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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Jiq-web, dig into JSON using jq queries in the browser launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    I'm working on a tool that will probably involve querying JSON documents and I'm asking myself how to expose that functionality to my users. I like the power of `jq` and the fact that LLMs are proficient at it, but I find it right out impossible to come up with the right `jq` incantations myself. Has anyone here been in a similar situation? Which tool / language did you end up exposing to your users?

    Oct 2025 · jsonquerylang.org · its alternatives →

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    Interactive JSON filter using jq. Contribute to ynqa/jnv development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Easy JSON Query Processor with a Lispy syntax in Go - cube2222/jql

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN. I've gotten pretty tired of needing to learn a custom programming language for a tool I use once a week or less. So I figured, it might be easier to pick up if `jq` used a programming language I already know. Voila, gq.

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    simplest possible native GUI for inspecting JSON objects with jq - fiatjaf/jqview

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Dug.js▲66

    A JSONP to HTML Script

    2014 · rog.ie · its alternatives →

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    2020 · webdatarender.com · its alternatives →

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    Interactive jq tutorial: learn to filter and wrangle JSON files using a command-line interface in your browser.

    2021 · sandbox.bio · its alternatives →

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    jq, but for HTML. Contribute to orf/html-query development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    After two years of improvement, I think it's time to share it with you all. Here’s a quick overview: - Common features include validation, formatting, minification, and more. - Visualize JSON in a graph or table view. - Structured comparison with fallback to text comparison. - Navigate though JSON using JSON pointer. - Supports jq. Would love to hear the community's questions, thoughts and comments!

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Web scraping made simple — extract data with our free Chrome extension and powerful cloud platform. Turn websites into structured data at scale, via dashboard or API.

    2019 · simplescraper.io · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN! Jaiqu is an AI agent for creating repeatable JSON transforms using jq query language syntax. Jaiqu translates complex JSON structures into repeatable jq queries. jq is a command line utility built for fast, reliable JSON queries. Jaiqu takes advantage of the LLMs for both constructing jq queries as well as using feedback to fix errors/invalid results if those queries are incorrect. Writing code to parse JSON is super annoying. It usually involves manually reading huge JSON balls, parsing the keys in a language of your choice, and pulling the data manually. Also, you're likely to…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    crates.io serves as a central registry for sharing crates, which are packages or libraries written in Rust that you can use to enhance your projects

    2020 · crates.io · its alternatives →

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    JSON processor for web use (jq port)

    2018 · kantord.github.io · its alternatives →

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    JQPlay▲71

    Stream editor for JSON live in the browser

    2015 · play.jqlang.org · its alternatives →

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    Convert and query JSON, JSONL, CSV, and SQLite with ease! - chand1012/sq

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    SQL micro-dialect implementation for querying JSON objects. Written purely in Scala. - mmalek06/JsonSql

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    I've been at it again, just sharing my simple JSON data inspection tool, love webdev and single page apps, this one took 4 days and was a lot of fun. The code is not obfuscated so you can inspect it and see how it works (very simple, server side is even more simple) Pretty much just do a POST of your JSON data from within your code and it will convert it into a basic table for instant search and sort. Made with love for the fun of it, no ads, no paid anything, it's totally free. Please only send in sanitized/test data only, this is meant to help make webdev a bit easier and more fun.…

    2025 · jsonbason.com · its alternatives →

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    Wibbly▲84

    Browser automation API

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    jq extension for Postgres. Contribute to Florents-Tselai/pgJQ development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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