CloudQuery vs IT Asset Tool

CloudQuery is an open-source context engine for cloud infrastructure that syncs data from more than 80 sources. It maps information from services such as AWS, GCP, Azure, GitHub, and Okta into a normalized relational schema that users can query with standard SQL. Data can be sent to destinations including Postgres, BigQuery, Snowflake, and S3. CloudQuery Platform supports more than 70 integrations and processes synced data into a built-in ClickHouse database for inventory, SQL Console, policies, and reports. An MCP server in PostgreSQL or Snowflake mode lets AI agents and internal systems query synced data without a Platform subscription. Sync definitions use version-controlled YAML, and SDKs in Go, Python, JavaScript, or Java can be used to build unsupported integrations. CloudQuery can run on infrastructure the user controls, keeping data within the network unless configured otherwise. Its Free plan costs nothing, billed Forever, with a 1M rows limitation. Pricing counts rows each time they are synced. The CLI is offered for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

IT Asset Tool inventories hardware and software across a LAN for IT asset and software asset management. It supports agentless scanning integrated with Microsoft Active Directory, as well as a separate client/server scanning mode. Hardware records can include manufacturer, model, processor, memory, GPU, and disk. The software inventory tracks installations and removals, Windows patches, and running processes; license compliance compares detected software with entries in its contracts database and can flag anomalies. Integrations and data acquisition include Active Directory, Microsoft SQL Server, SQLite, SNMP versions 1–3, and SSH. Its Syslog server collects device events, including from macOS and Linux, using customizable RegEx rules. Users can set event rules, receive email alerts, schedule reports, and monitor endpoint antivirus and firewall status. IT Asset Tool is on-premises. The management server requires 64-bit Windows 11 or Windows Server 2019 or later and at least 8 GB RAM. Basic is free for up to 35 assets; Enterprise options support unlimited assets. The vendor lists free multilingual support.