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Ibis Framework

Write Python, run on any data engine

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★4.3ratingPricing · FreeRising
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Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
Moderate
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Rising
Market trend
Rating
4.3
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Ibis Framework does

Ibis Framework is an open source Python dataframe library that gives one API across many data systems. It is for data engineers and data scientists who want to move between SQL and Python workflows. The same dataframe code runs on more than 20 backends, including DuckDB, Polars, DataFusion, PySpark, BigQuery and Snowflake. Local analysis uses embedded DuckDB by default, with Polars or DataFusion as alternatives, and moving from local development to a remote backend takes a one-line change. Ibis generates SQL from Python expressions, runs raw SQL strings with dataframe operations chained on the results, and offers an interactive mode for exploration. As an open source project, it is free to use.

How Ibis Framework compares with its closest alternatives

All 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Ibis Framework does. Only Wren AI Analytics lists a starting price, $179 a month. 3 of the 5 offer an API, as Ibis Framework does. Ibis Framework offers a command-line tool. Of the alternatives, 1 offers a command-line tool. Ibis Framework was founded in 2006; the alternatives were founded between 2017 and 2023. The alternatives with a known headquarters are in the United States and the Netherlands.

Market position · Data

How Ibis Framework compares in Data

Ibis Framework has moderate opportunity and sits in the bottom third of 405 live Data tools on FalcoScan. Across Data, the average opportunity score is 69.2 and the average saturation score 33.3. FalcoScan rates Ibis Framework's own market position as open. 128 of the 405 operating Data tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 8 shutdowns in the category.

Ibis Framework compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Ibis FrameworkFounded 2006ModerateOpenFree—YesYesAPI, CLIRising
QuadraticFounded 2022 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenFreemium—YesNoWebHot
Mode Analytics AIFounded 2017HighOpenFreemium—YesYesWebHot
DuckDBFounded 2018 · Amsterdam, NetherlandsHighOpenFree—YesYesAPI, Desktop, CLIHot
Hex Magic AIFounded 2018 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateContestedFreemium—YesNoWebHot
Wren AI AnalyticsFounded 2023HighOpenFreemium$179/moYesYesWeb, APIHot

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Ibis Framework exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Data Extraction
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Questions

Ibis Framework: common questions

Which backends does Ibis support?

Ibis runs one dataframe API across more than 20 backends, including DuckDB, Polars, DataFusion, PySpark, BigQuery and Snowflake, with DuckDB used locally by default.

Source: ibis-project.org ↗

Is Ibis Framework free?

Yes. FalcoScan lists Ibis Framework as free to use.

What are the best alternatives to Ibis Framework?

The closest alternatives to Ibis Framework that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Quadratic, Mode Analytics AI, DuckDB, Hex Magic AI, and Wren AI Analytics.

Is Ibis Framework still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Ibis Framework as operating at ibis-project.org.

Does Ibis Framework have an API?

Yes. Ibis Framework offers an API.

Who is Ibis Framework for?

Ibis Framework is built for data teams.

How do I sign in to Ibis Framework?

Sign in on Ibis Framework's own website, ibis-project.org. FalcoScan reviews Ibis Framework but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Ibis Framework directly.

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