OpenRefine

Open source

Open-source desktop tool for cleaning and transforming messy data.

by OpenRefine CommunityOfficial site ↗Source code ↗

Pricing: free
Free tier: true
License: open-source
Open source: Yes

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Identity · Taxonomy

Tags(open-source;cloud-native): data cleaning, open source, reconciliation, wikidata, desktopVerification pending

Platform · Deployment

Delivery model(SaaS;self-hosted;desktop;mobile;embedded;managed-cloud;appliance): desktopVerification pending

Pricing · Licensing

Free plan(true/false): trueVerification pending
License model(proprietary;open-source;source-available;dual-license): open-sourceVerification pending
Pricing model(free;subscription;usage;seat;asset;transaction;revenue-share;perpetual;custom): freeVerified
Source repository(HTTPS URL): https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefineVerified
SPDX license IDs(Apache-2.0;MIT): BSD-3-ClauseVerified

Features · Product · Fit

Core capabilities(authoring;automation;analytics): faceting to drill through large datasets and apply operations on filtered views, clustering to fix inconsistencies by merging similar values, reconciliation to match datasets to external databases, infinite undo/redo with a replayable operation history, Wikibase integration to contribute to Wikidata and other Wikibase instances, local processing that cleans data on your machineVerification pending

Audience · Use · Case

Best for(Neutral editorial summary): Anyone cleaning and transforming messy data locally with facets, clustering, and reconciliation, free and open source.Verification pending
Company-size fit(individual;SMB;mid-market;enterprise): individual, SMBVerification pending
Primary use cases(build;monitor;automate): data cleaning, data transformation to other formats, data wrangling, reconciling datasets with external databasesVerification pending

Lifecycle · Versioning

Current version(1.12.3): 3.10.1Verified
Maintenance status(active;maintenance;deprecated;EOL;archived): activeVerification pending

Vendor · Maintainer

Vendor type(commercial;foundation;community;government;consortium;individual): communityVerified

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