# TimescaleDB to ClickHouse replication: Use cases, features, and how we built it

DevFeed: [TimescaleDB to ClickHouse replication: Use cases, features, and how we built it](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/timescaledb-to-clickhouse-replication-use-cases-features-and-how-we-built-it-5604.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://clickhouse.com/blog/timescale-to-clickhouse-clickpipe-cdc>)

Author: The ClickPipes Team

Published: 2025-09-09T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [ClickHouse Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/clickhouse-blog.md>)

Topics: [clickhouse](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/clickhouse.md>), [Replication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/replication.md>), [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/migration.md>), [Time Series](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/time-series.md>), [Database](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/database.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>)

Tags: [analytics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/analytics.md>), [clickhouse](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/clickhouse.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [data-migrations](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data-migrations.md>), [database](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/database.md>), [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/migration.md>), [migrations](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/migrations.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [postgres](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/postgres.md>), [real-time](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/real-time.md>), [replication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/replication.md>), [sync](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sync.md>), [time-series](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/time-series.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains how ClickHouse's Postgres CDC connector in ClickPipes supports one-time migrations and continuous replication from TimescaleDB to ClickHouse Cloud. It describes online and iterative migration scenarios, synchronization with low lag, and co-existence of TimescaleDB and ClickHouse for real-time workloads and analytics.

## Source excerpt

The Postgres CDC connector in ClickPipes now supports one-time migrations and continuous replication from TimescaleDB.