# Redpanda SQL is GA: the query engine that skips the pipeline

DevFeed: [Redpanda SQL is GA: the query engine that skips the pipeline](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/redpanda-sql-is-ga-the-query-engine-that-skips-the-pipeline-12756.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.redpanda.com/blog/redpanda-sql-ga>)

Author: Matt Schumpert

Published: 2026-05-27T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Redpanda](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/redpanda.md>)

Topics: [Query (disambiguation)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/query.md>), [Apache Iceberg](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/apache-iceberg.md>), [data-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data-engineering.md>), [Streaming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/streaming.md>), [Kafka](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kafka.md>)

Tags: [data-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data-engineering.md>), [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/migration.md>), [redpanda-byoc](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/redpanda-byoc.md>), [sql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sql.md>), [streaming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/streaming.md>)

## AI overview

Redpanda SQL is a Postgres-based query engine available inside Redpanda BYOC clusters. It lets teams query live-streaming topics and historical Apache Iceberg tables in one SQL statement without an ETL pipeline or connector fleet, reducing ingestion delays and visibility gaps.

## Source excerpt

Your warehouse can't query data that hasn't been ingested yet. Redpanda SQL can. Ad hoc SQL against live topics and Iceberg history, no ETL pipeline required.