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24 alternatives to SQLify - tool which makes data jobs easy

Convert any file to SQL for 16 databases — in second

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   Sqlify▲191

   JSON, CSV and SQL converter

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Jsonify▲197

   Transform XLSX/CSV files into clean, usable JSON

   2024 · jsonify.net · its alternatives →

3. 3
   TABLUM.IO▲159

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

   2023 · tablum.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   SQLify▲121

   Query all your apps using sql

   2024 · sqlify.me · its alternatives →

5. 5CC
   Convert CSV files into MySQL insert scripts▲41

   2014 · database-import-scriptor.appspot.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   TextQuery – Query CSV, JSON, XLSX Files with SQL▲163

   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 →

7. 7
   10 Years to Build a Free SQL Editor▲355

   I have spent large parts of the last 10+ years building an SQL Editor. The tool is targeted at data analysts, a lot of effort has gone into charting, visualizing and excel export. If this sounds useful to you, it's Free, please give it a try and let me know any feedback.

   2024 · timestored.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   I made a tool to convert images of tables to CSV▲354

   Convert tables stored as images to an usable .csv file - artperrin/image2csv

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9DP
   Datasette Publish – Turn CSVs into a SQLite-Backed JSON API▲101

   2018 · publish.datasettes.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Teable – Open-Source No-Code Database Fusion of Postgres and Airtable▲279

    Features Spreadsheet-like interface All you want is here • Cell Editing: Directly click and edit content within cells. • Formula Support: Input mathematical and logical formulas to auto-calculate values. • Data Sorting and Filtering: Sort data based on a column or multiple columns; use filters to view specific rows of data. • Aggregation Function: Automatically summarize statistics for each column, providing instant calculations like sum, average, count, max, and min for streamlined data analysis. • Data Formatting: formatting numbers, dates, etc. • Grouping: Organize rows into collapsible…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    SQL workbench in the browser▲117

    Free browser-based SQL editor powered by DuckDB. Query and visualize CSV, JSON, Parquet and Arrow files locally or from remote URLs. No installation required.

    2024 · sql-workbench.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Dropbase▲227

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

    2020 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    DBOSify – Drop-in Temporal replacement built on Postgres▲91

    Postgres-Backed Drop-in Temporal Replacement. Contribute to dbos-inc/dbosify-py development by creating an account on GitHub.

    Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    SQL Workbench▲186

    In-browser SQL Workbench for data querying & visualization

    2024 · sql-workbench.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Sqlite3-dump - a fast SQLite to CSV and parquet▲19

    a fast zero-copy sqlite implementation only for dumping the contents of a sqlite3 file

    Oct 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16RC
    Recast – convert Excel into Node.js, Postgres and GraphQL, open-source▲24

    2021 · recast.amplication.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Work with CSV files using SQL. For data scientists and engineers▲99

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

    2021 · superintendent.app · its alternatives →

18. 18DT
    Dropbase – Turn your CSV files into live databases in seconds▲26

    2020 · dropbase.castodia.com · its alternatives →

19. 19EC
    ExcelJSON – Convert JSON To/from CSV, TSV Easily▲50

    2017 · exceljson.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Sqlitebiter – tool to convert CSV/JSON/Excel/Google-Sheets to SQLite▲16

    A CLI tool to convert CSV / Excel / HTML / JSON / Jupyter Notebook / LDJSON / LTSV / Markdown / SQLite / SSV / TSV / Google-Sheets to a SQLite database file. - thombashi/sqlitebiter

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    TriCo▲69

    Converts a correctly formatted spreadsheet to MySQL/Mongo

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22RS
    Run SQL on Spreadsheets▲43

    2021 · spanrr.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Readsql – convert SQL to most human readable format▲43

    Convert SQL to most human readable format. Contribute to AzisK/readsql development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Sql dump▲9

    SQL Dump – Excel to MySQL Dump File Converter

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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