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ObjSQL is a developer tool that enables writing SQL expressions using Java syntax. Launched in December 2020, it allows Java developers to construct database queries in a familiar programming language rather than… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Writing SQL expressions using Java syntax launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Visual SQL▲512

   Through months of design, prototypes, and user tests we made a visual version of SQL - which has proven to enable 80% of business users to write complex quer…

   2020 · chartio.com · its alternatives →

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   Querying JSON documents using SQL-like language in Scala▲70

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

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   jql – Easier jq Alternative with a Lispy Syntax Written in Go▲217

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

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   A SQL database implemented purely in TypeScript type annotations▲426

   A SQL database implemented purely in TypeScript type annotations. - codemix/ts-sql

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   A new way of ORM in Java▲53

   Writing SQL using Java syntax. Contribute to braisdom/ObjectiveSql development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   FSQL – Search through your file system with SQL-esque queries▲341

   Search for files using a fun query language. Contribute to kashav/fsql development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   JinjaSQL – Generate SQL Queries using a Jinja Template▲77

   Template Language for SQL with Automatic Bind Parameter Extraction - sripathikrishnan/jinjasql

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   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 →

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   JSON Query▲154

   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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    SQLite JavaScript - extend your database with JavaScript▲199

    Create custom SQLite functions in JavaScript. Extend your database with scalars, aggregates, window functions, and collations directly in JavaScript. - sqliteai/sqlite-js

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Translate English to SQL▲209

    inferring sql queries from plain-text questions about tables - paulfitz/mlsql

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    NoSQL, but it's SQLite▲98

    Manipulate your SQLite database like a giant Javascript object. Built with o1.

    2024 · gist.github.com · its alternatives →

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    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 →

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    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 →

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    Graphql-java – A complete Java implementation of the GraphQL spec▲65

    Contribute to andimarek/graphql-java development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    JAQT – JavaScript Queries and Transformations▲100

    Hi all, I've made a javascript library to simplify searching/sorting/filtering in arrays of objects. Its inspired by both GraphQL and SQL, but implemented using javascript Proxies. Instead of creating a new language, its all just javascript. I've made it as part of an experimental database, which uses javascript as the query engine. The normal javascript map/reduce/sort functions are quite difficult to master for junior developers. JAQT is easier to explain, and can still be used in combination with any existing array functions. Please let me know what you think of the…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    gq – like jq or zq, but you use Go▲107

    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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    fluent SQL – a minimalistic SQL builder for Java▲35

    A minimalistic Fluent SQL API for Java built with one compilation unit aimed to resemble the code to your original SQL code

    2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    SQL Explorer – Open-source reporting tool that Just Works▲215

    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 →

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    SQL Workbench▲186

    In-browser SQL Workbench for data querying & visualization

    2024 · sql-workbench.com · its alternatives →

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    Preql – a database query language that compiles to SQL▲38

    An interpreted relational query language that compiles to SQL. - erezsh/Preql

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Write universally accessible SQL, not library-specific ORM wrapper APIs▲112

    A pure ORM for writing native SQL queries yielding pure business objects - craigmichaelmartin/pure-orm

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    SQL Viewer – UI for uber/queryparser, written in Haskell▲88

    GHCJS front-end for queryparser. Contribute to dlthomas/sql-viewer development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Musoq – Use SQL on various data sources▲71

    SQL Runtime without any database. Contribute to Puchaczov/Musoq development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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