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  • Maintenance and shipping signals are strong.
  • Health score: 81/100.
  • Shipping score: 88/100.

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Best overallProject Nessie

Highest organic ToolVitals fit for this use case.

Healthier optionsProject Nessie

Stronger current public-health signal than Magda.

Verified open/source-visibleProject Nessie, Datannur, parsimony, odd-platform

Useful when portability and inspectability matter.

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parsimony

A lightweight Python framework for financial data discovery, indexing, retrieval and ingestion.

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Health73
Shipping70
Score78
Confidence89
Stars1
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odd-platform

First open-source data discovery and observability platform. We make a life for data practitioners easy so you can focus on your business.

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Health63
Shipping64
Score71
Confidence89
Stars1.4k
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FirstData

Open-source data source knowledge base for structured reference and discovery.

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Health46
Shipping25
Score48
Confidence62
Stars175
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