# Differences between table types

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/differences-between-table-types/86409>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Created:** [August 27, 2022, 1:43am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/differences-between-table-types/86409 "2022-08-27T01:43:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 27, 2022, 3:05am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/differences-between-table-types/86409/2 "2022-08-27T03:05:40Z")

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From a DataFrames.jl maintainer:

> [@New user: DataFrames or TypedTable](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/new-user-dataframes-or-typedtable/67251/9):
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> I am also opinionated here, but my answer would be: If you do not know what to use then use DataFrames.jl as it is designed as an introductory level package that handles most of the issues users might encounter internally without exposing them. TypedTables.jl is great but requires much more knowledge about Julia to use it efficiently.

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