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GNU datamash vs xan: catalog facts
GNU datamash	xan
Free Free software from the GNU Project under the GPL.	Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Group-by, mean, standard deviation and more in one command Works in shell pipelines with seq, sort and other tools	Composable CSV operations and a query expression language
Command line only, no graphical interface Basic statistics rather than a full analysis environment	Advanced transformations require learning its expression syntax.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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