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
Nov 25 – Oct 26
Used fordataframe api over duckdbdataframe backendpython dataframes compiling to sql

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”

Show 1 more

“I highly recommend using it as a backend for the Ibis dataframe library”

Caveats and dissent

No one in these comments warned against it.

Often compared with

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”

Threads where it came up

Data: ibis.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.

Keyboard shortcuts
j / kNext / previous item
o or EnterOpen selected item
/Search
g hHome
g tTop
g rRising
g cCategories
tToggle dark mode
?This help