Similar tools and differentiators

The tools currently available with functions similar to those of the Open Data Editor were created for a specific purpose and have a more technical profile. This makes them difficult for people unfamiliar with code, standards or programming languages to access.

The main differences in relation to ODE are listed in each subsection below:

Data Check

Available at: https://data.humdata.org/tools/datacheck/import

Main differences:

  • Maximum file size: 20 MB.

  • Works only with the HXL standard.

  • The table view after the error check is limited, and the user needs to navigate through several tabs if the file has many lines.

  • Does not include a publication feature.

IATI Validator

Available at: https://validator.iatistandard.org/

Main differences:

  • Works only with the IATI standard.

  • Targets a specific sector, the international aid community.

  • The tool offers five levels of qualification regarding data quality (Success, Success with Advisories, Warning, Error, and Critical), rather than a list of all errors and how to correct them.

CSV Lint.io

Available at: https://csvlint.io/

Main differences:

  • Works only with CSV files, informing the user if the file “is readable” or not.

  • Agnostic tool; the schema can also be ingested.

360Giving Data Quality Checker

Available at: https://dataquality.threesixtygiving.org/

Main differences:

  • Works only with the 360Giving standard.