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jsongrep vs jql: catalog facts
jsongrep	jql
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free to use; the source is published on GitHub.
Windows, Command line	Command line
One query language for JSON, YAML, TOML, JSONL and CBOR Also usable as a Rust library	Queries JSON directly from the command line Fits into shell pipelines
Its own query syntax to learn rather than jq's Younger project with a smaller user base than jq	Uses its own query syntax rather than jq's Command line only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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