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Tinybird

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Real-time analytics platform for building data APIs over ClickHouse

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Tinybird funnels customers from Classic to Forward while widening connectors and SDK coverage.

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◆Current state
Tinybird, a managed real-time analytics platform built on ClickHouse, is mid-transition from its Classic stack to a new architecture it calls Forward. Recent releases concentrate on three fronts: first-party connectors (DynamoDB, Kafka), deployment safety (explicit flags for destructive schema changes, ATTACH PARTITION, quarantine auto-cleanup), and SDK parity (TypeScript Kafka IAM auth, Python SDK). The cadence is steady and infrastructure-focused, aimed at making Forward production-ready for data-engineering teams running CI/CD.
◆Where it's heading
The throughline is consolidation onto Forward and the wind-down of Classic: a migrate-to-forward CLI, documented Developer plan changes, and a hard BI Connector end-of-life on June 30, 2026. Connector breadth and deployment ergonomics are the active investment areas, with new APAC regions and cluster-selection APIs broadening where and how workspaces run.
◆Prediction
Expect continued Classic deprecation toward a Forward-default platform, plus more first-party connectors and SDK coverage as migration tooling matures. The BI Connector sunset on June 30 is the next dated milestone in that wind-down.

◆Recent moves

  1. 5d ago

    DynamoDB connector support in Forward

    Adds a DynamoDB connector and Kafka pause visibility to Forward, extending the first-party ingestion surface that is central to making Forward a complete replacement for Classic. Incremental but on-theme: more sources land natively rather than through workarounds.

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  2. 12d ago

    Snapshotted secret values in Pipes and SDK updates

    Pipes now snapshot secret values at deployment time, and the TypeScript SDK gains Kafka IAM auth and backfill-skip support. Both harden the Forward deployment and ingestion path for production teams.

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  3. 1mo ago

    PREWHERE, quarantine cleanup, and BI Connector EOL

    PREWHERE query optimization arrives in Forward, quarantine tables auto-clean after 30 days, and the BI Connector is slated for end-of-life on June 30, 2026. The EOL is a concrete step in retiring Classic-era surfaces as Forward becomes the default.

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  4. 1mo ago

    Developer plan changes, migration CLI, and vector search

    A migrate-to-forward CLI command lands to move Classic workspaces over, alongside documented Developer plan changes and extended pipe-stats retention; vector search appears among the headline items. The migration tooling is the operational backbone of the Classic-to-Forward transition.

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  5. 1mo ago

    Cluster selection, client IP tracking, and SDK fixes

    Organizations can now pick clusters for new workspaces, pipe stats expose client IPs and more 403s, and the TypeScript SDK fixes metadata generation. Incremental control and observability gains for multi-tenant deployments.

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  6. 1mo ago

    Observability charts, CLI Docker image, and deployment fixes

    Developer plans gain dedicated observability charts, the CLI ships as a Docker image for CI/CD, and deployment and billing fixes land. Steps toward making Forward dependable inside automated pipelines.

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