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title: Flux vs InfluxQL
description: >
  Flux is an alternative to InfluxQL and other SQL-like query languages for querying and analyzing data.
  Learn about what's possible with Flux and how Flux compares to InfluxQL.
aliases:
  - /influxdb/v2/reference/flux/flux-vs-influxql/
menu:
  influxdb_v2:
    name: Flux vs InfluxQL
    parent: flux-syntax
    weight: 105
source: /shared/influxdb-v2/reference/syntax/flux/flux-vs-influxql.md
---

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