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Citus vs Keboola
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Citus and Keboola — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Citus vs Keboola: at a glance
What is Citus?
Citus is in maintenance mode across four branches, with the feature work invisible from the feed.
Citus is the Postgres extension that shards tables across a cluster, and its release feed right now is almost entirely branch upkeep. Four lines are live at once — 12.1, 13.3, 14.0 and 14.1 — and the recent tags are backports and CI fixes moving between them, authored by a small handful of maintainers. The last release with user-facing feature text is Citus 14.0 in February, which added PostgreSQL 18.1 support and pointed at a blog post rather than listing what changed.
What is Keboola?
Keboola turns on Branched Storage for all stacks from November 2.
Keboola's recent releases split between hygiene and AI-agent safety. Branched Storage, which gives development branches their own isolated storage, is enabled on all stacks from November 2, with some exceptions handled directly. The MCP server's query_data tool is now read-only, new data app images fix security vulnerabilities, emailing API tokens is being retired, and idle Snowflake and BigQuery workspaces will be deactivated from 9 November. The UI also gained dark mode.
Citus vs Keboola: editorial side-by-side
Citus
2.5ANALYTICS
Citus is in maintenance mode across four branches, with the feature work invisible from the feed.
◆ Current state
Citus is the Postgres extension that shards tables across a cluster, and its release feed right now is almost entirely branch upkeep. Four lines are live at once — 12.1, 13.3, 14.0 and 14.1 — and the recent tags are backports and CI fixes moving between them, authored by a small handful of maintainers. The last release with user-facing feature text is Citus 14.0 in February, which added PostgreSQL 18.1 support and pointed at a blog post rather than listing what changed.
◆ Where it's heading
The shape here is a mature extension keeping several supported branches alive rather than pushing new capability. Correctness is the live concern: the 12.1 patches fix wrong query results, an EXPLAIN segfault, a standby coordinator crash and a deadlock, all backported from work done on newer branches. Note that the release notes are thin by design — 13.3 and 14.1 list only PR titles for backports and test plumbing, so the feed understates whatever is landing on the main line.
◆ Prediction
More 12.1 patch tags are the safe expectation while that branch stays supported. Whether the 14.x line picks up new distributed-query features is not visible from these entries — the notes only cover backports, so the main-branch work would have to be read elsewhere.
Keboola
5.0ANALYTICS
Keboola turns on Branched Storage for all stacks from November 2.
◆ Current state
Keboola's recent releases split between hygiene and AI-agent safety. Branched Storage, which gives development branches their own isolated storage, is enabled on all stacks from November 2, with some exceptions handled directly. The MCP server's query_data tool is now read-only, new data app images fix security vulnerabilities, emailing API tokens is being retired, and idle Snowflake and BigQuery workspaces will be deactivated from 9 November. The UI also gained dark mode.
◆ Where it's heading
The platform is limiting what agents, stale resources and older images can touch while making isolated development the default. The pattern is deliberate cleanup ahead of wider agent usage, not new surface area, and changes arrive with fixed dates.
◆ Prediction
Expect follow-up notes as Branched Storage reaches the remaining projects, plus more guardrails around the MCP server and Kai, such as tighter scopes or approvals.
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Recent activity from Citus and Keboola
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 1d agoKeboolaSecurity Update for Python/JS and Streamlit Data Apps
- 2d agoKeboolaBranched Storage is being enabled on all projects
- 4d agoKeboolaSwitch Keboola to Dark Mode
- 5d agoKeboolaUnused Workspaces Will Be Cleaned Up Automatically
- 8d agoKeboolaKeboola MCP Server: query_data Runs Read-Only Queries Only
- 11d agoKeboolaSending API Tokens via Email Will Be Removed on February 4, 2027
- 2mo agoCitus12.1.14 fixes wrong results, an EXPLAIN segfault and a standby crash
- 4mo agoCitusCitus 14.1 ships as a backport and CI maintenance release
- 4mo agoCitus12.1.13 fixes a deadlock, crashes and internal UDF ownership
- 4mo agoCitusCitus 13.3 lands as a backport-only release on the 13.x line
- 8mo agoCitusCitus 14.0 adds PostgreSQL 18.1 support
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Citus and Keboola?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Keboola is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Citus better than Keboola?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Keboola is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Analytics products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Citus?
Top Citus alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Citus alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/citus for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Keboola?
Top Keboola alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Keboola alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/keboola for the full list with editorial commentary on each.