Ibis
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
3recommend
0warn against
Jan 16, 2026first mention
Sep 13, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“for a similar dplyr-like API on duckdb I recommand the excellent”
“Have you seen Ibis[1]? It's a dataframe API that translates calls to it into various backends”
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“I highly recommend using it as a backend for the Ibis dataframe library”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
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All comments 5
“for a similar dplyr-like API on duckdb I recommand the excellent”
“It doesn't have to be Narwhals vs. Ibis”
“I don't hear much about Ibis here. https://ibis-project.org”
“Have you seen Ibis[1]? It's a dataframe API that translates calls to it into various backends”
“I highly recommend using it as a backend for the Ibis dataframe library”