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24 alternatives to Franchise

a notebook for sql

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Franchise launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   SQL FOR ZOMBIES▲75

   Entertaining way to learn SQL

   2015 · alexpineda.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Software Engineering Daily - Scaling PostgreSQL▲70

   A look at modern database approaches and how Citus scales PG

   2016 · softwareengineeringdaily.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Kueri Platform▲121

   A complete platform for integrating natural language to SQL

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Y Combinator Startups▲159

   An Interactive Database

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Cluvio▲69

   A new cloud analytics platform based on SQL and R

   2016 · cluvio.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Tiny Stats▲160

   Analytics, sans dashboard.

   2017 · academicconsultant.co · its alternatives →

7. 7
   NotebookJS▲109

   Scientific computation for JavaScript

   2016 · datazar.com · its alternatives →

8. 8FM
   FreshSQL – Modern, Native, Fast SQL Querying Tool▲5

   2021 · freshsql.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   MatrixDS▲79

   The data community's workbench

   2018 · its alternatives →

10. 10IO
    Improving on the Command-Line SQL Experience▲5

    2020 · medium.com · its alternatives →

11. 11AT
    A Tableau+SQL course for data professionals▲8

    2021 · udemy.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Datomic▲73

    Distributed immutable transactional database for the cloud

    2014 · datomic.com · its alternatives →

13. 13PA
    Plisqin, an SQL generator written in Racket▲7

    2018 · docs.racket-lang.org · its alternatives →

14. 146S
    6gunz – spreadsheet / programming language / microservices framework▲9

    2018 · 6gu.nz · its alternatives →

15. 15
    SQLTutor – Interactive, AI-assisted, in-browser SQL tutor▲7

    2025 · sql.programmable.net · its alternatives →

16. 16AF
    A free and open source online database modeling editor▲9

    2025 · editor.besser-pearl.org · its alternatives →

17. 17AS
    A SQL-based stock screener▲7

    2017 · finutils.com · its alternatives →

18. 18DL
    Database Lab – thin Postgres clones for faster development and testing▲7

    2020 · postgres.ai · its alternatives →

19. 19SE
    SQL expert on demand▲5

    2016 · sqlexperthelp.com · its alternatives →

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    mixpanel JQL▲6

    JQL: A Query Language for Analytics

    2016 · mixpanel.com · its alternatives →

21. 21AP
    AI-Powered SQL Tools▲7

    Generate arduous database queries in a snap

    2023 · dbsensei.com · its alternatives →

22. 22SP
    SQL Playground in the browser, based on DuckDB WASM▲6

    2024 · sql.quacking.cloud · its alternatives →

23. 23LE
    Lyticus – Entry-level web analytics▲6

    2019 · lyticus.com · its alternatives →

24. 24AN
    a Navigational Query Language for PostgreSQL▲9

    2011 · htsql.org · its alternatives →

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