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24 alternatives to Explo

Explore and analyze data without SQL or Excel

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Explo launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    No code Data Science in your browser

    2022 · wedodatascience.com · its alternatives →

  2. 2

    Use data without SQL

    2021 · hightouch.com · its alternatives →

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    Rows▲511

    Import business data and analyze it using plain language.

    2021 · rows.com · its alternatives →

  4. 4

    Write SQL and run analytics in Google Sheets

    2017 · seekwell.io · its alternatives →

  5. 5

    Explore Spreadsheets with Millions of Rows

    2018 · csvexplorer.com · its alternatives →

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    Dropbase▲227

    Turn your CSV and Excel files to live databases, instantly.

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    A SQL spreadsheet desktop app that queries and visualizes CSV files using SQL.

    2021 · superintendent.app · its alternatives →

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    Free chart maker & visual exploration for spreadsheet data

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Analyze CSV records using sql syntax right in your browser

    2022 · csv-query.com · its alternatives →

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    TABLUM.IO▲159

    Turn CSV, XML & JSON into a live analysis-ready SQL database

    2023 · tablum.io · its alternatives →

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    Claude Code for data analysis

    2025 · getmacro.com · its alternatives →

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    Boost your excel productivity, without VBA

    2024 · without-vba.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    Upload CSV, and start querying, all locally without any data leaving your browser. Can handle large CSV's easily. Download query results once done. Uses sqlite-wasm binary.

    2024 · csvsqltool.com · its alternatives →

  14. 14

    I have been working on SQL Explorer, an open source, Django-based reporting and query tool for (gulp!) almost ten years. It's a tool that fits just right for me and many others, and I love and use almost every day. Write SQL, share results, do some analysis, get insight. No surprises. A live demo instance is here (no login or anything required): https://demo.sqlexplorer.io/ And here's a fairly unprofessional, but very enthusiastic, video tour: https://sql-explorer.s3.amazonaws.com/Sql+Explorer+5.mp4 The UI is constrained enough that there's very little to learn,…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

  15. 15

    No SQL query, just chat with your SQL/NoSQL databases

    2023 · askyourdatabase.com · its alternatives →

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    Cogram▲132

    Query databases in plain English

    2022 · cogram.com · its alternatives →

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    Hiya HN! TextQuery is my sabbatical project that I have been working on for the past six months. It was born out of a personal pain point. Anytime I wanted to analyze raw CSV data, I had to create a schema first before I could import it for querying. And to create charts, I had to use yet another tool. I also disliked how bad charts from popular tools like Excel, Google Sheets looked like. I wanted an easier way to do this and TextQuery was my solution: an all-in-one tool to query CSV files using SQL and create beautiful visualizations as well. Currently, it's a macOS app and focused on CSV…

    2025 · textquery.app · its alternatives →

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    Import messy CSV/Excel to databases with auto map & validate

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Drop a production-ready CSV, Excel, and PDF importer into your SaaS in minutes. Handle up to 2 million rows per import, with column mapping, validation, webhooks, and clean data delivered to your API.

    2021 · csvbox.io · its alternatives →

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    Tabliner▲122

    Collect data in Spreadsheets quickly and without errors

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Jeeves▲88

    Ask questions, get answers, without spreadsheet formulas

    2023 · therocketbrew.com · its alternatives →

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    Erao▲3

    Analyze your data without writing code or SQL

    Feb 2026 · erao.digital · its alternatives →

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    Brayniac▲108

    Data analysis made easy and fun

    2023 · brayniac.io · its alternatives →

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