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

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