5 alternatives to jq
jqlang/jq — Command-line JSON processor (36,049 stars, MIT, integration).
These are the closest projects in the JustClaw-It index that we serve licence-cleared code from, ranked by relevance and by our code-quality score (1–10, the mean over each repo's graded components: completeness, code quality, deployability, reusability, strategic value). JustClaw-It also serves 36 licence-cleared components from jqlang/jq itself.
| # | Repo | Score | Licence | Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mainak55512/rjq | 4.6 | MIT | 19 |
| 2 | mikefarah/yq | 7.1 | MIT | 16,189 |
| 3 | ynqa/jnv | 5.8 | MIT | 6,131 |
| 4 | antonmedv/fx | 7.4 | MIT | 20,695 |
| 5 | aryanbhosale/pick | 4.8 | MIT | 22 |
The alternatives in detail
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Simple and fast JSON filtering tool written in Rust.score 4.6/10 · MIT permissive · 19 stars · 6 components · search them
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yq is a portable command-line YAML, JSON, XML, CSV, TOML, HCL and properties processorscore 7.1/10 · MIT permissive · 16,189 stars · 163 components · search them
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Interactive JSON filter using jqscore 5.8/10 · MIT permissive · 6,131 stars · 12 components · search them
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Terminal JSON viewer & processorscore 7.4/10 · MIT permissive · 20,695 stars · 73 components · search them
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Extract values from anything — JSON, YAML, TOML, .env, HTTP headers, logfmt, CSV, and morescore 4.8/10 · MIT permissive · 22 stars · 22 components · search them
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