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csvkit vs xan: catalog facts
csvkit	xan
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Runs SQL queries directly against CSV files with csvsql Converts Excel and JSON into CSV so the same pipeline handles everything	Composable CSV operations and a query expression language
Python and pandas-free, so it is slow on very large files Development has been quiet in recent years	Advanced transformations require learning its expression syntax.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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