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Apache DataFusion SQL Query Engine
9.2K starsAug 27, 2026 pushdata-analysisRustSQL
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Apache Spark - A unified analytics engine for large-scale data processing
44K starsSep 9, 2026 pushdata-analysisScalaSQL
$ npx skills add apache/spark#3
$ npx skills add apache/flink#4
Apache Beam is a unified programming model for Batch and Streaming data processing.
8.6K starsAug 26, 2026 pushdata-analysisJavaSQL
$ npx skills add apache/beam#5
Extensible SQL Lexer and Parser for Rust
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$ npx skills add apache/datafusion-sqlparser-rs#6
ClickHouse® is a real-time analytics database management system
48K starsJun 21, 2026 pushdata-analysisC++SQL
$ npx skills add ClickHouse/ClickHouse#7
DuckDB is an analytical in-process SQL database management system
39K starsJun 20, 2026 pushdata-analysisC++SQL
$ npx skills add duckdb/duckdb#8
High-performance, scalable time-series database designed for Industrial IoT (IIoT) scenarios
25K starsJun 20, 2026 pushdata-analysisCSQL
$ npx skills add taosdata/TDengine#9
SQL databases in Python, designed for simplicity, compatibility, and robustness.
18K starsJun 18, 2026 pushdata-analysisPythonSQL
$ npx skills add fastapi/sqlmodel#10
Generate type-safe code from SQL
18K starsJun 19, 2026 pushdata-analysisGoSQL
$ npx skills add sqlc-dev/sqlc#11
The official home of the Presto distributed SQL query engine for big data
17K starsJun 20, 2026 pushdata-analysisJavaSQL
$ npx skills add prestodb/presto#12
The world's fastest open query engine for sub-second analytics both on and off the data lakehouse. With the flexibility to support nearly any scenario, StarRocks provides best-in-class performance for multi-dimensional analytics, real-time analytics, and ad-hoc queries. A Linux Foundation project.
12K starsJun 20, 2026 pushdata-analysisJavaSQL
$ npx skills add StarRocks/starrocks#13
Official repository of Trino, the distributed SQL query engine for big data, formerly known as PrestoSQL (https://trino.io)
13K starsJun 20, 2026 pushdata-analysisJavaSQL
$ npx skills add trinodb/trino#14
The Database Toolkit for Python
12K starsJun 18, 2026 pushdata-analysisPythonSQL
$ npx skills add sqlalchemy/sqlalchemy#15
A modular SQL linter and auto-formatter with support for multiple dialects and templated code.
9.8K starsJun 19, 2026 pushdata-analysisPythonSQL
$ npx skills add sqlfluff/sqlfluff#16
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