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24 alternatives to Run SQL Queries Against JSON, CSV, Excel, Parquet, and More

App to easily query, script, and visualize data from every database, file, and API. - datastation/runner/cmd/dsq at main · multiprocessio/datastation

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Run SQL Queries Against JSON, CSV, Excel, Parquet, and More launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    App to easily query, script, and visualize data from every database, file, and API. - multiprocessio/datastation

    2022 · github.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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    Anyquery▲110

    Query anything with SQL (e.g. Notion, GitHub, JSON)

    2024 · anyquery.dev · its alternatives →

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    Powerful online SQL sandbox

    2024 · sqlplayground.app · its alternatives →

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    DuckDB for streaming data. Contribute to turbolytics/sql-flow development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    SQLify▲121

    Query all your apps using sql

    2024 · sqlify.me · its alternatives →

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    Run SQL on your phone

    2021 · sqlplay.net · its alternatives →

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    Do dry runs with your SQL scripts

    2023 · tribalknowledge.tech · 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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    A SQL spreadsheet desktop app that queries and visualizes CSV files using SQL.

    2021 · superintendent.app · its alternatives →

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    Hi folks, My friend Sami and I recently built Vizly, a Mac application that allows anyone to query their databases using plain English. Vizly is built on Llama 2, llama.cpp, and runs fully on-prem (edit: meaning everything is local and your data never leaves your own computer). We are running two Llama models, one for natural language to SQL translation, and another that uses the results from the SQL to render visualizations. That means there are no external APIs and all the AI models are running locally on your MacBook. We tried to make Vizly very easy to share as well. Every Vizly instance…

    2023 · vizly.fyi · its alternatives →

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    In-browser SQL Workbench for data querying & visualization

    2024 · sql-workbench.com · its alternatives →

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    I built Duck-UI, a web-based SQL editor that runs DuckDB entirely in your browser via WebAssembly. No backend required. The Problem: Every time I needed to query csv, parquet, or even to play with SQL, I had to either: (a) spin up a Jupyter notebook (b) use the CLI (c) upload to a hosted service. Friction at every step (TOO MUCH to load a csv or even to test some sql (study)... The Solution: DuckDB's WASM runtime lets us run SQL analysis client-side. Load CSV/JSON/Parquet files from disk or URL, write SQL, get results instantly. Data stays on your machine. What It Does: SQL editor…

    2025 · demo.duckui.com · its alternatives →

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    Cogram▲132

    Query databases in plain English

    2022 · cogram.com · its alternatives →

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    Hello everyone! I'm exited to share a NodeJS package I was working on for the past two months. The package is designed to simplify querying SQL databases through an array-like API. Qustar supports PostgreSQL, SQLite, MySQL, and MariaDB, and offers TypeScript support for a robust development experience. It's in early stage of development. I would like to hear your thoughts about it.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Write SQL and run analytics in Google Sheets

    2017 · seekwell.io · its alternatives →

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    Sqlify▲191

    JSON, CSV and SQL converter

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Part of the workflow for building my website is the generation of a table in tab-separated column format (.tsv). The source data is found in four other .tsv files. I use an SQLite query to perform a 4-way join and write out the new table. For convenience, I wrote a script that encapsulates the query inside a Bash function. The example below illustrates this technique. repertoire() { pushd $CMM_SOURCES&#x2F;_data sqlite3 <<EOS .headers on .mode tabs .import category.tsv category .import composition.tsv composition .import concert.tsv concert .import program.tsv program .once repertoire.tsv…

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    SnapQL is an open-source desktop app (built with Electron) that lets you query your Postgres database using natural language. It’s schema-aware, so you don’t need to copy-paste your schema or write complex SQL by hand. Everything runs locally — your OpenAI API key, your data, and your queries — so it's secure and private. Just connect your DB, describe what you want, and SnapQL writes and runs the SQL for you.

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    ClaySQL▲141

    Run SQL queries directly in Google Sheets

    2021 · chromewebstore.google.com · 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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    Query CSVs using SQL. Contribute to jolmg/cq development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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