including CIS, SOC 2, HIPAA and PCI packs. The most flexible option here — if you can express a control as a query, you can check it continuously.
OPEN SOURCEAGPL-3.0SELF-HOSTLOCAL-FIRST
LicenseAGPL-3.0
PricingFree / self-host; paid Turbot Pipes hosted option
Open sourceYes
Self-hostableYes
Local-first dataYes
What it does well
- +SQL over live cloud state is unusually powerful for bespoke controls
- +Large library of community compliance benchmarks
- +Composes well with existing data tooling rather than being another silo
Where it falls short
- −Assumes comfort with SQL and with defining your own controls
- −Split across two tools since the 2024 Powerpipe separation
- −No evidence archive, policy engine or auditor-facing output
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Steampipe + Powerpipe head-to-head
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