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Sequin

Ch 195.6of 20 Change Data Capture Software
  1. 1Runs onAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
  2. 2CostsNot stated by the maker
  3. 3Deployment modelself-hosted
  4. 4Capture methodlog-based
  5. 5Initial snapshotYes
4 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: sequinstream.com
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Overview

Sequin is ranked #19 of 20 in change data capture software on Specifiction. It runs on API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web.

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Deployment model
self-hostedsequinstream.com
Capture method
log-basedsequinstream.com
Initial snapshot
Yessequinstream.com

Facts

Product
Sequin streams Postgres changes in real time to destinations such as Kafka, Redis, queues, search indexes, and webhooks.sequinstream.com · 4 Oct 2026
Deployment
Sequin runs as a Docker image alongside Postgres and can be started with Docker Compose.sequinstream.com · 4 Oct 2026
Delivery
The maker says Sequin provides 100% delivery with automatic retries and exponential backoff, strict ordering, and exactly-once processing.sequinstream.com · 4 Oct 2026
Backfills
Sequin can backfill sinks from the beginning of a table or a specified point, including partial replays of selected rows.sequinstream.com · 4 Oct 2026
Processing
Users can enrich changes with Postgres data, filter changes, transform messages, and route them to destinations.sequinstream.com · 4 Oct 2026
Destinations
The listed destinations include Kafka, AWS SQS, GCP Pub/Sub, Redis Streams and Strings, NATS, Elasticsearch, Typesense, Meilisearch, and webhooks.sequinstream.com · 4 Oct 2026
Database support
The database reference says PostgreSQL 14 or higher is supported and versions 12 and 13 are soft-supported with limitations.sequinstream.com · 4 Oct 2026
Observability
Sequin exposes a Prometheus metrics endpoint and provides a Grafana dashboard.sequinstream.com · 4 Oct 2026
Management
The console, CLI, YAML configuration, and API can be used to manage sinks.sequinstream.com · 4 Oct 2026
Security setup
The maker's database connection guide recommends a dedicated production user with connect, select, and replication permissions.sequinstream.com · 4 Oct 2026
Cloud availability
Sequin Cloud shut down on October 23, 2025, and the maker directs users to migrate to self-hosting.sequinstream.com · 4 Oct 2026
License
The maker says Sequin is open source under the MIT license.sequinstream.com · 4 Oct 2026
Support
The documentation points users to Discord, Slack, GitHub issues, and scheduling a call for help.sequinstream.com · 4 Oct 2026
Pricing
The opened maker pages provide no current plan prices; the Cloud shutdown page says all Cloud subscriptions were canceled.sequinstream.com · 4 Oct 2026

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