Tech riderRev. 20 Sept 2026
- 1Runs onAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
- 2CostsNot stated by the maker
- 3Fuzzy matchingYes
- 4API accessYes
3 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: github.com
Overview
dedupe is ranked #13 of 27 in data deduplication software on Specifiction. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Windows.
Compared on data deduplication software
- Fuzzy matching
- Yesgithub.com
- API access
- Yesgithub.com
Facts
- Product status
- Dedupe.io was shut down on January 31, 2023; its team says it now focuses on consulting through DataMade.dedupe.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Open source library
- dedupe is a Python library that uses machine learning for fuzzy matching, deduplication and entity resolution on structured data.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Training
- The library uses human-labeled examples to learn rules for finding similar records, including in very large databases.docs.dedupe.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Use cases
- The project describes using dedupe to remove duplicate spreadsheet entries, link customer and order records without unique IDs, and identify people across campaign contribution records.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Features
- The documentation lists machine learning from labeled data, laptop execution, library integration, extensible data types and comparators, and open-source licensing as features.docs.dedupe.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The documented installation command is `pip install dedupe`.docs.dedupe.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting
- The developer page says Python developers can run the library on local machines or servers and build self-hosted entity-resolution pipelines.dedupe.io · 4 Oct 2026
- API
- The former Dedupe.io web API supported matching and training against projects through REST calls, including incremental checks, matches and additions after deduplication.dedupe.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The project describes dedupe as a library that can be integrated into applications or import scripts; it also documents CSV deduplication through the separate csvdedupe command-line tool.docs.dedupe.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Web service workflow
- The former Dedupe.io service described a workflow to upload data, train a model, review automatically found matches, and download results.dedupe.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Data formats
- The former service’s FAQ says uploads accepted Excel spreadsheets and CSV files, with one record per row and column names in the first row.dedupe.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Training limit
- The former service required at least 10 positive and 10 negative record-pair examples during training.dedupe.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The former service’s FAQ says its privacy policy prohibited renting or selling user data and third-party access without signed consent, and limited company access to debugging and service improvement.dedupe.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- The former service’s FAQ states it was certified compliant with FERPA as of July 2019.dedupe.io · 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project directs users to GitHub Issues for bugs and lists a mailing list for the open-source library; the former service also offered project setup consulting.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Company
- Headquarters
- Chicago, Illinois, United Statesgithub.com · 28 Sept 2026
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Sources
- dedupe.io· checked 4 Oct 2026
- github.com/dedupeio/dedupe· checked 4 Oct 2026
- docs.dedupe.io/en/latest/· checked 4 Oct 2026
- dedupe.io/developers/· checked 4 Oct 2026
- dedupe.io/documentation/faq· checked 4 Oct 2026